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Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 922 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18330, -93.30364
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 851–923 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.18330, -93.30364

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

Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 477 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Mallery Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 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-e565

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 477 m from the trailhead

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