Wagon Wheel Trail
La Crescent, MN
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Park at the end of 1st St Parking lot on Shore Acres Road |
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No fees |
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Hiking, biking |
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1.4 miles |
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| Canadian Geese are common along the trail and can get aggressive when they have their goslings in tow. |  |
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| Wagon Wheel Trail is fully paved, easy access for walkers, hikers, and bikers. In the middle of the picture is one of the beaver lodges next to the trail. |  |
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| taken during the spring flood of 2023. The trail wasn’t accessible. |  |
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Pedestrian Bridge While technically a part of the Wagon Wheel Trail, the bridge, opened in 2022 allowing easy access to the Wagon Wheel Trail from La Crescent without having to cross the busy highway. |
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Swing Bridge While at the east end of the Wagon Wheel Trail, the historic railroad Swing Bridge can be seen. |
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| Forman ribbon cutting for La Crescent's Wagon Wheel Trail Bridge WXOW News 19 |
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Sep 19, 2022 News 19's Heather Armstrong goes live in La Crescent for the new Wagon Wheel Bridge ribbon cutting. |
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| Biking the secret Wagon Wheel trail. Matthew Dotta |
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Jul 23, 2023 Riding a nice swamp trail between Lacrosse and Lacrescent MN. |
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anchor stink bug (Stiretrus anchorago) blood-winged click beetle (Ampedus sanguinipennis) broad-headed marsh fly (Helophilus latifrons) cobra clubtail (Gomphurus vastus) common green darner (Anax junius) goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) |
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American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) |
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| Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) |  |
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Created: 11/17/2023
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