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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail Loop

7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Prairie Oaks Trail Loop is a 7-mile loop in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24934, -93.30757
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail Loop

7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Loop · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24934, -93.30757

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/prairie-oaks-trail-loop-11-km-63d8

Trail surface

97% paved2% dirt1% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 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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