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Mahnomen Trail

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rail Trail

Length
3 miles
Elevation Gain
--
Route Type
out & back

Wetlands along the trail where wild rice grows.

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Location: At Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, east of St. Cloud, Minnesota

States: Minnesota
Counties: Sherburne

The Mahnomen Trail at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge offers three miles of scenic hiking over moderately level terrain. "Mahnomen" is an Ojibwe word for wild rice that once grew abundantly in the nearby 600-acre Rice Lake.

Archeological surveys show that Rice Lake attracted wildlife and that ancient people were drawn to this source of plentiful food and clothing as long ago as the late Woodland period (500 A.D.).

The trail has three loops designed to let the visitor choose their walking distance as they travel through woodland habitat and prairie openings, skirting Rice and Round lakes, and also several wetlands.

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Allowed Uses:

Hiking/Walking

Other Activities

Wildlife viewing / observation

Public Contact

Nancy Haugen
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
17076 293rd Ave.
Zimmerman, MN 55398
[email protected] • (763) 389-3323 ext. 13
www.fws.gov/midwest/sherburne

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Elevation (low): 1000
Elevation (high): 1000
Elevation (cumulative): --

Part of a Trail System? No
Surface (primary): Grass or Vegetation
Surfaces (additional): Grass or Vegetation

Tread Width (average): 72"
Tread Width (minimum): --
Running length (minimum): --

Tread Grade (average, percent): 1
Tread Grade (maximum): 1
Running length (maximum): --

Cross-slope (average, percent): --
Cross-slope (maximum): --
Running length (maximum): --

Certified as an NRT
May 31, 1980

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