Gateway State Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Gateway State Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gateway State Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 876–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bruce Vento Regional Trail · 45.02844, -93.03833
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 228 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 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 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 228 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bruce Vento Regional Trail Trailhead
- Gateway State Trail 9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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