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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 929 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gateway State Trail 45.00236, -93.02324
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 876–928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gateway State Trail · 45.00236, -93.02324

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 205 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  12. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 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-11-km-370f

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 205 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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