Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Keller Park near Gloster, MN. The route reaches Wakefield at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 874–924 ft
Out & Back · Keller Park
Trailhead: 45.00818, -93.05472
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 65°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Junction Av stop 723 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Wakefield, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Junction Av stop 723 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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