Prairie Oaks Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Prairie Oaks Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, 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.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Prairie Oaks Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 870–923 ft
Out & Back · Sunshine Park
Trailhead: 45.24443, -93.31235
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Oaks Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Prairie Oaks Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Andover, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Andover, Minnesota