Prairie Oaks Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back 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.
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Prairie Oaks Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 870–911 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.24983, -93.31298
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto School service road and path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto School service road and path, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Oaks Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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- Prairie Oaks Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- School service road and path 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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