Orange Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Orange Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Elevation 891–930 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.20093, -93.26263
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Orange Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
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