Bruce Vento Regional Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 9.7-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
9.7 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 871–955 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00872, -93.01003
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: 5 St N stop 583 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right 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 NW.
- 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 E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 5 St N stop 583 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Keller Creek–Gateway State Trail, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 9 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Gateway State Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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