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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Minnesota Valley State Trail

12 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Mudbaden, MN. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69289, -93.62807
Nearest town Mudbaden, MN
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Minnesota Valley State Trail

12 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 44.69289, -93.62807

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 5 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Flood's Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading N.
  8. 5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 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-state-trail-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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