McKay Lake & Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point
4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min
McKay Lake & Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Thompson Heights, MN. The route passes Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point before reaching McKay Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McKay Lake & Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point
4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 874–910 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.19020, -93.30946
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Hanson Blvd stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Bunker Hills Regional Park Sunset Point.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach McKay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hanson Blvd stop 74 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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