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Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24737, -93.31361
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 870–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24737, -93.31361

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wilderness Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 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-77af

Trail surface

84% paved16% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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