GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — We're stepping outside this week on "Hitting The Trails" and venturing out on the Root River State Trail. The 42-mile trail runs from Fountain to Houston, and was built 30 ...

The Root River State Trail stretches for 42 miles between Houston, Minn., and Fountain, Minn. (David Ranzenberger/Winona Daily News) ...

The other 35 miles became the Root River Trail. Development began in 1985. Workers completed the project in 1988. It cost $2 million in state bonds, Blommer said. Extensions to Harmony and Houston ...

The amounts being sought are: Root River Trail from Preston to Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, $2.9 million; Goodhue Pioneer for 9 miles between Goodhue and Zumbrota, $2 million; Chester ...

Root River Trail Towns was created in 1988 to market the Root River and Harmony-Preston Valley state bike trails.

Post-paddle: Lanesboro is like a museum exhibit of a 19th-century river town, with several small inns, B&Bs and cafes, and it's also at the nexus of the 60-mile Root River State Trail System ...

The Blufflands Trail System: The Root River State Trail and the Harmony/Preston Valley Trail comprise a rails-to-trails network that spans about 60 miles through Minnesota's southeastern bluff region.

From left, Nancy Heath, Gerri Lewerenz and Pete Heath bike Wednesday on the Root River State Trail in Rushford, Minn. (Fred Schulze/Winona Daily News) ...

FOUNTAIN, Minn. (WKBT) — Root River Trail Towns canceled its sixth annual 60-Mile Garage Sale because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The garage sales usually take place in the nine ...