Great Northern Trail Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Great Northern Trail Loop is a 3.5-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 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Northern Trail Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 906–977 ft
Loop · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.33024, -93.60033
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Great Northern Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Great Northern Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Big Tooth Shoot 2.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Big Tooth Shoot 2.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Great Northern Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Great Northern Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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