Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Louisville Swamp Boulder–Flood's Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Louisville Swamp Boulder–Flood's Road, 3 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Mudbaden, MN. The route reaches Louisville Swamp Boulder. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Louisville Swamp Boulder–Flood's Road, 3 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.69289, -93.62807
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Flood's Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Louisville Swamp Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mazomani Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Louisville Swamp Boulder.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Mazomani Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Flood's Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NW.
- 5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 12 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 63 ft
- Minnesota River & Gifford Lake via Minnesota Valley State Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 63 ft
- Flood's Road via Minnesota Valley State Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Johnson Slough–Flood's Road, 3 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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