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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Wilderness Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Wilderness Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21614, -93.28579
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Wilderness Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 856–913 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21614, -93.28579

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 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/wilderness-trail-out-back-9-km-32a4

Trail surface

75% paved24% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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