Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 59 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 922 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21929, -93.28954
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 59 min

Elevation 888–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21929, -93.28954

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

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

92% paved6% other2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 13 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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