Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.23781, -93.32440
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.23781, -93.32440

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 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 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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