AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Andover, 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 mi856 – 922 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21384, -93.28440
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 856–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.21384, -93.28440

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 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-5939

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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