Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Louisville Swamp Boulder & Middle Road via Minnesota Valley State Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Louisville Swamp Boulder & Middle Road via Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Mudbaden, MN. The route reaches Louisville Swamp Boulder at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Louisville Swamp Boulder & Middle Road via Minnesota Valley State Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Minnesota Valley State Trail · 44.69189, -93.64100
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 on Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Middle Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Louisville Swamp Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading S.
- 2.6 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
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