Prairie Oaks Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 868–911 ft
Out & Back · Sunshine Park
Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path · 45.22667, -93.32312
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start on Red Oaks West Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Oaks West Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Red Oaks West Path Trailhead
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