Great Northern Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Great Northern Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Lake Orono Estates, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Northern Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 906–967 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.33578, -93.59840
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Great Northern Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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- Great Northern Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Great Northern Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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