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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 945 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00118, -93.02509
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 871–944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.00118, -93.02509

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

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 12 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 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-12-km-0e81

Trail surface

89% paved11% 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 12 m from the trailhead

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