Bruce Vento Regional Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 161 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
5.5 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 778–912 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.97742, -93.03845
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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