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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01677, -93.03898
Nearest town Gloster, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 871–940 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.01677, -93.03898

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 100 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-5466

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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