Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 3.8-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.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 922 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Prairie Oaks Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 888–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21929, -93.28954

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 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% paved5% other3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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