Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.5-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: Unnamed 45.25089, -93.31608
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine 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. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 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 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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