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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Blue Hill Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Blue Hill Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge near Orrock, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,040 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.49924, -93.72127
Nearest town Orrock, MN
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Blue Hill Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 991–1,039 ft

Out & Back · Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 45.49924, -93.72127

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Hill Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Hill Overlook, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Blue Hill Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Hill Overlook, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Blue Hill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 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/blue-hill-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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