JULY 1 , 2009
Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,
651-259-5023; David Schotzko, DNR Parks and Trails area supervisor,
218-308-2367.
Paul Bunyan State Trail now open between Bemidji and Guthrie
Construction on the Bemidji to Guthrie segment of the Paul Bunyan State
Trail is complete and the trail is now open to the public.
The trail is now paved for approximately 11.5 miles between the two
communities, primarily along the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe
railroad grade. Bridges were constructed along this route in 2002 over
Washington Ave. and the U.S. Highway 2 bypass.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will construct the
Guthrie to Walker segment of the trail over the next two years to
provide a continuous paved trail from Bemidji to Brainerd.
Future trail and bridge construction will be required in the southern
part of Bemidji and in Crow Wing State Park to fully complete the Paul
Bunyan State Trail. Once finished, it will extend for approximately 110
miles from Crow Wing State Park south of Brainerd to Lake Bemidji State
Park north of Bemidji.
For a map of the Paul Bunyan or other state trails, visit or call toll
free, 888-646-6367.
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