Coon Creek Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Coon Creek 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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 912 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22744, -93.29469
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 872–911 ft

Out & Back · Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.22744, -93.29469

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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