Central Anoka County Regional Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Oak Park, 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
10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 886–915 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.15700, -93.27517
Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 64°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Egret Boulevard & Foley Boulevard stop 769 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Egret Boulevard & Foley Boulevard stop 769 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orange Loop 14.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mallery Trail & Sand Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 6.9 mi · ▲ 32 ft
- Orange Loop 6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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