Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Mendota Heights, MN. The route passes Augusta Lake and Pilot Knob. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 830–937 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.88430, -93.14539
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lexington Av S stop 103 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Augusta Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Pilot Knob.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Pilot Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Lexington Av S stop 103 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pilot Knob–Augusta Lake, 3 summits 16 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Minnesota River–Augusta Lake, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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