Orange Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Orange Loop is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Johnsville, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Loop
9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 872–930 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.19973, -93.26124
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Orange Loop, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 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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