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 mi883 – 912 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19748, -93.30287
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 883–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.19748, -93.30287

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 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-e026

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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