Great Northern Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr
Great Northern Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Lake Orono Estates, MN. It is mostly level, with 79 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
2.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 916–1,002 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 miSharp right onto Big Tooth Shoot, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Gravity Box, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gravity Box By-Pass, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Gravity Box, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Big Tooth Shoot, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Great Northern Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 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
More from this trailhead
- Great Northern Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Great Northern Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Great Northern Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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