Woodland Trails Regional Park

Great Northern Trail Loop

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Great Northern Trail Loop is a 3.2-mile loop in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Lake Orono Estates, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 968 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33726, -93.59962
Nearest town Lake Orono Estates, MN

Directions

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Great Northern Trail Loop

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 906–967 ft

Loop · Woodland Trails Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.33726, -93.59962

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

70% paved27% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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