Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota River & Hyland Trail via State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie Unit
1.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 26 min
Minnesota River & Hyland Trail via State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie Unit is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Bloomington Ferry, MN. The route reaches Minnesota River at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota River & Hyland Trail via State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie Unit
1.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 26 min
Elevation 698–841 ft
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Hyland Trail · 44.80387, -93.38510
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Rhode Island Avenue stop 495 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hyland Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Minnesota River.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto State Corridor Refuge Trail - Wilkie Unit, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Minnesota River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rhode Island Avenue stop 495 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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