Minnesota Valley State Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in The Landing near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota Valley State Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 713–768 ft
Out & Back · The Landing
Trailhead: 44.80205, -93.50299
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 665 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 665 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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