AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bruce Vento Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 876 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97424, -93.03958
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 778–875 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97424, -93.03958

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Prosperity (Phalen) stop 378 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 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-8-km-4dec

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prosperity (Phalen) stop 378 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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