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 – 912 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19591, -93.30519
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 881–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.19591, -93.30519

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 656 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-oaks-trail-out-back-5-km-c4ba

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 656 m from the trailhead

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