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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20993, -93.29796
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.20993, -93.29796

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 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-19f3

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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