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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.25089, -93.31608
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.25089, -93.31608

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead

  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. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 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-62a9

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 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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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead

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