IRON RANGE Iron Range with Genoa Spur
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area • Genoa Trail • Alborn-Pengilly Railroad Trail • Goodland Trail • Chisholm Trail • Little Moose Trail • Mesabi Mountain Trail • Thistledew Trail
Pengilly-Goodland Connection
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area - Gilbert
Alborn-Pengilly Railroad Trail
The 4,046-acre Iron Range OHV State Recreation Area in Gilbert is Minnesota’s premier OHV experience. This huge park is devoted to riders and machines of every type, ranging from motorcycles to Hummers and everything in between. In the heart of Minnesota’s mining country, riders of all skill levels can enjoy 36 miles of trails and a multi-purpose event area, 4x4 rock crawl and obstacle course, toughtruck competition course, sand and mud drags, hill climbs, motorcycle track and more. The rugged landscape is framed by huge mountains of iron ore, stretching for more than 20 miles around the play zone. All OHVs must be registered but there is no admission fee. Distance: 36 miles Difficulty: Easiest to Most Difficult Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Gilbert, go east on Highway 135
The Alborn-Pengilly Railroad Trail runs for 39 miles along an abandoned railroad grade between the towns of Alborn and Pengilly. It’s a great place for beginners to get comfortable with their machines while enjoying quiet northwoods bog scenery and making fun river and stream crossings on former railroad trestles. The trail runs past the Whiteface River State Forest, alternating between shaded woods and open areas. Distance: 39 miles Difficulty: Easiest Parking/Trailhead Location(s): From Highway 169 north of Pengilly, head
south for a half-mile on Highway 65. Trail access is on the right. To the south, access is in Alborn off Highway 7. Season: April 1 to November 30 Vehicles Allowed:
to the entrance on Enterprise Trail. Season: Open year round but with reduced winter hours
Facilities: Pengilly/Hibbing: food, fuel, restroom, lodging; Meadowlands: food, fuel, restroom; Alborn: food, restrooms More Information: Jack Benolken, 218-885-1250
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Facilities: Eveleth/Gilbert: food, fuel, restrooms, lodging More Information: Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation
Area, 218-735-3830
Genoa Trail
From Gilbert, zip over to Eveleth on the three-mile Genoa Trail. This quick and easy way begins east of the highway 53/37 junction and ends at the Sherwood Forest Campground, which also connects to the popular Iron Range OHV State Recreation Area. The Genoa Trail runs parallel to the Mesabi Trail and cuts through the old Genoa mining operation. Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Easiest Parking/Trailhead Location(s): Located in Eveleth at the
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