AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Orange Loop

15.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Orange Loop is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Oak Park, 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.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 915 ft18.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15000, -93.26640
Nearest town Oak Park, MN
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Orange Loop

15.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 872–915 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15000, -93.26640

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: University Avenue & 99th Avenue Northeast stop 19 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Loop, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  49. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  54. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  56. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  57. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  58. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  60. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  61. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  63. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  64. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  65. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  66. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  67. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  68. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  69. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  70. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  72. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  73. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  74. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  75. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  76. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  77. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  78. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  79. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Loop, heading S.
  80. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  81. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  82. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  83. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  84. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  85. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  86. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  87. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  88. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  89. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  90. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  91. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  92. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  93. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  94. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  95. 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-25-km-28a5

Trail surface

86% paved7% dirt4% other3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Avenue & 99th Avenue Northeast stop 19 m from the trailhead

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