Sand Dunes State Forest Beach & Dunes State Forest - Blue Loop via Dnr Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Sand Dunes State Forest near Orrock, MN. The route reaches Sand Dunes State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi951 – 1,020 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dnr Road 45.41138, -93.73561
Nearest town Orrock, MN
Directions
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Sand Dunes State Forest Beach & Dunes State Forest - Blue Loop via Dnr Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 953–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Sand Dunes State Forest
Trailhead: Dnr Road · 45.41138, -93.73561
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start on 180th Street, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dnr Road, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Sand Dunes State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dunes State Forest - Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dnr Road, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 180th Street, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM
More from Dnr Road Trailhead
- Dnr Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Ann Lake via 180th Street 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Dnr Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- 180th Street 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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