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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99677, -93.05081
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 871–940 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99677, -93.05081

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

Transit-accessible: Frisbie Av stop 397 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  7. 2.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 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-d8d9

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Frisbie Av stop 397 m from the trailhead

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