Bruce Vento Regional Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 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
10.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 876–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.03427, -93.02680
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Gate F stop 613 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
- 2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gate F stop 613 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Keller Creek–Gateway State Trail, 3 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Keller Lake & Keller Creek via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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