Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley State Trail & State Trail Access Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail & State Trail Access Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Merriam, MN. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Minnesota Valley State Trail & State Trail Access Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.73938, -93.59761
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 41% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
- 5.4 miReach State Trail Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto State Trail Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Flood's Road & State Trail Access Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Louisville Swamp Boulder & Mazomani Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Minnesota River–Gifford Lake, 7 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Mazomani Trail & State Trail Access Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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