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Anderson Memorial Rest Area – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from Red Wing

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Anderson Memorial Rest Area – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from Red Wing

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Anderson Memorial Rest Area – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from Red Wing

03:28

58.2km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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127 m

Levee Park on the Red Wing (Minnesota Riverfront)

Highlight • Rest Area

This park overlooks the Mississippi River in Red Wing, Minnesota. There is plenty of parking. You can access the Red Wing Riverfront trail from here, which will take you to the eastern trailhead of the Cannon Valley Trail just a few miles to the west. The park has plenty of shaded benches from where you can watch the river traffic.

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12.7 km

Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA

Nature Reserve

18.5 km

Rest Stop on the Cannon Valley Trail at Welch Village

Highlight • Rest Area

This rest stop marks the midway point on the Cannon Valley Triail between Cannon Falls at the western trailhead and Red Wing at the eastern trailhead. The rest stop provides a parking lot, water, free WiFi and a bicycle repair station with air pump and tools. You can also purchase a trail ticket here. The nearby village of Welch offers ice cream.

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25.0 km

River Terrace Prairie SNA

Nature Reserve

29.2 km

Bench With View of Cannon River

Highlight • Viewpoint

These river view benches are nice

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30.1 km

Anderson Memorial Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice rest area with a pit toilet, garbage, recycling, picnic table, and access to the Cannon River

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42.3 km

Belle Creek Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

An additional feature is Belle Creek, a designated trout stream.

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46.5 km

Flowers along the trail

Highlight • Trail

48.5 km

Cannon River

Lake

55.2 km

River bottoms with wildflowers coming into Red Wing

Highlight • River

Nice expanses to overlook on this part of the trail.

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55.5 km

Old West Main Access to the Cannon Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

Nice parking lot and access to the trail. During the summer has a porta potty too. (Didn't today for some reason)

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58.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.0 km

150 m

144 m

Surfaces

30.4 km

27.8 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 5 July

29°C

17°C

58 %

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Comments

October 31, 2021,Bike Ride on Cannon Valley Trail 2021-10-31

Can't claim anything special for this ride other than a shameless effort to get enough miles to complete our virtual tour on the Elbe Cycle Path before cold weather sets in. However, it must be acknowledged that the fall colors were glorious.

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Anderson Memorial Rest Area – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from Red Wing

Levee Park on the Red Wing (Minnesota Riverfront)

Rest Stop on the Cannon Valley Trail at Welch Village

Bench With View of Cannon River

Anderson Memorial Rest Area

Belle Creek Rest Area

Flowers along the trail

River bottoms with wildflowers coming into Red Wing

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