Cannon Valley Trail – Lake Byllesby Dam loop from Randolph Township

Cannon Valley Trail – Lake Byllesby Dam loop from Randolph Township

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Cannon Valley Trail – Lake Byllesby Dam loop from Randolph Township

01:29

30.0km

180m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.97 km

Lake Byllesby

Highlight • Lake

Nice big lake, with a power dam and a bridge to check it out. The dam is exciting when the water is high. This lake gets pretty green in the …

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4.58 km

Mill Towns State Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice section of the trail from Lake Byllesby to Cannon Falls. And some good sections in Northfield, can't wait for them to connect!

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6.24 km

Gemini Aquatic Management Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice picnic area rest stop and possibly trail access point (not sure how you drive into it, being that the fairgrounds are usually closed to the public)

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8.50 km

Bob O'Gorman Trail Access point

Highlight • Trail

Another access point to the Cannon Valley trail, picnic area, bike repair stuff, etc.

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9.22 km

Welcome to the Cannon Valley Trail sign

Highlight • Trail

Welcome to the trail from Cannon Falls to Red Wing, enjoy!

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9.90 km

Archie Swenson Trail Access point

Highlight • Rest Area

Another nice trail access point, there is a booth where volunteers sell trail passes on the weekend in the summer. Access to the ball fields and playground equipment in the park.

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10.2 km

Cannon Valley Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A great bike trail. If you are only going to ride a portion of it, I recommend starting in Welch and pedaling up to Cannon Falls, then it's a gradual …

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25.3 km

Gemini Aquatic Management Area

Nature Reserve

27.4 km

Lake Byllesby Dam

Highlight • Monument

Before this dam was built in 1910, there had been a natural falls at this site known as Big Falls. It was a favorite picnic site for the townspeople in …

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30.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.5 km

3.48 km

2.13 km

851 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.9 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Monday 12 October

30°C

17°C

27 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

May 7, 2025,Ride from Byllesby to Nature Loop access and back

Wanted to ride this to get the grass loop on the map. I have to add it to OpenStreeMaps now, but it's at least on this ride. Forgot my bike computers at home, so this was an interesting ride just using Komoot on the phone in my bag. Weird not being able to check speed, cadence, time, sunset approaching, etc.