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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Blue Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Blue Lake is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Barden, MN. The route reaches Blue Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. 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.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.77969, -93.40705
Nearest town Barden, MN
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Blue Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 44.77969, -93.40705

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

Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 125 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach Blue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 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/blue-lake-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 125 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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