Prairie Oaks Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 83 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 880–923 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sled Hill · 45.22526, -93.31449
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sled Hill, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Sled Hill, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sled Hill Trailhead
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sled Hill 3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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