Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Horseshoe Lake via Minnesota Valley State Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Horseshoe Lake via Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area near Lawrence, MN. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.65206, -93.71641
Nearest town Lawrence, MN

Directions

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Horseshoe Lake via Minnesota Valley State Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 44.65206, -93.71641

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miReach Horseshoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 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% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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