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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.7-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 – 922 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

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

8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24983, -93.31298

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 5 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. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto School service road and path, heading N.
  31. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 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-14-km-5290

Trail surface

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F43°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°45°
Thu 58°53° 61%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 68°58° 66%
Sun 67°60° 24%
Mon 75°57° 30%

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 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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