Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 871–940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00103, -93.03960
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Gateway State Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keller Lake & Spoon Lake via Gateway State Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Gateway State Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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