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Sunshine Park

Red Oaks West Path

7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Red Oaks West Path is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Sunshine 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 mi869 – 915 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path 45.22667, -93.32312
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Red Oaks West Path

7.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 868–917 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: Red Oaks West Path · 45.22667, -93.32312

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

  1. Start on Red Oaks West Path, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  43. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miArrive 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/red-oaks-west-path-out-back-13-km-8815

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

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 6:57 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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