AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 912 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97742, -93.03845
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 778–912 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97742, -93.03845

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bruce-vento-regional-trail-out-back-10-km-50e6

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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