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Central Lakes State Trail
Fergus Fallsto Osakis
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Trailheads are found in each community: Fergus Falls' is in DeLagoon City Park. Dalton, Ashby, Evansville, Brandon, Garfield, Alexandria - by Ole the Viking, Nelson and Osakis - near the Chamber of Commerce.
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A 55-mile, paved rail trail through 3 counties and 10 communities. Beginning in Fergus Falls, the trail ends in Osakis (or vice versa - depending on where you start!). Trail users will enjoy the many differing landscape views, ranging from open prairie in the west to many lakes scattered throughout the area to the forested, rolling hills in the east.
Passes through Dalton, Ashby, Evansville, Brandon, Garfield, Alexandria, Nelson, and Osakis. Connect to Lake Wobegon Trail in Osakis.
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Two women bike the Sauke Lake stretch of the Lake Wobegon Trail / Waqar Ahmad

Wander the trails at Fort Snelling State Park / Minnesota DNR

Mickey relaxes at the campsite / Terrae Weatherman

The 55-mile Central Lakes State Trail runs beside wildflowers, prairie grass, wetland ponds and wildlife between Fergus Falls and Osakis

Dog jumping off a dock into Ottertail Lake at sunset / Allie Hoeft

Wander the trails at Fort Snelling State Park / Minnesota DNR

At 115 miles long, the Paul Bunyan State Trail is Minnesota's longest continuous rail-trail

Boat fishing in Lake Margaret in the Brainerd Lakes Area / Paul Vincent