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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Blue Hill Overlook via Blue Hill Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Blue Hill Overlook via Blue Hill Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge near Orrock, MN. The route reaches Blue Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,089 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.50641, -93.69530
Nearest town Orrock, MN
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Blue Hill Overlook via Blue Hill Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 968–1,089 ft

Out & Back · Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 45.50641, -93.69530

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miSharp right onto Blue Hill Overlook, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach Blue Hill Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Blue Hill Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/blue-hill-overlook-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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