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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Johnsville, MN. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 929 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

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

6.5 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 12 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. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  41. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  42. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  44. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  47. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  53. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  54. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  55. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  56. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  57. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  58. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  59. 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-6ba9

Trail surface

47% paved30% dirt15% 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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