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Luce Line State Trail

Rail-trail in Minnesota · OpenStreetMap relation

Length
66.0 mi 106 km1
On former railbed
63.4 mi 96%
Surface
Paved1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Luce Line Trail is a 74.9-mile (120.5 km), shared-use path in Minnesota, United States, that stretches from Cosmos to Minneapolis. The trail system was built after 1995 when the Luce Line Railroad was abandoned west of Interstate 494. The previous line extended 104 miles (167 km) to Gluek. The multi-use trail has varying surface features, though it is primarily made up of crushed limestone or aggregate base, and the section from Cosmos to Cedar Mills is undeveloped. The trail is maintained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources west of Vicksburg Lane, where it is named Luce Line State Trail. East of Vicksburg Lane, it is maintained by the Three Rivers Park District and named Luce Line Regional Trail.

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Land and Water Conservation Fund... 2004 Annual Report... U.S. Department of the Interior (IA doi-report i-29107-22004).pdf
Land and Water Conservation Fund... 2004 Annual Report... U.S. Department of the Interior (IA doi-report i-29107-22004).pdf · Photo: Department of the Interior · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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  • Luce Line Trail.jpg Luce Line Trail.jpg
    Photo: TheRoadDudeMN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Cosmos, along the trail Cosmos, along the trail
    Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY · Flickr

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 3084425, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Luce Line Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q96391021, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026

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