Great Northern Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Great Northern Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Lake Orono Estates, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 968 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.33578, -93.59840
Nearest town Lake Orono Estates, MN

Directions

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Great Northern Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Elevation 923–967 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.33578, -93.59840

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% paved39% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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