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Bunker Hills Regional Park

McKay Lake & Lazy River Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

McKay Lake & Lazy River Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. The route passes Lazy River Loop before reaching McKay Lake at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 912 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24443, -93.31235
Nearest town Andover, MN
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McKay Lake & Lazy River Loop via Central Anoka County Regional Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 872–911 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24443, -93.31235

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Juniper St stop 693 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftPass Lazy River Loop.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miReach McKay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  51. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  55. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  56. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  57. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  59. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  60. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  61. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lazy-river-loop-out-back-14-km-ba3e

Trail surface

93% paved4% dirt3% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Juniper St stop 693 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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