Central Anoka County Regional Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, 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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Central Anoka County Regional Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 872–913 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.20747, -93.28551
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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