Prairie Oaks Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 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
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 856–910 ft
Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.20470, -93.30507
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
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