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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Barden, MN. The route reaches Thunder Canyon at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.77969, -93.40705
Nearest town Barden, MN
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Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 44.77969, -93.40705

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 125 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftReach Thunder Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 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/thunder-canyon-out-back-11-km-35e7

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southbridge Crossings Station stop 125 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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