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 Thompson Heights, 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 mi853 – 912 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19091, -93.32556
Nearest town Thompson Heights, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 853–911 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: 45.19091, -93.32556

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 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 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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