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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 925 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sled Hill 45.22526, -93.31449
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 884–924 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Sled Hill · 45.22526, -93.31449

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sled Hill, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  35. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  46. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 400 ftSharp left onto Sled Hill, heading W.
  48. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/central-anoka-county-regional-trail-out-back-8-km-209c

Trail surface

68% paved11% other10% gravel6% dirt2% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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