Prairie Oaks Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Coon Creek 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 mi869 – 915 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22744, -93.29469
Nearest town Andover, MN
Directions
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Prairie Oaks Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 870–916 ft
Out & Back · Coon Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.22744, -93.29469
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orange Loop 6.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Central Anoka County Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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