AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.23781, -93.32440
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.23781, -93.32440

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  25. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  48. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  51. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  54. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 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-15-km-38d2

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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