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Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint

5.9 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 298 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82107, -93.52147
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint

5.9 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Out & Back · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area

Trailhead: 44.82107, -93.52147

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftReach Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 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/minnesota-valley-national-wildlife-refuge-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

83% paved9% dirt1% grass7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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