Minnesota Valley State Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in The Landing near Barden, MN. It is mostly level, with 29 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
7.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 701–768 ft
Out & Back · The Landing
Trailhead: 44.78514, -93.44958
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 130 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Minnesota Valley State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 130 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Sand Point Beach 13.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Quarry Lake 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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