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.