AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 912 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99769, -93.03358
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 875–912 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99769, -93.03358

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bruce-vento-regional-trail-out-back-9-km-9f79

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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