AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Prairie Oaks Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Northdale, 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.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 915 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19975, -93.30177
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 880–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.19975, -93.30177

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 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-5-km-4dfa

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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