Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 906 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Oaks Trail 45.20142, -93.30284
Nearest town Northdale, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 856–907 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Prairie Oaks Trail · 45.20142, -93.30284

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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