LAKE WOBEGON bike trail guide
Just steps off the
Lake Wobegon Trail.
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Lakes
Mississippi River
Ochotto Lake
Lower Spunk Lake
Middle Spunk Lake
Upper Spunk Lake
Minnie LakeLinneman Lake
Sagatagan Lake
Kraemer Lake
Lake Anna
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Bowlus
Royalton
Blanchard Dam
Charles Lindbergh State Park
Holdingford
Melrose
Freeport
Albany
Avon
St. Joseph
West Union
Osakis
Connects to Central Lakes Trail
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Lake Osakis
Sauk Lake
McCormick Lake
Sauk RiverMill Pond
UhlenholtsLake
Albany Lake
FreeportLake
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Saint Joseph to Osakis
Lake Wobegon TRAIL
Albany to Holdingford
65 MILES OF PAVED TRAILSt. Joseph to Avon 9.0Avon to Albany
6.9Albany to Holdingford 9.4Holdingford to County Line
3.6Holdingford to Bowlus 7.6 Albany to Freeport 5.3Freeport to
Melrose 6.0Melrose to Sauk Centre 9.5Sauk Centre to West Union
7.0West Union to Osakis 5.0
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Soo Line TrailCity Trail
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Lake Wobegon/State Park
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Just east of Albany, a spur of the Lake Wobegon Trail goes north
nine miles to Holdingford, home of Minnesotas longest covered
bridge. This spur connects with the paved Soo Line Trail at the
county line and offers pastoral views of a natural landscape. The
Soo Line trail goes through Bowlus, crosses the Mississippi River
at Blanchard Dam, and ends at a trailhead on Highway 10.
West of Albany, youll find Freeport, the birthplace of Lake
Wobegon. Garrison Keillor is said to have had the inspiration for
some of his fictional places here.
Head west for 5.7 miles to Melrose, home of the historic St.
Marys Church and Rectory and the Melrose Area
Museum. The official Melrose Trailhead is across the road near
the Melrose Feed Mill.
When you arrive in Sauk Centre, take a detour to see the
Original Main Street made famous by Sinclair Lewis in his novel,
Main Street. Farther up, you will find a city trail dropping back
to Sinclair Lewis Park, where you can find camping, bathrooms and
parking.
The 12-mile stretch between Sauk Centre and Osakis veers off
into the country through the tiny town of West Union, before
entering Osakis.
Just outside of Osakis, continue onto the Central Lakes State
Trail, a 55-mile paved trail to Fergus Falls.
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