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Great River Ridge Trail

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Yesterday went out in the afternoon on the Great River Ridge Trail . Note that you don't see much of a great ridge or a great river along here, but it is still overall a pretty nice ride. Started at the trailhead just outside of Eyota. Hopefully the city or county can get their act together in the near future and connect it to the city of Eyota. Below is also at the trailhead, where the extension to Eyota should be. Of course, traffic isn't generally too bad out here on Olmsted County Road 9, so getting to Eyota shouldn't give you too much trouble. Would be nice if the path went there though. It has been a while since I was last out on this trail, and was reminded of how nice the first three miles from the County Road 9 trailhead are. The mile markers start from Plainview on the other end, so it is actually miles 10-13 as marked on the trail. Mostly shady and along the upper creek headwaters of the Whitewater River. Some close up views of herds of cows and a couple horses b
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Iron Belle, Gogebic County Michigan

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Westernmost Iron Belle Trail I got out this morning to ride a portion of the Iron Belle Trail in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Actually, it was the westernmost portion of the trail, meant to one day connect all the way through the state, and the trail route will eventually allow you to loop through both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. It will also provide a bike route from Ironwood in the far western UP to Belle Isle near Detroit. The portion I took begins in Hurley, Wisconsin, just across the Montreal River which forms the border between the two states there. This portion is paved and mostly over an old rail route, and is just over 6.5 miles, leading to Bessemer, Michigan and passing through the city of Ironwood on the way. The trail is exceptionally well maintained (a crew was out doing clean up as I rode), although the trailhead in Hurley seems somewhat neglected - apparently this is primarily a project of the state of Michigan, though it is nice that the interstate connection i
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