Great Northern Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Great Northern Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Zimmerman, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Northern Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 942–994 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.44307, -93.59446
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Great Northern Trail, heading S.
- 7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.6 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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