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From the north shore and the iron range, the Minnesota River valley, the glacial lakes region to bluff country, Minnesota’s bike trails await your discovery.  Minnesota is blessed with a network of paved bike trails including 56 wonderful rail trails totaling 1,288 miles; some offering incredible views from old railroad trestle bridges. The trails meander through picturesque countryside passing through small towns with quaint shops, interesting dining, local culture and history to discover.

The state trail system is maintained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  The trails can be enjoyed by young and old, and even by the handicapped. Most are level enough and the surface smooth enough for wheelchairs and in line skating. Many counties have their own trail system; some of which connect to the state trail system.

MBBA innkeepers await your arrival with comfortable beds in country inns, restored Victorian homes, or historic local buildings.  Great breakfasts are served to start your day with friendly conversation around the dining room table.  Your innkeeper offers an abundance of local expertise to help you get the most out of your bike trail experience.  Some inns offer bike rental or can direct you to local outfitters who can help you.

For those interested in Mountain Biking Minnesota has mountain biking trail systems throughout the state ranging from forest and gravel roads to single track trails. For a listing of trails by region click on mountain biking trails.

The inns listed below will help you find the trail experience that suits your needs.

	Cover Park Manor Phone: 651-430-9292 St. Paul (Stillwater), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.coverpark.com
	Olcott House Bed & Breakfast Inn Phone: 218 728-1339 Toll Free: 800 715-1339 Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.olcotthouse.com
	Golden Lantern Inn Phone: 651-388-3315 Toll Free: 888-288-3315 Red Wing, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.goldenlantern.com
	The Firelight Inn on Oregon Creek Phone: 218-724-0272 Toll Free: 888-724-0273 Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.firelightinn.com
	Rivertown Inn Phone: 651-430-2955 Stillwater, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.rivertowninn.com
	Scandinavian Inn Phone: 507-467-4500 Lanesboro, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.scandinavianinn.com
	Cedar Rose Inn Phone: 320-762-8430 Toll Free: 888-203-5333 The new Central Lakes Trail is the longest continuous paved trail in the US. It is located just a few blocks from the Inn and provides guests with excellent sightseeing as it traverses through our beautiful lake country. Lake Country (Alexandria), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: cedarroseinn.com
	Solglimt on the Water Phone: 218-727-0596 Toll Free: 877-727-0596 Solglimt has a state bike trail running right in front of our Inn. It connects to the Willard Munger Trail which is 7 miles from the Inn. The trail also connects to Duluth's Lakewalk where the bike path runs along the side of the wooden walkway.From this Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.solglimt.com
	Pine Cone B&B Phone: 507-835-5863 Toll Free: 800-930-CONE We are located approximately 1/4 mile from the bike trail that goes around scenic Clear Lake and surrounding area extending approximately 4 miles. Waseca, Minnesota View Expanded Listing
	Park Street Inn Phone: 218-652-4500 The Heartland Bike Trail is just one block from the Park Street Inn in Nevis. The Heartland Bike trail is a 48-mile, multi-use, paved trail. It was Minnesota's first rail to trail system and has become one of its best known and most popular bike routes. Park Rapids (Nevis), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.parkstreetinn.com
	The Ellery House Phone: 218-724-7639 Toll Free: 800-355-3794 Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.elleryhouse.com
	Dancing Winds Farmstay Retreat Phone: (507)-789-6606 Kenyon, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.dancingwinds.com
	Poplar Creek Guesthouse Bed & Breakfast Phone: 218-388-4487 Toll Free: 1-800-322-8327 Over 60 miles of mountain biking on the Central Gunflint's Flintlock Mountain Biking Trails beginning right from Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B front door. Mountain bike rentals. Exclusive manger of the Mesabi Lodge to Lodge Biking Program along the Iron Range's paved Mesabi Trail. Gunflint Trail (Grand Marais), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.poplarcreekbb.com
	Country Cove B&B Phone: 651-430-3434 Toll Free: 800-646-5122 Country Cove is located 1 mile from the Gateway Bike Trail. This trail is 26 miles in length. You can enjoy biking in the country or you can go all the way to the Capitol in St. Paul. The Gateway is groomed for X-Country Skiing in the winter. We have plenty of room to keep your bicycle in the garage while you do other things in the area. You can also rent bikes @ a rental place near the trail. There are several other routes you can ride, including downtown Stillwater or White Bear Lake. Twin Cites (Stillwater), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.countrycove.com
	The Pillar Inn Phone: 320-685-3828 The Pillar Inn is near the beautiful Wobegon bike trail! We are just 7 miles from a trail head in St. Joseph. St. Cloud (Cold Spring), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.thepillarinn.com
	Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast Phone: 888-832-5606 Toll Free: 888-832-5606 Duluth (Two Harbors), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.lighthousebb.org
	A.G. Thomson House Bed & Breakfast Phone: 218-724-3464 Toll Free: 877-807-8077 Duluth's Lakewalk offers a scenic way to enjoy a bike ride. Or head up the North Shore to pick up one of the many trails available along Lake Superior. Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.thomsonhouse.biz
	The River Nest Bed and Breakfast Phone: 651-560-4077 Wabasha (Reads Landing), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.TheRiverNest.com
	Hillcrest Hide-Away B&B Phone: 507 467-3079 Toll Free: 800 697-9902 Lanesboro is home to the Root River State Trail. More than 60 miles of biking are available through bluffs, valleys, pastures and corn fields. Just 5 miles from Lanesboro is the quaint town of Whalan - home of the World Famous Pie Shop. Most of the trail is built on a railroad bed so it is quite flat. But there all also hilly stretches on both ends for bikers who enjoy a challenge. Start your day at the Hillcrest Hide-Away where you awaken to just-baked bread delivered to your room, followed by a hearty breakfast in our dining room. We are located 3 blocks from the Root River State Bike Trail. Bluff Country (Lanesboro), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.hillcresthideaway.com
	Historic Hutchinson House Phone: 507-384-3291 Northfield (Faribault), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.historichutchhouse.com
	Outing Lodge Phone: 651-439-9747 St. Paul (Stillwater), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.outinglodge.com
	Water Street Inn Phone: 651-439-6000 St. Paul (Stillwater), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.waterstreetinn.us
	Morning Glory Bed and Breakfast Phone: 218-326-3978 Toll Free: 866-926-3978 Hibbing (Grand Rapids), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.morningglorybandb.com
	Classic Rosewood Inn and Spa Phone: 651-437-3297 One of the most spectaular bike trails in Mnnnesota surrounds Hastings Minnesota. It is 15 miles and 12 of it is along waterway. You will see Historic Downtown --a beautiful National Reigster Main Street town with buildings dating back to 1865. Then travel along railroad tracks, the pretty little Lake Isabelle with cottage style homes dotted on its shores, open fields and soon the spiders of the Vermilion River come into view and you are up above a beatiful high ravine and can hear the waterfalls in the distance,then a well conceived tunnel under Highway 61 brings you along the upper Vermillion and eventually into a new part of town and ending near farms and lake Rebecca. Spectacular! Stillwater (Hastings), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.classicrosewood.com
	Country Gardens on Lake Mina Phone: 320-762-8502 Toll Free: 320-304-0174 cell The Country Gardens On Lake Mina is located only one mile from Central Lakes Bike Trail, a paved trail that is 75 miles long. The trail travels through pristine lake areas, rolling hills and farm country. Alexandria, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: countrygardensonlakemina.com
	Anna Vs Phone: 507-467-2686 The Root River Bike Trail is two blocks from Anna V's in Lanesboro, MN. Indoor bike storage is available on site. This trail is 60 miles in length. Lanesboro, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.annavbb.com
	Embracing Pines Phone: 218-224-3519 or 218-731-5026 We are located on the newly completed Paul Bunyan Trail near mile marker 71 at the Kabekona River. We offer shuttle service for both the 50 mile Heartland Trail and the 110 mile Paul Bunyan Trail. Both trails cross close to our location and offer the opportunity to travel 4 different directions by bike. Bemidji (Walker), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.embracingpines.com
	Baptism River Inn Bed and Breakfast Phone: 218-353-0707 Toll Free: 877-353-0707 The premier bike trail on the North Shore (possibly the state) is being expanded as you read this. When completed, the Gitchi-Gami State Trail will be an 86 mile non-motorized, paved trail between Two Harbors and Grand Marais. Right now you can start in Beaver Bay (10 minutes from us) and travel the longest contiguous section of the trail (13.1 mi.) thru Split Rock Lighthouse SP to Gooseberry SP. By late in 2011 the plan is for 26.6 miles of uninterrupted trail between Tettegouche and Gooseberry Falls State Parks. Since our B&B is only 3 miles from Tettegouche, guests will have exceptional access, to say the least. You can learn more about the trail's progress at: http://www.ggta.org North Shore (Silver Bay), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.baptismriverinn.com
	Quill and Quilt Phone: 507-721-1622 Toll Free: 877-582-0096 You can bicycle right off the property from the Quill & Quilt onto the Cannon Valley Trail. This trail follows the Cannon River about 22 miles to Red Wing. A variety of bicycles can also be rented at www.cannonfallscanoeandbike.com. The Quill & Quilt offers safe bicycle storage if desired. Cannon Falls, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.quillandquilt.com
	A.G. Thomson House Bed & Breakfast Phone: 218-724-3464 Toll Free: 877-807-8077 Duluth, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.thomsonhouse.biz
	Hungry Point Inn Phone: 651-437-3660 Red Wing (Welch), Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.hungrypointinn.com
	Villa Calma Bed and Breakfast Phone: 218-444-5554 Bring your Bike! Loop Lake Bemidji trail is 14 miles long and skirts Lake Bemidji past our front doorstep. Passing through Lake Bemidji State Park, Loop Lake Bemidji trail ties into the Paul Bunyan Trail system from which you can bike for an hour or days. Check out nearby Itasca State Park for even more trails! Need a bicycle or ability to haul it? Bemidji State University Outdoor Program is a short walk away and has a great selection of bicycles at reasonable rates. If biking isn't your thing they also rent canoes, kayaks, sailboats and other outdoor recreation gear. For more information check out their website at; http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/recreation/opc/rental Bemidji, Minnesota View Expanded Listing   Go to: www.villacalma.com