Bunker Hills Regional Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Bunker Hills Regional Park near Thompson Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 922 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19091, -93.32556
Nearest town Thompson Heights, MN

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Prairie Oaks Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 853–923 ft

Out & Back · Bunker Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.19091, -93.32556

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 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

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead