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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Minnesota Valley State Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78269, -93.51913
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Minnesota Valley State Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 44.78269, -93.51913

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 143 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Encore, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading N.
  19. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right onto Encore, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftArrive 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-21-km-78bd

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 58°50°
Tue 66°45°
Wed 69°48°
Thu 67°57° 27%
Fri 65°55°
Sat 66°57° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 143 m from the trailhead

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