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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.23835, -93.32046
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.23835, -93.32046

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  49. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  54. 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-9776

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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