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Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches Thunder Canyon at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.79746, -93.50801
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.79746, -93.50801

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftReach Thunder Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thunder-canyon-out-back-7-km-27c5

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 19 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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