AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24582, -93.31650
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24582, -93.31650

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  42. 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-13-km-12b3

Trail surface

83% paved17% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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