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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 951 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00085, -93.02310
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 871–953 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.00085, -93.02310

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

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 160 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 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-7ce7

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & Flandrau Street stop 160 m from the trailhead

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