Trail description: Sakatah Singing Hills Trail is a 39-mile paved trail that follows an abandoned railroad grade between Mankato and Faribault. Plans are underway for the Mill Towns Trail to be built from the northeast end of the trail to link with to the Cannon Valley Trail, about 30 miles northeast. Access fee: No charge Towns along the trail: Mankato (pop 32,000), Madison Lake, Elysian, Waterville, Morristown and Faribault (pop 17,000), MN Web site:Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail | Mill Towns Trail Trail map: Available from the DNR and on their website Trail surface: Paved Designated activities: Bicycling, walking, horseback riding (on a separate treadway), inline skating, snowmobiling Facilities on the trail: Picnic tables are located every few miles, vault toilets at Sakatah Lake State Park Points of interest: Sakatah Lake Lodging: Several lakeside resorts are in the region Camping: Sakatah Lake State Park, near the midpoint of the trail, has 62 sites Bike shops: Weather forecast:Mankato Tourism info:Mankato Area Tourism Getting to the trail: The trail can be accessed at several points along its length Map of local region:Mankato | Madison Lake | Waterville | Faribault
Trail name: Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Times biking the trail: Once Date of last visit: July, 2005 Sections that I biked: Entire length My favourite sections of the trail: Sakatah Lake State Park Best time to go: Not sure yet Trail marking: Very good Trail maintenance: Poor Rating: 4 stars What I liked: Transitions from woodland flat to rolling agricultural lands, lakes and marshlands. What I disliked: Trail has some poor sections of buckled pavement, particularly west of Madison Lake. In general, this trail is in need of resurfacing. Comments: We biked from Faribault to Mankato. We parked at the White Sands lot in Faribault with permission from the City for overnight parking. Had picnic lunch in Elysian under covered shelter at depot. We stayed off the trail in Mankato returned the following day. We took our time, stopping in each town along the way, and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Submitted by: Tim from: Eagan, MN Date submitted: July 5, 2005
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Trail name: Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Times biking the trail: Weekly Date of last visit: Sept, 2003 Sections that I biked: End to end My favourite sections of the trail: From Waterville to Morristown, especially through Sakatah State Park Best time to go: Trail marking: Very good Trail maintenance: Fair Rating: 4 stars What I liked: Wonderful open prairie trail. Very few hills. What I disliked: Could use resurfacing. Potholes on a small stretch near Eagle Lake. You may want to skip this trail if you in-line skate. For inline skaters, the Red Jacket Trail (Mankato to Rapidan) is much better. Comments: Trail is easy to bike. The only major hill on it is the first mile of it at Mankato. Asphalt is showing its age, but still works fine for pedestrians and bicyclists. Submitted by: PMM from: Mankato, MN Date submitted: Sept 18, 2003
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Trail name: Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail Times biking the trail: Several Date of last visit: August, 2001 Sections that I biked: My favourite sections of the trail: Best time to go: Trail marking: Very_good Trail maintenance: Fair Rating: 4 stars Likes and dislikes: for the most part good biking. some gravel must be crossed and some cracks and pot holes in pavement. Comments: Submitted by: bkc from: madison lake Date submitted: March 5, 2002
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