Mill Towns Trail
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| Surface | Asphalt, concrete |
| Website | Mill Towns Trail Association |
The Mill Towns State Trail is a multi-use trail in development along the Cannon River in Minnesota, United States. Currently a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) rail trail linking Northfield and Dundas, the trail is planned to extend southward to Faribault and eastward to Cannon Falls.
History
The rail line was surveyed in the late 1870s between
The trail was built as a joint effort of the cities of Northfield and Dundas in 1998. In 2000, it became a state trail.[1]
Extent
The trail is expected to close the rail trail gap between the Chicago Great Western Railway sections of Faribault and Cannon Falls.[2] Once complete, the entire route from Mankato to Red Wing, then south to Rochester, will be complete via the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, the Mill Towns Trail, the Cannon Valley Regional Trail, the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail, and the Douglas State Trail.
See also
References
- ^ The Effort Behind the Mill Towns Trail. Pedal Minnesota. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ Mill Towns Trail Master Plan. MN DNR. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
External links
- Mill Towns State Trail master plan (pdf)
- Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota (pdf)
- Mill Towns State Trail - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website
- Friends of the Mill Towns State Trail
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