Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.25089, -93.31608
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.25089, -93.31608

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 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

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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