Prairie Oaks Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 880–923 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Pollinator Pathway · 45.20932, -93.28478
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pollinator Pathway, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pollinator Pathway, heading SE.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pollinator Pathway Trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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