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Sunshine Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path 45.22667, -93.32312
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 856–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path · 45.22667, -93.32312

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start on Red Oaks West Path, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading E.
  24. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  51. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Oaks West Path, heading N.
  57. 250 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-17-km-743a

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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