Prairie Oaks Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 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
7.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 856–911 ft
Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.24578, -93.30419
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 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.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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