Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 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 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.23846, -93.31807
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.23846, -93.31807

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  50. 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 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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