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Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Constance, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24981, -93.30576
Nearest town Constance, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.24981, -93.30576

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 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-4334

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F43°
Feels like44°Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 65°45°
Thu 64°57° 50%
Fri 70°56°
Sat 63°59° 55%
Sun 72°57° 23%
Mon 76°58° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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