Woodland Trails Regional Park

Great Northern Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Great Northern Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back 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 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 971 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32515, -93.58918
Nearest town Lake Orono Estates, MN

Directions

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Great Northern Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 930–970 ft

Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.32515, -93.58918

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto Great Northern Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 150 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

92% paved3% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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