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    Rail-Trails Minnesota: The definitive guide to the state's best multiuse trails
    Rail-Trails Minnesota: The definitive guide to the state's best multiuse trails
    Rail-Trails Minnesota: The definitive guide to the state's best multiuse trails
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    Rail-Trails Minnesota: The definitive guide to the state's best multiuse trails

    By Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

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    Whether you're looking for a trail for a leisurely stroll, a bike ride with the family, or something a bit more challenging, you'll find it in this comprehensive trail guide highlighting the best, most highly rated trails in Minnesota. Many of the trails were converted from unused railroad corridors to become some of the best multiuse rail-trails in the state. In this guidebook, experts from Rail-to-Trails Conservancy present their final list of 48 of the best trails and rail-trails in Minnesota.

    Experience first-hand how Minnesota earned the nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes" by taking one of several paths through the various lake districts, including the 121-mile Paul Bunyan State Trail, one of the longest rail-trails in the United States.

    In addition to details about each trail, Rail-Trails Minnesota also provides information about trail amenities, including restrooms, parking facilities, and water fountains.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilderness Press
    Release dateApr 18, 2016
    ISBN9780899978222
    Rail-Trails Minnesota: The definitive guide to the state's best multiuse trails

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      Rail-Trails Minnesota - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

      1   Afton to Lakeland Trail

      Location

      Washington

      Endpoints

      Hudson Road N./Eighth St. N. and Quinlan Ave. N. (Lakeland) to Pike Ave. S. and St. Croix Trail S. (Afton)

      Mileage

      4

      Type

      Rail-Trail

      Roughness Index

      1

      Surface

      Asphalt

      The Afton to Lakeland Trail links its namesake towns on the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River. The trail runs between Quinlan Avenue North/Eighth Street at Crocker Park in Lakeland and Pike Avenue South near Afton City Hall (the southern trailhead). The flat trail passes through Lakeland Shores, Lake St. Croix, Lake St. Croix Beach, and Saint Marys Point.

      Although this trail travels through the lower portion of the beautiful St. Croix River Valley, it runs parallel to the highway (St. Croix Trail South/County Road 18) for its entire length, with the closest view of the river 0.25 mile to the east.

      The northern trailhead is linked to the Hudson to Lakeland/Afton Trail that crosses over the St. Croix River via the I-94 pedestrian bridge/bikeway and travels immediately north into the town of Hudson, Wisconsin. Though the trail in Lakeland begins its run through five semi-urban river communities along a relatively busy highway, the landscape becomes more woodsy and inviting along its southern segment toward Afton. The section that crosses Valley Branch Creek is on a railroad grade through a floodplain and includes tree-covered hills.

      Although largely urban, the trail takes on a woodsy, rural feel toward Afton.

      Beyond the southern trailhead at Afton City Hall, trail users can continue south into the old village section of Afton via city streets and a pathway between 32nd and 34th Streets. Restrooms and supplies need to be sought out in the communities along the route, although there is a portable toilet at the city park in the old village section of Afton.

      CONTACT: metrobiketrails.weebly.com/washington-county.html

      DIRECTIONS

      To reach the southern trailhead from I-94, take Exit 258. Head 5 miles south on St. Croix Trail/County Road 18. Turn left onto Pike Ave. S. Limited parking is available at Afton City Hall.

      To reach the northern trailhead, from I-94, take Exit 258. Head south on St. Croix Trail/CR 18, and immediately turn left onto Hudson Road N./Eighth St. N., and access the trail at the intersection with Quinlan Ave. N. in

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