Prairie Oaks Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Oaks Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 880–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Prairie Oaks Trail · 45.20448, -93.30243
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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