Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22744, -93.29469
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.22744, -93.29469

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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