Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 3.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21384, -93.28440
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 880–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21384, -93.28440

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 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

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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