Prairie Oaks Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Thompson Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Oaks Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 853–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.19091, -93.32556
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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