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Lions Coon Creek Park

Prairie Oaks Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Prairie Oaks Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sled Hill 45.22526, -93.31449
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Prairie Oaks Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 856–912 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Sled Hill · 45.22526, -93.31449

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sled Hill, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 350 ftSharp left onto Sled Hill, heading N.
  28. 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-9-km-b465

Trail surface

98% paved2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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