Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Wakefield via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. The route reaches Wakefield at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 876–910 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bruce Vento Regional Trail · 45.02844, -93.03833
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 228 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 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 W.
- 2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 228 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bruce Vento Regional Trail Trailhead
- Gateway State Trail 9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Gateway State Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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