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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Orange Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Orange Loop is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. 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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 915 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22744, -93.29469
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Orange Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 872–915 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.22744, -93.29469

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  48. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NW.
  50. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  51. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  53. 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/orange-loop-out-back-10-km-c38e

Trail surface

68% paved16% dirt8% other8% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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