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Mill Park – The Heron Pond loop from Northfield

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Mill Park – The Heron Pond loop from Northfield

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Mill Park – The Heron Pond loop from Northfield

00:56

15.6km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.65 km for 154 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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5.49 km

Dundas Trailhead of the Milltowns State Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Milltowns State Trail consists of two separate, non-contiguous segments. The first segment starts in Dundas and follows the Cannon River northward to Waterford. The second segment begins further downstream …

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5.58 km

Marha's eats and treats at lunch tome

Highlight • Cafe

I stopped in for the first time today (they are only open Friday and Saturday 6am to 2pm), had a great pastrami sandwich with kraut. I'll have to go back …

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5.61 km

L&M Bar and Grill

Highlight • Restaurant

Big outdoor patio. Decent burgers and beer.

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5.83 km

Mill Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Awesome mill ruins right on the Cannon River. Nice parking lot here if you want to get on the river or the bike trails. Right across the bridge from Chapel Brewing.

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6.18 km

Canoe and kayak landing in Memorial Park, Dundas

Highlight • Rest Area

Although technically it is possible to launch a canoe here, I would be careful if there is any current in the river so that your craft is not swept downriver …

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6.32 km

Memorial Park - Dundas Dukes home field

Highlight • Rest Area

Fun wooden Dukes statue and quite a baseball diamond. I have yet to sit and watch a game, but I have looked over the fence at some as I pedal by.

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8.13 km

New entrance! This comes from Highway 3.

Highlight • Trail

Nice to have more access to the Mill City Trails!

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9.34 km

The Heron Pond

Highlight • Lake

we often find a blue heron standing in this pond but I think it's a little dry for that right now

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

1.34 km

1.16 km

814 m

638 m

331 m

308 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

614 m

466 m

331 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 19 August

26°C

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April 23, 2025,Bike Ride on the Mill Towns State Trail from Northfield to Dundas 2025-04-23

After visiting the Driftless Prairie Visions multimedia exhibit at the Hamlin Creative Space at Carleton College, Martha and I set off on the Mill Towns State Trail. We began our bike ride from Riverside Park in Northfield and headed towards Dundas, where we planned to visit the Archibald Mill Ruins.

November 27, 2024,Central Park Dundas loop

This wasn't the planned route, but between cold fingers at -4C, a phone that decided to shut down, and a front tire that seemed low, I decided to cut this short and just do a loop around Dundas and back

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Mill Park – The Heron Pond loop from Northfield

Dundas Trailhead of the Milltowns State Trail

Marha's eats and treats at lunch tome

L&M Bar and Grill

Mill Park

Canoe and kayak landing in Memorial Park, Dundas

Memorial Park - Dundas Dukes home field

New entrance! This comes from Highway 3.

The Heron Pond

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