Prairie Oaks Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Thompson Heights, 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 851–911 ft
Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.18414, -93.31023
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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