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Welch Village – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from A. P. Anderson Park

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Welch Village – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from A. P. Anderson Park

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Welch Village – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from A. P. Anderson Park

01:43

28.2km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 122 m for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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275 m

Cannon Valley Trail - Lower A.P. Anderson Access Point

Highlight • Trail

Access point to the Cannon Valley trail with a interesting sign talking about the Poor Farm

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659 m

Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

4.11 km

Historic Camp Pearson

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice look out over the Cannon River. This is a historic campsite. I think most of the historic remains of this have washed out into the river several years ago. …

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6.28 km

Cannon River Turtle Preserve State Natural Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

a little known Minnesota SNA that often delivers great sightings of turtles soaking up the sun at this very spot. I always make a point to slow down and dismount here for a break and also look for turtles.

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8.55 km

Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA

Nature Reserve

14.4 km

Rest Stop on the Cannon Valley Trail at Welch Village

Highlight • Rest Area

This rest stop marks the midway point on the Cannon Valley Triail between Cannon Falls at the western trailhead and Red Wing at the eastern trailhead. The rest stop provides …

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15.3 km

Welch Village

Highlight • Structure

fund to look up at the ski resort when skiing passed on your skate skis

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16.9 km

Belle Creek Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

An additional feature is Belle Creek, a designated trout stream.

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21.2 km

Flowers along the trail

Highlight • Trail

23.1 km

Cannon River

Lake

28.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

799 m

170 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

5.90 km

376 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 31 July

23°C

17°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

April 21, 2022,Bike Ride on the Cannon Valley Trail Red Wing to Welch Station 2022-04-21

This tour is our 7th ride on a 321-mile long virtual bike tour on the Moselle cycle path. This virtual tour follows the Moselle River from its origin in the Vosges Mountains to its confluence with the Rhine River.

Virtual bike and hiking tours such as this have become our COVID accommodation during this time of restricted travel.

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Welch Village – Belle Creek Rest Area loop from A. P. Anderson Park

Cannon Valley Trail - Lower A.P. Anderson Access Point

Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery

Historic Camp Pearson

Cannon River Turtle Preserve State Natural Area

Rest Stop on the Cannon Valley Trail at Welch Village

Welch Village

Belle Creek Rest Area

Flowers along the trail

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