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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Wilderness Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Wilderness Trail is a 5.6-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 45.21404, -93.28568
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Wilderness Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 856–913 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21404, -93.28568

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 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-9e52

Trail surface

74% paved25% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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