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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00403, -93.02416
Nearest town Gladstone, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 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 surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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.

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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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