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Lions Coon Creek Park

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 Northdale, 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 mi850 – 922 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18492, -93.30685
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 851–923 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.18492, -93.30685

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 562 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mallery Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  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. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp 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-f196

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 562 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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