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Lions Coon Creek Park

Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21929, -93.28954
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.21929, -93.28954

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 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-9-km-84bb

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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