Bruce Vento Regional Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.1-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
7.1 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 871–940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00403, -93.02416
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 305 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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