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Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Coon Creek Park near Andover, 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 mi869 – 912 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22744, -93.29469
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 870–911 ft

Out & Back · Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.22744, -93.29469

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  9. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prairie-oaks-trail-out-back-7-km-26e6

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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