Bruce Vento Regional Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Imniżaska near Saint Paul, MN. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 705–849 ft
Out & Back · Imniżaska
Trailhead: Indian Mounds Trail · 44.95345, -93.07451
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Mounds Blvd stop 267 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Mounds Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mounds Blvd stop 267 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Indian Mounds Trail Trailhead
- Little Pig's Eye Lake & Indian Mounds Viewpoint via Indian Mounds Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 339 ft
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