Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Johnsville, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 915 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21919, -93.21180
Nearest town Johnsville, MN

Directions

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Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 895–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.21919, -93.21180

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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