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Seminary Fen SNA – Shakopee Brewery Ruins loop from Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Seminary Fen SNA – Shakopee Brewery Ruins loop from Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

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Seminary Fen SNA – Shakopee Brewery Ruins loop from Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

02:48

57.3km

220m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 44.5 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.75 km

Minnesota Valley Trail trailhead

Highlight • Trail

A nice big parking lot and a place to get on the trail from Shakopee

Tip by

5.63 km

Bloomington Ferry Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Nice Minnesota River views from this bridge that connects Shakoppe to Bloomington parts of the trail

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23.8 km

Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Recently added summer of 2021. If accessing from 101, the entrance is on the north eastern side.

Tip by

25.7 km

The Minnesota River Bluffs LRF Regional Trail takes bikers through the Seminary Fen Scientific Natural Area (SNA). This used to be a property with rumors of haunting, but the buildings have since burned down. Now, the area is dedicated to nature, and efforts are made to contain invasive species and restore the land.

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27.9 km

East Chaska Creek falls with culverts

Highlight • Waterfall

Interesting water fall with some culverts blasting water through the falls

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38.9 km

Smelting Pot

Highlight • Monument

What looks like a pot used to melt something down with thermal gloves attached

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41.5 km

Shakopee Brewery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Brewery ruins by Shakopee. They are on private land, but the state bike trail goes right past. Pretty neat, the trail goes past the back side of the building, so you see their aging caves, etc.

Tip by

44.3 km

Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

That was quite the switch back to get up to this bridge, those hairpins are too tight for me to do without putting a foot down

Tip by

57.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.3 km

14.4 km

2.78 km

2.57 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.9 km

5.33 km

2.14 km

1.73 km

101 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

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Saturday 11 July

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Seminary Fen SNA – Shakopee Brewery Ruins loop from Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Minnesota Valley Trail trailhead

Bloomington Ferry Bridge

Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail Bridge

Seminary Fen SNA

East Chaska Creek falls with culverts

Smelting Pot

Shakopee Brewery Ruins

Holmes Street Pedestrian Bridge

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