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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 922 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central Anoka County Regional Trail 45.21969, -93.26837
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 856–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Central Anoka County Regional Trail · 45.21969, -93.26837

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.4 miArrive 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-11-km-3cb4

Trail surface

96% paved3% other1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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