Orange Loop
6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Orange Loop is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi879 – 915 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22483, -93.29084
Nearest town Andover, MN
Directions
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Orange Loop
6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 880–915 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.22483, -93.29084
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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 surface
66% paved17% dirt9% other8% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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