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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24737, -93.31361
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.24737, -93.31361

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 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/prairie-oaks-trail-out-back-10-km-a820

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F43°
Feels like44°Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 65°45°
Thu 64°57° 50%
Fri 70°56°
Sat 63°59° 55%
Sun 72°57° 23%
Mon 76°58° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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