AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Orange Loop

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Orange Loop is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 929 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20093, -93.26263
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Orange Loop

9.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 872–930 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20093, -93.26263

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Juniper St stop 693 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  46. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  47. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  57. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  58. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  59. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  61. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  62. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  63. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  64. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  65. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  66. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  67. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  68. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  69. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  70. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  71. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  72. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  73. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  74. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  75. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  76. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  77. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  78. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading E.
  79. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  80. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  81. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  82. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  83. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  84. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  85. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  86. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  87. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  88. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  89. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  90. 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-14-km-2cd9

Trail surface

66% paved18% dirt11% other5% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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