Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Northdale, 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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 912 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20633, -93.28368
Nearest town Northdale, MN

Directions

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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 872–913 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20633, -93.28368

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  44. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  52. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  53. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  54. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

89% paved3% other2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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