Great Northern Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Great Northern Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Lake Orono Estates, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Northern Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min
Elevation 916–970 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.32182, -93.58746
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Great Northern Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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