Woodland Trails Regional Park

Great Northern Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Great Northern Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Zimmerman, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 991 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.43626, -93.59343
Nearest town Zimmerman, MN

Directions

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Great Northern Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 942–992 ft

Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.43626, -93.59343

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto North Mickey, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Great Northern Trail, heading NE.
  14. 7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 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 surface

82% paved4% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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