Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Louisville Swamp Boulder & Mazomani Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Louisville Swamp Boulder & Mazomani Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Merriam, MN. The route reaches Louisville Swamp Boulder at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Louisville Swamp Boulder & Mazomani Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.73938, -93.59761
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mazomani Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Middle Road, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Louisville Swamp Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Mazomani Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail & State Trail Access Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Flood's Road & State Trail Access Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Minnesota River–Gifford Lake, 7 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Mazomani Trail & State Trail Access Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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