Prairie Oaks Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park 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
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 880–923 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.20993, -93.29796
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Oaks Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wilderness Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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