AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gateway State Trail 45.00265, -93.02599
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 871–940 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gateway State Trail · 45.00265, -93.02599

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

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 183 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gateway State Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miArrive 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-3e79

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 183 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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