North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. The route passes South Knucklehead before reaching North Knucklehead at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 876–931 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.03427, -93.02680
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Gate F stop 613 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass South Knucklehead.
- 200 ftReach North Knucklehead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Gate F stop 613 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Keller Creek–Gateway State Trail, 3 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Keller Lake & Keller Creek via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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