Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Rowland, MN. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 821–920 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.83622, -93.42978
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:27 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Hames Way Pond & Round Lake Beach 12.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint 12 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Lake Smetana 4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Lake Idlewild 4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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