North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. The route passes South Knucklehead before reaching North Knucklehead at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 888–922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.99769, -93.03358
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach North Knucklehead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass South Knucklehead.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wakefield via Gateway State Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall–Lake Phalen, 5 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Oak via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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