Maria Lake & Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail via Anderson Hill Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Maria Lake & Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail via Anderson Hill Loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Maria State Park near Silver Creek, MN. The route reaches Maria Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Maria Lake & Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail via Anderson Hill Loop
3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 993–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Lake Maria State Park
Trailhead: 45.32189, -93.94480
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Anderson Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bjorkland Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Maria Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Hill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Little Mary Lake–Nature Observation, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Anderson Hill Lookout–Putnam Lake Loop, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Big Woods Loop, Bjorkland Trail & Big Woods Loop Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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