The Goodhue Pioneer State Trail is a multi-use recreational

rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

in southeastern

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, USA. The of trail currently exist in two segments, separated by a gap. The northern segment is a paved trail running from Red Wing, Minnesota, to the Hay Creek section of the

Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest The Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest is a reserve of current and former forest in Minnesota's Driftless Area. Only of the land is state owned, with the remainder owned by private individuals and community groups, governed by ease ...

near Hay Creek Township, with an adjacent natural surface trail for horseback riding through the Hay Creek portion. The southern section is a paved trail running northward from the Zumbrota Covered Bridge Park in Zumbrota, Minnesota. The trail corridor follows an abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway segment that was originally built by the Duluth, Red Wing, & Southern Railroad in 1888, and abandoned in 1964 following a derailment. The trail connects to the

Cannon Valley Trail The Cannon Valley Trail is a paved rail trail that follows the Cannon River in southeast Minnesota. The trail follows an abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway corridor for between Cannon Falls, Minnesota and Red Wing, Minnesota. In the sprin ...

in Red Wing.

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External links

Goodhue Pioneer State Trail

Goodhue Pioneer State Trail Master Plan
{{Minnesota hiking trails Chicago Great Western Railway Protected areas of Goodhue County, Minnesota Minnesota state trails Rail trails in Minnesota