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Douglas State Trail

Coordinates: 44°7′39″N 92°35′19″W / 44.12750°N 92.58861°W / 44.12750; -92.58861
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Douglas State Trail
Length12.5 mi (20.1 km)
LocationSoutheast Minnesota, USA
DesignationMinnesota state trail
TrailheadsRochester
Pine Island
UseBiking, hiking, horseback riding, in-line skating, snowmobiling
GradeLevel
DifficultyEasy
SeasonYear-round
HazardsSevere weather
SurfaceParallel asphalt and gravel
WebsiteDouglas State Trail

The Douglas State Trail is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) multiple-use rail trail in Minnesota, USA.

It occupies the abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway corridor between Rochester and Pine Island, passing through Douglas along the way. The trail has a paved track for cyclists, hikers, in-line skaters and skiers, as well as a natural surface track for horseback riders and snowmobilers.

The Cannon Valley Trail between Cannon Falls and Red Wing makes use of another segment of the same abandoned CGW right-of-way.

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44°7′39″N 92°35′19″W / 44.12750°N 92.58861°W / 44.12750; -92.58861