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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Johnsville, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 929 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20079, -93.25338
Nearest town Johnsville, MN
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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 888–930 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20079, -93.25338

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NW.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  43. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  46. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  47. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  49. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  50. 300 ftBear right onto Orange Loop, heading SE.
  51. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  56. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  57. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  58. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  59. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  60. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  61. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  62. 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/central-anoka-county-regional-trail-out-back-10-km-0a59

Trail surface

57% paved19% dirt16% other8% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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