Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley State Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.79746, -93.50801
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 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
- Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 19 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 11 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Quarry Lake Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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