Central Anoka County Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Central Anoka County Regional Trail is an 11.5-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
11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 886–915 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.15000, -93.26640
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: University Avenue & 99th Avenue Northeast stop 19 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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 N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Avenue & 99th Avenue Northeast stop 19 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orange Loop 15.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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