Great Northern Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Great Northern Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Elk River, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Northern Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 908–970 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.31452, -93.58150
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 62°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Great Northern Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Great Northern Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Great Northern Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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