Prairie Oaks Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Northdale, 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
3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 880–923 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.20633, -93.28368
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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