Central Lakes Trail

central lakes

TRAIL

The Central Lakes Trail is a paved biking and walking trail that spans Douglas County from Osakis through Evansville and on to Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County.

The 55-mile-long trail, located on the old Burlington Northern rail line grade, connects the cities of Osakis, Nelson, Alexandria, Garfield, Brandon, Evansville and Melby in Douglas County. The trail then moves on through Ashby in Grant County and into Otter Tail County where it passes through Dalton before ending in Fergus Falls.

The trailhead and parking area in Alexandria is at the north end of Broadway in Big Ole Central Park.

Other trailheads are available in Osakis, Garfield, Brandon and Evansville.

These trail heads include parking areas, portable restrooms and trailside shelters. A bike shelter is also available along the trail about 1.5 miles east of Nelson.

The Central Lakes Trail also connects to the Lake Wobegon trail, which runs from Osakis through Sauk Centre to St. Joseph. Together, they make one of the longest paved bike trails in the state. The Central Lakes Trail (www. centrallakestrail.com) is used as a snowmobile trail in the winter. POP 100 56315 Mayor – Ryan Lehn - 320-876-2785 Clerk/Treasurer – Jennifer Lysfjord - 320-834-2490 City council: Mitch Brandsted - 320-815-6886 Paul Thoennes - 320-815-1519 Sharon Wagner - 320-527-3442 Lori Roers - 320-834-4060 Fire chief – Troy Becker - 320-760-0865 City attorney – Mike Dolan - 320-762-2361 Council meets at City Hall 1st Tuesday of each month.

MILTONA

POP 431 56354 City Hall phone – 218-943-1501 Website – www.miltona.org Mayor – Brian Carpenter - 218-371-5217 Clerk/Treasurer – Bob Guetter - 218-943-1501 City council: Dave Carter - 218-943-5199 Mickey Lint - 218-943-4312 April Steidl - 320-766-5278 Kim Thoennes - 218-943-1055 Fire chief: Jacob Steidl - 320-760-7728 City attorney: Tom Klecker - 320-762-2361 Council meets at City Hall 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

NELSON

POP 182 56355 City Hall phone – 320-304-2882 Mayor – Gerald Gay Sr. - 320-808-5432 Clerk – Tiffany Heinrich - 320-304-2882 City council: Sean Gay - 320-766-7070 Luann Gibson - 320-293-5600 Gary Radtke - 320-760-2450 Corina Weinhandl - 320-491-8181 City attorney – Mike Dolan - 320-762-2361 Council meets at City Hall 1st Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

OSAKIS

POP 1,771 56360 City Hall phone – 320-859-2150 Website – www.cityofosakis.com Mayor – Dan Wessel - 320-250-3078 Clerk/Treasurer – Angela Jacobson - 320-859-2150 City council: Laura Backes - 320-859-4621 Tim Thornbloom - 320-491-2848 Randy Anderson - 320-859-5512 Alan Larson - 320-766-8681 Fire chief – Craig Dropik - 320-766-9715 Police chief – Chad Gulbranson - 320-859-2550 City attorney – Mike Dolan - 320-762-2361 Council meets at City Hall, 14 Nokomis St. E., 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m.