Lake Wobegon Trails

The Lake Wobegon Trails are two paved recreational rail trails in central Minnesota, named after the fictional Lake Wobegon in Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion". [cite web | title = National Recreation Trails | url = http://americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/LakeWobegon-MN.html | accessdate = 2008-07-16 ] Each trail is marked with mileposts every convert|0.5|mi, corresponding with the mile markers of the former railroad lines. Snowmobile use is allowed on the trail in winter, conditions permitting.

Main trail

The main trail is a convert|62|mi|adj=on trail along a former Burlington Northern Railroad line, beginning near milepost 81 in St. Joseph and ending near milepost 143 in Osakis. [cite web | title = Lake Wobegon Trail Map | url = http://www.lakewobegontrails.com/trail_map.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-16 ] This trail runs parallel to I-94. The trail passes through the cities of Avon, Albany, Freeport, Melrose, and West Union. Beyond Osakis, the trail continues as the Central Lakes Trail. These two trails form a continuous trail from St. Joseph to Fergus Falls. The extension trail intersects near milepost 97 of the main trail in Albany.

Extension trail

The extension trail is a convert|13|mi|adj=on trail along a former Soo Line Railroad line, beginning near milepost 131 in Albany passing through Albany, Krain and Holding Townships and ending convert|3|mi northeast of Holdingford at approx. milepost 143.5, passing through Holdingford. This bicycle trail continues beyond milepost 143.5 into Morrison County (but not as Lake Wobegon Trail) and crosses the Mississippi River at the Blanchard Dam, finishing north of Royalton. [cite web | title = Minnesota Trails | url = http://www.mntrails.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=20&TM=83087 | accessdate = 2008-07-16 ]

External links

* [http://www.lakewobegontrails.com Lake Wobegon Trails]

ee also

* List of rail trails
* List of cycleways

References