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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Johnson Slough–Flood's Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Johnson Slough–Flood's Road, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Mudbaden, MN. The route reaches Johnson Slough at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69289, -93.62807
Nearest town Mudbaden, MN
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Johnson Slough–Flood's Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 44.69289, -93.62807

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Flood's Road, heading N.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Johnson Slough Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftReach Johnson Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Flood's Road, heading E.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
  13. 2.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 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/johnson-slough-out-back

Trail surface

84% dirt1% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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