Wagon Wheel Trail

La Crescent, MN

 
 
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          Houston County  
          Southeast Minnesota  
 

Parking

 
 

Park at the end of 1st St
N43 49.697, W91 18.189

Parking lot on Shore Acres Road
N43 49.909, W91 16.964

 
         
 

Maps

 
 

Wagon Wheel Trail Map

 
     
 
About
 
 

Overview

 
 

 

 
     
 

Ownership and Management

 
 

City of La Crescent

 
     
 

Links

 
 

City of La Crescent Parks & Recreation

 
     
 

Fees

 
 

No fees

 
     
 

Season

 
 

Year round

 
     
 

Uses

 
 

Hiking, biking

 
     
 

Length

 
 

1.4 miles

 
     
 

Surfaces

 
 

Paved

 

 

 

 

 

           
 
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  Canadian Geese are common along the trail and can get aggressive when they have their goslings in tow.   Wagon Wheel Trail  
           
  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.   Wagon Wheel Trail  
           
  taken during the spring flood of 2023. The trail wasn’t accessible.   Wagon Wheel Trail  
           
 

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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Other Videos
 
  Forman ribbon cutting for La Crescent's Wagon Wheel Trail Bridge
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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.

 
  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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Insects and Arachnids

 
 

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)

northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

wrinkled soldier beetle (Podabrus rugosulus)

 

anchor stink bug

common green darner

 
 

Plants

 
 

American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus)

buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum)

  great St. Johnswort  
 

Reptiles

 
  Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)   Ouachita map turtle  
           
 
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Created: 11/17/2023

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