Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point & Purple Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point & Purple Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. The route reaches Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point & Purple Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 886–924 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Central Anoka County Regional Trail · 45.21969, -93.26837
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Purple Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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