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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sunshine 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 mi869 – 909 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24737, -93.31361
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 870–910 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.24737, -93.31361

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miReach Central Anoka County Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 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-840b

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F51°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 62°46°
Tue 63°46°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 65°56° 32%
Fri 66°54°
Sat 63°56° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

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