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Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Phone: (320) 235-3552
Toll Free: 800-845-8747
info@willmarlakesarea.com
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This officially designated Minnesota State Scenic Byway is a 220 mile route through lakes, woods and farmlands. Massive glaciers once covered this land; as they melted, they left west central Minnesota dotted with lakes nestled among hills and ridges. This byway offers several scenic loops and side trips. Three state parks, Sibley, Monson and Glacial Lakes, are a mix of hardwood forest, prairie and lakes and are good spots for hiking, bird watching and fishing.

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Length

  • 245 miles

Route

  • Several loops in the countryside between Willmar and Glenwood, with extensions to Alexandria and Sauk Centre

Scenery

  • Rolling terrain of lakes, woods, prairie and farmland

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Bird houses along Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway near New London/Spicer

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