Douglas State Trail Explained

Douglas State Trail
Location:Southeast Minnesota, USA
Designation:Minnesota state trail
Length Mi:12.5
Trailheads:Rochester
Pine Island
Use:Biking, hiking, horseback riding, in-line skating, snowmobiling
Grade:Level
Difficulty:Easy
Season:Year-round
Hazards:Severe weather
Surface:Parallel asphalt and gravel
Website:Douglas State Trail

The Douglas State Trail is a 12.5miles multiple-use rail trail in Minnesota, USA.

It occupies the abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway corridor between Rochester and Pine Island, passing through Douglas along the way. The trail has a paved track for cyclists, hikers, in-line skaters and skiers, as well as a natural surface track for horseback riders and snowmobilers.

The Cannon Valley Trail between Cannon Falls and Red Wing makes use of another segment of the same abandoned CGW right-of-way.

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