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Sunshine 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 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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path 45.22667, -93.32312
Nearest town Andover, MN
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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 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start on Red Oaks West Path, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Oaks West Path, heading S.
  48. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-oaks-trail-out-back-13-km-e9d3

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like42°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity83%
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 58°55° 50%
Fri 68°53°
Sat 63°57° 55%
Sun 68°59° 23%
Mon 74°57° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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