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Chengwatana State Forest OHV Trails Distance: 11.7 miles Difficulty: Difficult Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Pine City, go four miles northeast on County Road 9, then nine miles east on County Road 10/Chengwatana Forest Road to parking lot. Season: Open year round, except for designated snowmobile trails December 1 to March 31. Vehicles Allowed:
The 11.7 mile Chengwatana State Forest OHV Trail system is popular for its interesting collection of loops and spurs associated with the Willard Munger State Trail that bisects the main trail area in the forest. Located where the Kettle River and St. Croix River merge on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin, trail users can look forward to rolling terrain, forested uplands and marsh areas.
Chengwatana State Forest
Chengwatana State Forest OHV Trails • Fond du Lac State Forest OHV Trails Gandy Dancer Trail • General C.C. Andrews State Forest OHV Trails Nemadji State Forest OHV Trails • Red Top ATV Trail Soo Pits Trails • St. Croix State Forest OHV Trails • Soo Line South Solana State Forest OHV Trails
Fond du Lac State Forest OHV Trails
Distance: 75 miles Difficulty: Difficult Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Cromwell, take Highway 73 north to Krogh Road (Township 122) east two miles to County Road 120. Go north to Ditch Bank Forest Road and east 3.5 miles to Gravel Pit Road parking. Season: Open year round, except for designated snowmobile trails December 1 to March 31. Some of the most varied and interesting Vehicles Allowed:
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Facilities: Pine City: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging. More Information: MnDNR Trails and Waterways, Moose Lake 218-485-5410
Gandy Dancer Trail Distance: 31.2 miles Difficulty: Easy Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Hinckley, go east on Highway 48 to north County Road 173 to Tamarack Forest Road. Season: Open year round. Vehicles Allowed:
Facilities: Nickerson: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging. Duxbury: food, fuel, restrooms. Danbury, WI: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging. More Information: MnDNR Trails and Waterways, Moose Lake 218-485-5410
Beginning in Danbury, Wisconsin, and cutting through a portion of Minnesota before driving back into Wisconsin, the Gandy Dancer Trail is open to ATVs, OHMs and ORVs. (Anything over 900 pounds is only allowed on the section between the East Arm Road in the St. Croix State Forest, northward to the Harlis Forest Road in the Nemadji State Forest.) The 31-mile trail, built on an abandoned railroad grade, connects to the St. Croix State Forest OHV Trails and Nemadji State Forest OHV Trails. The forest-covered trail is a popular destination for a wide variety of riders.
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Facilities: Cromwell: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging. More Information: MnDNR Trails and Waterways, Moose Lake 218-485-5410
motorized trail riding anywhere can be found in the Fond du Lac State Forest. The 64,000-acre forest area is a complex of wetlands and forest, complemented by several large shallow wild rice lakes, extensive marsh areas and wooded swamp. Trails are located in the northern and southern areas of the forest, with challenging loops connected via forest roads.
General C.C. Andrews State Forest OHV Trails Distance: 39.2 miles Difficulty: Easy Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Willow River go north on County Road 61 two miles and take a right and head east for two miles and then left (north) to Dago Lake day-use parking area. Season: Open year round, except for designated snowmobile trails December 1 to March 31. Vehicles Allowed:
Facilities: Willow River: food, fuel, restrooms. More Information: MnDNR Trails and Waterways, Moose Lake 218-485-5410
The General C.C. Andrews State Forest trail system is located near Interstate 35 between the towns of Sturgeon Lake and Willow River. At nearly 40 miles long, the trail is covered with jack and red pine along with stands of birch, aspen and oak. Just a short drive from the Twin Cities, the scenic trail tracks partly along the Willow River and next to the banks of Dago Lake.
