Bruce Vento Regional Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near North Saint Paul, MN. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 871–953 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.01129, -93.00574
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 476 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 476 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Gateway State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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