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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 968 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99905, -93.02518
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 871–969 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99905, -93.02518

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Frost Avenue stop 16 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miArrive 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-8e51

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Frost Avenue stop 16 m from the trailhead

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