Central Lakes Trail

06/30/2026

We're still here. Tell us where you're riding to/from along the trail. If you like paper maps or keepsakes, there's a new edition now available. Send us a message or call Explore Alexandria MN and we'll pop one in the mail.

11/08/2024

MN Trails came to the Alexandria Area this past summer and filed this great story and report on the fun of a biking weekend in Big Ole's backyard. https://mntrails.com/big-oles-backyard/

Maybe you should plan a similar trip, next year. If you're not a camper, we have plenty of lodging to choose from at www.explorealex.com/dt_hotels/

When an opportunity came up to get away for a weekend and camp at Lake Carlos State Park, we took it, of course.

10/03/2023

Some good tips from if you're heading down the Central Lakes Trail to enjoy the fall colors...
https://havefunbiking.com/top-five-fall-bike-riding-tips/

(photo by: James Feist)

09/08/2023

re-did their link to all things Alexandria Area cycling.... (just one of many great communities along the Central Lakes Trail.

There is no shortage of fun when you plan a trip to explore Alexandria, the perfect one-tank, multi-modal, round-trip destination.

08/30/2023

If you're interested in riding bike from St. Cloud to Moorhead, or visa-versa.... check out the U.S. Bicycle Route 20, which includes the Central Lakes Trail.
https://www.dot.mn.gov/bike/usbr20.html

08/08/2023

Have you driven your bike down the Central Lakes Trail lately? 55 miles of paved trail available from Fergus Falls to Osakis, and then joins the Lake Wobegon Trail there....

07/03/2023

Alexandria is just on many towns along the 55-mile Central Lakes Trail. Here's a story from HavingFunBiking on a number of cycling opportunities in the area.

In the latest MN Bike/Hike Guide, we wanted to see how Alexandria) fit into the one-tank, round-trip getaway criteria.

06/05/2023

If you're looking for something to do this summer, The Parks and Trails Council has come up with a fun scavenger hunt around the state.... click on the link for details.
https://www.parksandtrails.org/events/hunt/

Afton Bear Head Lake Beaver Creek Valley Belmont (Jackson Co.) Bertram (Wright Co.) Big Bog Blue Mounds Buffalo River Camden Cascade River Casey Jones Trail Father Hennepin Flandrau