Bunker Hills Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24934, -93.30757
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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