The Mississippi Bluffs

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43.2 km

Length

+141 m

Ascent

−101 m

Descent

400 m

Highest point

3.1%

Max gradient

0h 58min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 400 m

18 °C cloudy

wind 8 m/s · clouds 99%

At the start

18 °C cloudy

wind 8 m/s · clouds 97%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	12 °C	20 °C	6.1 mm	8 m/s	rainshowers
Sunday 25 Oct	4 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	4 m/s	cloudy
Monday 26 Oct	6 °C	9 °C	0.9 mm	4 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 98%

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Ascent

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Elevation profile

What does The Mississippi Bluffs look like?

St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, Bowlus, Minnesota-01 · Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bowlus Village Hall, Bowlus, Minnesota-side and back · Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Two Rivers Township

45.82649, -94.40998

Finish

Lakin Township

45.83702, -93.86770

Along the road

Fuel

Sinclair 0.3 km · 339 m

Parking

4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.5 km to 10.3 km.