AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Prairie Oaks Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 915 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Oaks Trail 45.20448, -93.30243
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 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

  1. Start on Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-oaks-trail-out-back-3-km-882f

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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