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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

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

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine 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. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 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-5622

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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