River Bend Nature Center
River Bend Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
River Bend Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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River Bend Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,044–1,070 ft
Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center
Trailhead: 44.27104, -93.27508
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto River Bend Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Straight River Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Straight River Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Straight River Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- River Bend Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Straight River Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arrowhead Trail–Rabbit Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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