The Minnesota River Route follows the Minnesota River’s final 50 miles from Belle Plaine, MN, to its confluence with the Mississippi River in the heart of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN). This route is mostly unpaved single- and double-track trail, with less than 15 miles of paved multi-use path.

Chunky Gal Trail 

20(ish) miles

+6,920ft gain  /  -6,350ft loss

The Eastern Terminus of this trail connects to the Appalachian Trail along the Tennessee Valley Divide near Deep Gap to its Western Terminus on Tusquitee Bald and the Fires Creek Rim Trail. 

A true ridge trail that traverses peak to gap, typical of the Southern Appalachia region.