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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Northdale, 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 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19591, -93.30519
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.19591, -93.30519

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 656 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 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-12-km-025f

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 656 m from the trailhead

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