Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Gloster, 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
6.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 871–940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.99970, -93.05068
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 388 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Frank Street, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Frank Street, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 388 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Gateway State Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Gateway State Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Keller Creek & Phalen Park Beach via Gateway State Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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