SE MN’s Root River State Trail open again after flooding
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reopened the Root River Trail in southeastern Minnesota following the recent flooding. Only a 400-foot stretch of the trail between Lanesboro and Whalen remained closed in mid-September because it was washed out.
Windy Block, city administrator for the town of Rushford, said his community welcomes bikers and trail users but wants to make sure visitors understand that a good portion of the city is still trying to clean up from the flooding that caused extensive property damage.
“We want people to enjoy the trail, but also be sensitive to our residents and community,” Block said. “We need them to stay on the trail and not go sightseeing through town where they could interfere with the clean-up efforts.”
The Root River State Trail is a 42-mile-long multiple-use trail through the rural communities of Fountain, Lanesboro, Whalan, Peterson, Rushford and Houston.