Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail & Big Woods Loop Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail & Big Woods Loop Loop is a 3.1-mile loop in Lake Maria State Park near Silver Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail & Big Woods Loop Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 977–1,062 ft
Loop · Lake Maria State Park
Trailhead: 45.32189, -93.94480
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Anderson Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Big Woods Loop, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Little Mary Lake–Nature Observation, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Maria Lake & Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail via Anderson Hill Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Anderson Hill Lookout–Putnam Lake Loop, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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