Douglas State Trail
Trail in southeast Minnesota
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The Douglas State Trail is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) multiple-use rail trail in Minnesota, USA.
| Douglas State Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.5 mi (20.1 km) |
| Location | Southeast Minnesota, USA |
| Designation | Minnesota state trail |
| 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 |
| Trail map | |
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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.