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<br />Key Highlights
<br />While tracing America's river, the MRT
<br />Bikeway provides opportunity for
<br />significant adventure and outstanding
<br />cultural enrichment.
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<br />Lake Maria State Park
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<br />Champlin Coon Rapids Gateway
<br />State Trail
<br />Mississippi River
<br />Mississippi Headwaters
<br />Mississippi Northwoods
<br />Mississippi Crossings
<br />Scenic Mississippi
<br />Metro Mississippi
<br />Mississippi Bluffs
<br />Paul Bunyan/Heartland Trail
<br />MRT Alternative Route
<br />Open Water
<br />Trails
<br />State Parks
<br />Mississippi National River &
<br />Recreation Area
<br />Interstate Highways
<br />US Trunk Highways
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<br />There is a unique intimacy and connection
<br />to what is happening while traveling
<br />upon a bicycle.
<br />Minnesota is the place to bike! In
<br />2011 Minnesota was ranked number
<br />4 as "most bicycle friendly state in the
<br />United States." In 2010 Minneapolis
<br />was recognized as America's best city to
<br />bicycle and Minnesota was named the
<br />country's Best State Trails.
<br />There is something for everyone! Over
<br />100 miles of off -road trails have been
<br />incorporated into the route to match
<br />William O'Brien State Park
<br />the needs of a wide range of would-be
<br />St. Croix Islands State adventurers.
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<br />St. Paul Park
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<br />Pioneer State Trail'
<br />Mississippi River Trail Bikeway- The MRT is a bikeway,
<br />largely on the shoulders of low volume, paved roads,
<br />offering the safest and best bicycling experience along the
<br />length of the Mississippi River through ten states, from the
<br />headwaters at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.
<br />Save some for later! the MRT can be the
<br />blueprint for numerous trips ridden over
<br />many years.
<br />Frontenac State Park
<br />Lake City
<br />Wabasha
<br />Kellogg
<br />Minneiska
<br />John A. Latsch State Park
<br />Carley State Park Minnesota City =:
<br />Goodview
<br />Whitewater State Park Wino.
<br />Apple Blossom
<br />Scenic Drive
<br />Root River State Trail
<br />rt .. Upper Mississippi
<br />Forestville Mystery Cave e"
<br />State Park National Wildlife Refuge Brownsville
<br />Beaver Creek Valley
<br />Great River Bluffs
<br />State Park
<br />Dakota
<br />MRT ROUTE
<br />COMPOSITION: ROUTE 1
<br />77 % On -road Route Surface
<br />23 % Off -road Trail Distanc
<br />La Crescent
<br />HARACTERISTICS:
<br />Paved
<br />: 817 miles
<br />Connections
<br />The MRT travels through ten states:
<br />Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,
<br />Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee,
<br />Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
<br />The MRT travels through nearly 70
<br />cities and 21 counties in Minnesota.
<br />The MRT connects with 3 states and
<br />10 regional trails in Minnesota.
<br />The MRT connects to 8 state parks, 1
<br />national park and numerous regional
<br />parks in Minnesota.
<br />The MRT travels through two bicycle
<br />friendly large urban areas - the St.
<br />Cloud metro area and the Twin Cities
<br />metro area.
<br />"The Great Mississippi, the
<br />majestic, the magnificent
<br />Mississippi, rolling its mile -wide
<br />tide along, shining in the sun"
<br />Mark Twain
<br />Minn'
<br />e sctt, the source of the
<br />Mississippi River, is an ideal 833 mile beginning to
<br />your expedition on the 3000 mile Mississippi River
<br />Trail. Or, by itself, Minnesota can be a bicycling
<br />destination of international quality. Through small
<br />towns, and thriving metropolises, among pristine
<br />forests and historic landscapes, from the river's
<br />beginning as a meandering stream small enough
<br />to walk across, along it's transformation into a
<br />monumental waterway, you will find the MRT in
<br />Minnesota an awe-inspiring journey.
<br />The industry, transportation and settlements that
<br />have lined the river throughout history still exist
<br />today. Enter traditional downtowns near the water
<br />that invite you in for glimpses of the past along
<br />with modern support and amenities. Find evidence
<br />of the logging trade, the era of mining, and learn
<br />about past and present day Native American cultures.
<br />Historical markers, interpretive museums, and
<br />remnants of industrial infrastructure offer views into
<br />the river's past and current influence.
<br />The Mississippi River is a central part of Minnesota life
<br />today. The MRT links a wide array of trails, parks, and
<br />recreational opportunities such as canoeing, hiking
<br />and fishing. Accommodation possibilities range from
<br />rustic campgrounds to first class resorts. Throughout
<br />the state, experience challenging hills, and gentle
<br />trails, stately pine forests, and magnificent wetlands,
<br />birdwatching, wildlife and striking fall color in a
<br />variety of Minnesota communities.
<br />HEADWATERS TO THE IOWA BORDER
<br />For more information: www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/mrt.html
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