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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 929 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00621, -93.02473
Nearest town Gloster, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 876–928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.00621, -93.02473

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

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NW.
  7. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miArrive 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-9-km-752f

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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