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Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Minnesota Valley State Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Minnesota Valley State Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area near Lawrence, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.65206, -93.71641
Nearest town Lawrence, MN
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Minnesota Valley State Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 44.65206, -93.71641

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
  5. 4.3 miReach Minnesota Valley State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.9 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-c85b

Trail surface

88% dirt2% grass10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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