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There are several access points and parking areas along the route. In Grand Rapids park near the Speedway north of town near Crystal Lake. Parking is also available off Scenic Highway northwest of Lower Balsam Lake, off SR 65 west of Sherry Lake, off SR 73 south of Sturgeon, off SR 169 south of Peyla, in the town of Tower and in Ely. For more information, contact Minnesota DNR: Grand Rapids Area, 1201 E. Hwy 2, Grand Rapids, MN 55744; 218-999-7920.
"Check this trail out in the Mesabi Trail reviews. It's the same trail, but has different names in different spots along the route (Taconite Trail in the taconite mining country between Grand Rapids and Hibbing, Mesabi Trail as it runs along the Mesabi Iron Range to Aurora, and, who knows, maybe it will be the Vermillion Trail after it crosses the Laurentian Divide by Aurora). It is a spectacular trail. "
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