Category Archives: Construction Updates
New Trail in Embarrass
Nine miles of new trail is completed heading north out of Embarrass, dead ending at Hwy 26 in Kugler Township – leaving the trail about 5 miles short of Tower. This new addition gives us 24 miles of continuous trail from Biwabik to Kugler Township. Note on the way to Embarrass, when you pass over…
Read more2021 New Construction
Sixteen miles of new trail are planned for the coming season: Two miles south and nine miles north of Embarrass – this creates a 24 mile continuous stretch from Biwabik to about nine miles past Embarrass…the trail dead ends here about six miles short of Tower. Two miles from Trygg Road to Eagles Nest Township…
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2020 Construction
Three sections of Trail are scheduled for construction this summer, actual completion dates are not available…but we will keep you posted. 9.5 miles from Embarrass to Kugler Township – this will leave about 6 miles left to connect to Tower. No route identified for the remaining 6 miles yet. Two miles from the section just…
Read moreNew Trail Section Ready for 2020
The newest 3.5 mile portion of completed Trail starts at Hwy 135 (just past Giants Ridge) and ends at Palo Tia Road in Embarrass. This section of Trail crosses the Embarrass Wetland Complex and Darwin Myers State Wildlife Management Area via a 3/4 mile long floating bridge. The last 1/2 mile of this section, from…
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The Mesabi Trail™ has been funded in part by the LCCMR and the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund.