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Gandy Dancer State Trail

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Trail description: 98-mile multi-use trail runs from St Croix Falls north to the town of Superior. A section of the northern half of the trail runs through Minnesota.
Access fee: State Trail Pass is required for bicyclists
Towns along the trail: St Croix Falls, Milltown, Frederic, Siren, Danbury, Cloverton (MN), Patzau, Superior (pop 28,000)
Web site: WI State Trails
Related link: Polk County Guide () | Burnett County Guide
Trail map: Available from the tourism bureaus
Trail surface: Packed gravel
Designated activities: Bicycling, walking, ATV riding (on north section), snowmobiling, xc skiing
Facilities on the trail: Several towns along the trail have food services and drinking water.
Points of interest: Gandy Dancer was the name given to workmen building the railroad because of their synchronized movements with the Gandy tools. Fort Folle Avoine at Yellow Lake has a reconstructed fur trading post.
Lodging: Many of the towns have accommodations
Camping: Interstate State Park is a few miles south of St Croix Falls.
Bike shops: Superior
Weather forecast: Superior
Tourism info: Polk County Tourism | Burnnett County tourism | Superior-Douglas County Tourism
Getting to the trail:
Map of local region: St Croix Falls | Milltown | Frederic | Siren | Danbury | Cloverton (MN) | Patzau | Superior

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