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Big Woods Regional Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 938 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.74586, -93.42935
Nearest town Grainwood, MN
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Big Woods Regional Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 779–939 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.74586, -93.42935

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: 11 Av W stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 50 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/jeffers-wildlife-pond-jeffers-wildlife-pond-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 11 Av W stop 242 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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