Lions Coon Creek Park

Sand Creek Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Andover, 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 mi850 – 912 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24578, -93.30419
Nearest town Andover, MN

Directions

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Sand Creek Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 851–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.24578, -93.30419

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach Sand Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 1.7 miTurn right, 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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