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Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 922 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path 45.18347, -93.30173
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 851–923 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path · 45.18347, -93.30173

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

Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 353 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  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 S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading S.
  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-8-km-0e5d

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 353 m from the trailhead

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