Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.5-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.
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 871–940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00642, -93.02628
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 75 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 75 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Gateway State Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Gateway State Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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