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Print Friendly MapThe Douglas-Cascade Trail extends 2 miles southeast towards downtown Rochester from the southern terminus of the Douglas State Trail. The paved trail, a portion of which follows the former Chicago Great Western Railroad, runs through an urban landscape. For a more picturesque setting, you can take the Arianna Celeste Macnamara Memorial Bridge at the southern end of the trail to reach Cascade Lake Park and the Cascade Creek Trail.
The trailhead at the southern terminus of the Douglas State Trail provides parking and restrooms. From US Highway 52, take the CSAH 22 (55th Street) exit; take CSAH 22 approximately 2 miles to County Road 4 (Valleyhigh Drive); go east on Valleyhigh Drive about 0.3 miles to reach the trailhead.
This is an essential connector trail from the Douglas State Trail to the Rochester Minnesota city trail system. It runs on the same Chicago Great Western Railway route as the rest of the Douglas State Trail with the exception of its two bridges, the Arianna Celeste MacNamara Memorial Bridge over US 14 and the CP Railroad, and the David Rossman Memorial Bridge over Valleyhigh Drive, and the short segment that is an access easement through the former IBM property. Little Thistle Brewery is connected to this trail. Please use extra caution when crossing 19th Street, there have been serious bike/car collisions there.
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