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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional 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 – 922 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20720, -93.28212
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 856–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20720, -93.28212

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miArrive 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-11-km-efce

Trail surface

80% paved1% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like41°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 65°45°
Thu 65°57° 48%
Fri 68°57°
Sat 63°59° 54%
Sun 72°58° 23%
Mon 76°58° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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