Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley State Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Barden, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Minnesota Valley State Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.77927, -93.40905
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 45 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 45 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Blue Lake 3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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