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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional 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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24983, -93.31298
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24983, -93.31298

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto School service road and path, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  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. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 300 ftContinue straight onto School service road and path, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 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-ae11

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 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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