EAST CENTRAL
Soo Line South • Soo Pits Trail • Red Top Trail • Solana Loop/Solana State Forest • Gandy Dancer Trail • St. Croix State Forest Trails • Nemadji State Forest Trails • Matthew Lourey State Trail • Washington/Ramsey Trail • Straight Arrows Trail • Fond du Lac State Forest Trails • Chengwatana State Forest Trails • General C.C. Andrews State Forest Trails
Soo Line South + Spur Trails
Soo Line South
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Duluth
The Soo Line South Trail, stretching through five counties and two states, is the longest single trail in the state at 126 miles. The Minnesota section is 115 miles long with one end in Morrison County near Royalton and the other at Saunders, south of Superior, Wis., where it is called the Saunders State Trail. The trail is built primarily on former railroad grade for a flat trail with sweeping turns. The eastern portion of the trail, in Carlton County, is especially scenic with a trestle bridge over the Kettle River and woodsy terrain. Its trail cousin, Soo Line North, bisects the north-central area of Minnesota. The two intersect in Moose Lake. The Soo Line South also connects to the Red Top Trail, Solana State Forest and Loop, the Soo Pits ATV Trails and Foxy Loop. 2
33
Proctor
73
So
Cloquet
o
169
65
Jay Cooke State Park
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McGregor
210
Mille Lacs Lake
Harding
27
Genola
35
Onamia
W ahkon
Isle
27
Onamia Lake
Pierz
Nemadji State Forest
23
D.A.R. State Forest
Finlayson
Askov
Banning State Park
Sandstone
Snake River State Forest
Rum River State Forest
Hillman
65
Hinckl ey
48
St. Croix State Forest
PINECO.
Nemadji State Forest ATV Trails
Gandy Dancer OHV Trail
2 53
Distance: 115 miles in Minnesota; 8 miles in Wisconsin Difficulty: Easiest Parking/Trailhead Location(s): Aitkin County: park in McGrath; Carlton
County: park in Moose Lake; Mille Lacs County: parking in Isle; Morrison County: parking in Genola and Hillman; Pine County: parking in McGrath and Moose Lake. Season: Aitkin, Mille Lacs and Pine counties: April 1 to November 30; Carlton County: year-round; Morrison County: April 1 to October 31 Vehicles Allowed: OHM in Aitkin and Carlton counties
23
BrookPark
47
Buckman
169
Rum River State Forest
Quamba
Ann
25
35
107
M ora
Royalton
General Andrews State Forest
Rutledge
18
65
Red Top ATV Trail
MILLELACS CO.
27
Last rup
10
23
Denham
River
Mille Lacs Kathio State
35
PINECO.
McGrath
47
Father Hennepin State Park
169
25
27
CARLTON CO.
ke Sna
Pine Center ATV Trail
18
Little Falls
Pits Soo Trails ATV Nemadji
Moose Lake State Park
Garrison
Fort Ripley ATV Trail and Ripley Connection
371
M oose Lake
27
Solana State Forest
18
Barnum
Trail
AITKIN CO.
Wealthwood State Forest
18
WISCONSIN
73
AT V
27
47
25
Saunders
35
North
65
169
35
105
210
Fond du Lac State Forest
23
Aitkin
Crow Wing State Park
23
210
210
Lin
210
Superior
35
23
Olgilvie
Henriette
65
PineCity
Facilities: Isle, Moose Lake, Willow River and Superior, Wis.: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging; Genola: food, fuel; Denham: fuel, restroom; McGrath: food More Information: Aitkin County: Mark Jacobs, 218-927-7364; Carlton County: Jim Gassert, 218-485-4486; Mille Lacs County: Tina Chapman, 612-676-8664; Morrison County: David Lanners, 320-360-4927 or danlan1@live.com; Pine County: Mike Weske, 218-461-6040 or weskemike2002@gmail.com
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