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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

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

5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 880–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Sled Hill · 45.22526, -93.31449

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 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. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NW.
  33. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 400 ftSharp left onto Sled Hill, heading N.
  41. 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-5558

Trail surface

86% paved7% other4% dirt1% grass2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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