Prairie Oaks Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, 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.
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Prairie Oaks Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 870–911 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.24934, -93.30757
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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