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bike trail guide MESABI 2810 Meyers Bay Road, Grand Rapids, MN 218-999-5795 • www.greenheronbandb.com Open year round For our guests hitting the trails a boxed breakfast & shuttle service are available. Toll Free: (844) 373-7815 • [email protected] 316 NE 4th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Bicycle Sales, Repairs, & Rentals Authorized Dealer: I TASCA T RAIL SPORTS www.itascatrailsports.net Bike the Mesabi Trail from the Mississippi to the Boundary Waters as it traverses over 120 miles through 28 communities. Plan your ride at mesabitrail.com/visitor Don’t miss the Great River Energy Mesabi Trail Tour the 1st Saturday in August Pedal across northern Minnesota. Hours: Monday-Friday 8-8, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-6 505 North 3rd Street, Virginia, MN 218-741-4663 www.naturalharvestfoodcoop.com Organic trail treats & Grab-n-Go Deli just steps off the Mesabi Trail! Mesabi Trail The wonders of the Mesabi Iron Range are in a class by themselves. Bikers can ride over 75 paved miles from Grand Rapids to McKinley and from Biwabik past Giant’s Ridge Ski Resort for another 15 miles. Spurs into communities like Chisholm, Eveleth and Aurora bring the current mileage up to 120. When complete, it will be 132 miles long and connect 28 communities between Grand Rapids and Ely. The route runs through a wide range of scenery, from dramatic views of mining operations, to secluded woods, a jungle of vegetation, mine lakes and reservoirs. The Mesabi is unlike most paved trails in the state that are straight, flat and on abandoned railroad beds. It follows an occasional bikeway, mining road and even a floating bog walk. Cyclists will find beauty and grandeur that sets the Iron Range apart from most of the world. You can also take time out to tour a mine, a logging camp, the Greyhound bus museum, or visit the childhood homes of Judy Garland and Bob Dylan. Many campgrounds and local parks are easily accessible from the trail, highways and nearby communities. Food, lodging, shopping, antiquing, golfing, fishing, camping and swimming are all in close proximity to segments of the trail, with communities and services available near all entry points. The trail traverses forest, meadows, rivers, streams and lakes in a region bound on the east end by the Boundary P U.S. Route Bike Trail Future Trail State Route County Route Public Campground State Park Parking LEGEND Soudan Underground Mine State Park Vermilion State Park Veteran’s Park & Campground Hill Annex Mine State Park McCarthy Beach State Park Fayal Eveleth Mt. Iron Virginia McKinley Biwabik Aurora Embarrass Babbitt Ely Soudan Tower Hoyt Lakes Kinney Buhl Chisholm Hibbing Kelly Lake Keewatin Nashwauk Pengilly Calumet Sparta Gilbert 135 169 169 135 110 37 37 25 73 5 73 65 57 8 65 7 1 1 53 53 169 169 169 21 21 Bar Head Lake Lake Vermilion Swan Lake Birch Lake 169 21 16.3 30.3 14 40.3 24 10 52.3 36 22 12 67.1 50.8 36.8 26.8 14.8 76.6 60.3 46.3 36.3 24.3 9.5 85.1 68.8 54.8 44.8 32.8 18 8.5 Grand Rapids Marble Keewatin Hibbing Buhl Virginia McKinley Giants Ridge® MESABI TRAIL Find More Maps at www.MNTrails.com 34 Summer 2015 Minnesota Trails 1505Summer.indd 34 5/5/15 1:27 PM
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bike trail guide MESABI
2810 Meyers Bay Road, Grand Rapids, MN 218-999-5795 www.greenheronbandb.com
Open year roundFor our guests hitting the trails a boxed breakfast & shuttle service are available.
Toll Free: (844) 373-7815 [email protected] NE 4th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Bicycle Sales, Repairs, & Rentals
Authorized Dealer:
ITASCA TRAILSPORTSwww.itascatrailsports.net
Bike the Mesabi Trail from the Mississippi to the Boundary Waters as it traverses over 120 miles through 28 communities.
Plan your ride at mesabitrail.com/visitor
Dont miss the Great River Energy Mesabi Trail Tour the 1st Saturday in August
Pedal across northern Minnesota.
Hours: Monday-Friday 8-8, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-6505 North 3rd Street, Virginia, MN
218-741-4663www.naturalharvestfoodcoop.com
Organic trail treats & Grab-n-Go Deli just steps off the Mesabi Trail!
Mesabi Trail The wonders of the Mesabi Iron Range are in a class by themselves. Bikers can ride over 75 paved miles from Grand Rapids to McKinley and from Biwabik past Giants Ridge Ski Resort for another 15 miles. Spurs into communities like Chisholm, Eveleth and Aurora bring the current mileage up to 120. When complete, it will be 132 miles long and connect 28 communities between Grand Rapids and Ely. The route runs through a wide range of scenery, from dramatic views of mining operations, to secluded woods, a jungle of vegetation, mine lakes and reservoirs.
The Mesabi is unlike most paved trails in the state that are straight, flat and on abandoned railroad beds.
It follows an occasional bikeway, mining road and even a floating bog walk.
Cyclists will find beauty and grandeur that sets the Iron Range apart from most of the world. You can also take time out to tour a mine, a logging camp, the Greyhound bus museum, or visit the childhood homes of Judy
Garland and Bob Dylan.Many campgrounds and local
parks are easily accessible from the trail, highways and nearby communities. Food, lodging, shopping, antiquing, golfing, fishing, camping and swimming are all in close proximity to segments of the trail, with communities and services available near all entry points.
The trail traverses forest, meadows, rivers, streams and lakes in a region bound on the east end by the Boundary
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U.S. RouteBike TrailFuture TrailState RouteCounty Route
Public Campground
State ParkParking
LEGEND
Soudan Underground
Mine State Park
Vermilion State Park
Veterans Park & Campground
Hill Annex Mine State
Park
McCarthy BeachState Park
FayalEveleth
Mt. IronVirginia
McKinley
Biwabik Aurora
Embarrass
Babbitt
Ely
SoudanTower
Hoyt Lakes
Kinney
BuhlChisholm
HibbingKelly Lake
Keewatin
Nashwauk
PengillyCalumet
SpartaGilbert
135
169
169
135
110
37
37
25
735
73
65
578
65
7
1
1
53
53
169
169
169
21
21
Bar HeadLake
Lake Vermilion
SwanLake
BirchLake
169
21
16.3 30.3
14
40.3
24
10
52.3
36
22
12
67.1
50.8
36.8
26.814.8
76.6
60.3
46.3
36.324.3
9.5
85.1
68.8
54.8
44.832.8
18
8.5
Grand
Rapids
Marble
Keewa
tin
Hibbin
g
Buhl
Virginia
McKin
ley
Giants
Ridge
MESABITRAIL
Find More Maps atwww.MNTrails.com
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