Wilderness Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Wilderness Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Thompson Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wilderness Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 859–913 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.19705, -93.32530
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Wilderness Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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