Prairie Oaks Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 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 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Oaks Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 880–923 ft
Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.20747, -93.28551
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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