Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley State Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Grainwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 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
10.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 722–836 ft
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.75890, -93.46028
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
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- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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