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Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24707, -93.30509
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.24707, -93.30509

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 S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 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-c529

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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