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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 974 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.03087, -93.03968
Nearest town Hoffmans Corner, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 876–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.03087, -93.03968

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 80 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  21. 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 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-22-km-fb6e

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 80 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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