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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Red Oaks West Path

9.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Red Oaks West Path is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 925 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path 45.22667, -93.32312
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Red Oaks West Path

9.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 868–924 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path · 45.22667, -93.32312

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start on Red Oaks West Path, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading E.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  38. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  42. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  45. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  46. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  48. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  51. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  52. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  55. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  61. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  62. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  63. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  64. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  65. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  66. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  67. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  68. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  69. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  70. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  71. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  72. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  73. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  74. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  75. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  76. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  77. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  78. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  79. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  80. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Oaks West Path, heading NW.
  81. 0.1 miArrive 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/red-oaks-west-path-out-back-15-km-4927

Trail surface

85% paved6% other5% gravel4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:42 PM.

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