Trails and Backroads

Bicycle Vacation Guide

Features 26 destination rail trails and back roads throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin

$24.95

Rail Trails, back roads, lodging, festivals and events, alternate activities. Focuses on trails that are worth traveling to for a weekend vacation. All new and completely updated, the fourth edition of Bicycle Vacation Guide is the “everything” guide to your next bicycle vacation. Copyright 2008.
Format:
Book with color photos and easy to read four color maps of the trails
Trail Surface:
As a general rule Minnesota trails are paved and Wisconsin trails are hard packed limestone. There are exceptions in both states. Surface of the trail is shown on the first page of each trail chapter.
State:
Minnesota, Wisconsin
Region:
All of Minnesota. Wisconsin trails along the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers and across the southern part of the state to Madison.
SKU:
ISBN: 978-0-9746625-6-5 Bikeverywhere sku 08BVG

Bikeverywhere eBooks

Bikeverywhere eBooks are chapters from Bicycle Vacation Guide. They allow you to purchase and download just one chapter at a time. Each eBook has active hyperlinks so you can click directly to a URL for interesting sites along the way. Use the eBook for planning your next vacation, then print only the pages you need for the ride.

Elroy-Sparta State Trail

Developed in 1967, this is the granddaddy of rail trails. It shows in the mature trees that create a full canopy over the trail. The main attractions are the three tunnels. One of them is 3/4 of a mile long and requires a flashlight to negotiate.

$4.25

The trail runs through the stunning Driftless area of SW Wisconsin. First timers come for the trail. Repeat visitors explore the scenic, paved and low traffic backroads that link to the trail. This trail is excerpted from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin."
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, restaurants, festivals and events, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print.
Pages:
16
Trail Distance:
33 miles
Trail Surface:
Crushed limestone
State:
Wisconsin
Region:
SW corner of state
SKU:
rwi001

Cannon Valley Trail

One of the most popular trails in Minnesota follows the Cannon River from Cannon Falls to Red Wing, taking in panoramic overlooks and intimate river bottoms.

$4.25

Welch Village, near the center of the trail, is the most popular access point. The trail drops at a steady rate from west to east. The grade isn’t steep, but you will notice the difference when you turn around. For an unusual experience, try riding the trail after dark under a full moon. The trail has a small daily or annual fee, a worthwhile investment because all of the money goes back into trail maintenance, creating perhaps the best maintained trail in the state. This trail is excerpted from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print.
Pages:
14
Trail Distance:
20 miles
Trail Surface:
asphalt
State:
Minnesota
Region:
South Central, about 45 miles south of the Twin Cities
SKU:
rmn003

Root River State Bike Trail

This eBook features one of the most popular bicycle trails in Minnesota. The Root River Trail cuts through the blufflands of southeast Minnesota and follows its namesake, the Root River. The file is ready to download and print.

$4.25

This is two bike trails in one eBook. The popular Root River Trail stays near its namesake river as it cuts through the blufflands of southeastern Minnesota. The Harmony-Preston Valley Trail branches off the Root and climbs to the top of the bluffs in Harmony. Lanesboro, the jumping off point for most visitors, has its entire downtown designated an historic district. This trail is excerpted from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin."
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print.
Pages:
14
Trail Distance:
43 miles
Trail Surface:
Asphalt
State:
Minnesota
Region:
SE corner of state, runs through Lanesboro and other small towns in the blufflands area of the state
SKU:
rmn002

Gitchi Gami State Trail

The best views of Lake Superior you will get from the seat of a bicycle.

$4.25

The trail is being built piecemeal as part of the reconstruction of Highway 61. The longest section, 14.3 miles, runs from Gooseberry Falls State Park to Beaver Bay and dips into Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. A short, but scenic, section follows the road bed of Old Hwy 61 around the Silver Creek Tunnel and offers stunning views of Lake Superior and the occasional distraction of watching rock climbers. This is an excerpt from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin."
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print.
Pages:
14
Trail Distance:
14
Trail Surface:
Asphalt
State:
Minnesota
Region:
North Shore of Lake Superior
SKU:
rmn01

We spent the week of the 4th up on the North Shore.  The Gitchi Gami got a brand new extension north up and over the Onion River.  It doesn’t quite reach the Lutsen Resort yet, but they have bridge with no trail connection over the Poplar River and are clearly headed that way.  I took some pictures and loaded them to Flickr, have a look.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19054044@N00/sets/72157624364926175/

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Lake Wobegon State Trail

Three connected trails in one eBook fora total of 124 traffic free bicycling miles. These trails pass through a scenic blend of prairie potholes, open farmland and wooded lots.

$4.25

The Lake Wobegon Trail runs through the land that inspired Garrison Keillor’s mythical Lake Wobegon. The Central Lakes Trail crosses numerous channels and culverts connecting the lake country of Alexandria, then travels west into prairie pothole country. The Holdingford Trail plunges deep into the quiet and scenic farmland of central Minnesota before crossing the Mississippi River. This trail is excerpted from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin."
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, restaurants, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print.
Pages:
23
Trail Distance:
Lake Wobegon Trail with Holdingford spur 59 miles Central Lakes Trail 63 miles
Trail Surface:
asphalt
State:
Minnesota
Region:
Central and West Central Minnesota from Fergus Falls to St. Joseph
SKU:
rmn004

Gandy Dancer State Trail

This hardpack limestone trail skirts lakes, bogs and cattail marshes near Siren, crosses a high bridge over the Yellow River near the northern end and passes through small towns every three to four miles providing numerous places to rest and refresh.

$4.25

The trail passes through small towns and rural landscape from St. Croix Falls to Danbury in northwestern Wisconsin.  Check out the Frederic Depot, a restored train depot with bathrooms, water and other facilities for cyclists. This trail is excerpted from "Bicycle Vacation Guide, a guide to the rail trails and back roads of Minnesota and western Wisconsin."
Format:
pdf file with active web links to motels, campgrounds, B&Bs, restaurants, festivals and events, and general tourist information. Ready to download and print
Pages:
14
Trail Distance:
47 miles
Trail Surface:
Crushed limestone
State:
Wisconsin
Region:
West Central, Southern end of trail near St. Croix Falls and the St. Croix River
SKU:
rwi002

About the Use of eBooks:

Once you own an eBook file, it’s yours. You can reprint the pages as often as you wish for personal use. You can also print extra copies for fellow travelers on your trip, but please don’t share or sell the electronic files, or print copies for distribution or commercial uses.