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River Bend Nature Center

River Bend Trail via Straight River Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min

River Bend Trail via Straight River Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,070 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Straight River Trail 44.28985, -93.26673
Nearest town Faribault, MN
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River Bend Trail via Straight River Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 972–1,070 ft

Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center

Trailhead: Straight River Trail · 44.28985, -93.26673

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Straight River Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto River Bend Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftReach River Bend Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Straight River Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/river-bend-trail-out-back-8-km-1716

Trail surface

89% paved11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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