The Mesabi Trail has been funded in part by the LCCMR and the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
Category Archives: Detours
Construction Update June 2025
Construction season is upon the Mesabi Trail! Darwin Meyers Wildlife Management area was heavy equipment and fixing the dikes. Please be cautious and proceed with caution. McKinley to Biwabik Trail…
Darwin Myers Wildlife Management Area
There will construction on part of our trail through the beautiful Darwin Myers Wildlife Management Area this spring through fall. Please be careful and respect the equipment being used.
Construction Updates April 2025
Construction updates: McKinney to Biwabik: putting in floating bridge is done, need to pave from bridge to Biwabik, and expected to be done by June 30, 2025 Tower area: trees…
Construction Update 2025
Here is some current information on construction for this upcoming year 2025. Buhl to Kinney will be resurfaced but no date has been set. There is still a .3…
Fall is HERE!
Fall is here! Our seasonal workers have left for school and maintenance staff is down to one. Leaves are changing and falling on the trail. Please ride with caution due…
Hwy 53 construction
Update on some construction for Mesabi Trail Riders! Hwy 53 bridge will be undergoing bridge inspections over the next few days. Walkers an cyclists will be allowed to pass. Bikes…
Giants Ridge construction for water line
I wanted to let you folks know that as part of our snowmaking upgrade project we are going to have to dig across a section of the Mesabi Trail that…
7-9-24 Trail Condition Update
Mesabi Trail Conditions 7-9-2024 Near Hwy 97 to Sparta, the sinkholes have been temporarily patched with gravel, so the section is passable for trail users. Please use caution and…
June 25 Storm Damage Update
Storm Damage updates as of June 25, 2024: The Mesabi Trail has several areas of damage from the storm event on June 18, 2024, in addition to the major washout…
Storm Damage Update 6/20/24
Mesabi Trail Conditions June 20, 2024 There have been many inquiries about the condition of the trail from folks planning trips up this way in the next few weeks….
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