Bunker Hills Regional Park

Wilderness Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 26 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 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20747, -93.28551
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Wilderness Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 856–913 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20747, -93.28551

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

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

66% paved24% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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