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bike trail guide SOO LINE WEST 116 First Street Southeast Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 632-5374 Le Cordon Bleu trained chefs View Our Menu Online www.attheblacknwhite.com 116 First Street Southeast Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 632-5374 THE BLACK & WHITE A. T. Large selection of Minnesota craft beers and wines from family-owned vineyards. • Private baths • Cable TV • Free WIFI • Full home-cooked breakfast Spacious, clean, comfortable, and affordable rooms in a 1937 Colonial Revival 105 1st Ave, Bowlus, MN (320) 584-8193 www.jordiestrailside.com Outdoor Dining Right on the SOO-Line bike trail! Canoe & Kayak Rental Shuttle Service Complete Outfitting & Supplies 320-414-0382 or 320-360-7244 Little Falls, MN www.ShirleyMaesOutfitters.com Soo Line Trail This ten-mile trail starts at the northern end of the Lake Wobegon Trail between Holdingford and Bowlus at the Stearns and Morrison County line. The quiet trail crosses a pastoral landscape with an occasional farm and wetland. Bowlus’ trailhead resembles the long- gone railroad stop and has bathrooms, parking and water. Four miles farther northeast, the trail crosses the railroad trestle just downstream of Blanchard Dam, the tallest dam on the Mississippi, with a 1920s hydroelectric station still in use today. Cyclists have access to Charles A. Lindbergh State Park via the Mississippi River Trail Scenic Bikeway on the west side of the river. The paved section ends at a trailhead at Highway 10 near Royalton, but continues unpaved to Superior, Wisc., with another paved 11-mile segment between Isle and Onamia near Mille Lacs and Father Hennepin State Parks. P Mississippi River Little Two River Two River Bowlus Royalton Little Falls Blanchard Dam Holdingford Soo Line Trail Lake Wobegon Trail 10 P 17 26 Albany to Holdingford 9.4 Holdingford to County Line 3.6 Holdingford to Bowlus 7.6 Soo Line TRAIL Find More Maps at www.MNTrails.com 115 1st St. NW, Little Falls, MN 56345 Originals, numbered and signed prints available. 320.224.3023 www.arivertown.com a work of A.R.T. A River Town gallery stone, marble, granite, polished cement, mosaic, mirror, hardwood, and glass. Please visit us at: The Blanchard Bridge is a highlight of the Soo Line. Dave Simpkins photo. 26 Summer 2015 Minnesota Trails 1505Summer.indd 26 5/5/15 1:26 PM