Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Pioneer Park 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.
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Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 895–909 ft
Out & Back · Pioneer Park
Trailhead: 45.19752, -93.20354
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pioneer Park Access Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pioneer Park Access Path, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pioneer Park Access Path 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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