Wheel Passes are required from April 1 – October 31, for anyone age 18 or older to use a wheeled device on the Cannon Valley Trail. Wheelchairs, strollers and pull wagons are exempt.
Note: Wheel passes are NOT required for the City of Cannon Falls, Mill Towns State Trail or City of Red Wing Trails.
The Cannon Valley Trail connects with the city of Cannon Falls trail on the west end and the city of Red Wing trails on the east end.
More information about Wheel Passes here.
Weekend Trail Attendants Needed!
VOICES OF THE VALLEY
May 30 – Flatt & Square Live at Welch Station Access!
11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Flatt & Square is a fun band from Red Wing, MN, who play a mix of Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Old Country, Folk and Celtic songs and fiddle tunes. They usually consist of Katryn Conlin, Ben Manning and David Vincent, plus the occasional MN celebrity like Bill Cagley, Mark Kreitzer or Mike Hildebrandt. They are associated with the stringed instrument repair programs at MSC Southeast in Red Wing and two of them are professional Luthiers. We sometimes use the moniker “musicians who build the instruments they play”.
June 6 – CVT Open House
Everyone rides free! Stop at Welch Station Access for some live music by InTandem Duo between 11:00 am & 1;00 pmInTandem Duo is an acoustic duo from the Cannon Valley performing a variety of folk, blues, roots, and Americana standards with vocal harmonies on guitars, mandolin, banjo, and ukuleles. Brenda Owens (Cannon Falls) and Lee Mensinger (Red Wing) have been performing for years in the Cannon Falls and Red Wing areas and have played many times on the bike trail in Welch, as well as at the Red Wing Art Fair, Hobgoblin, Sargent’s Nursery in Red Wing, and at Ferndale Market and the Cannon River Winery in Cannon Falls.
The Cannon Valley Trail has a spot in the Red Wing MN Out and About Special of Minnesota Bound! Watch here on YouTube!
Did You Know?
- The Cannon Valley Trail is not a State of Minnesota Trail
- The CVT is owned and operated by the Cities of Cannon Falls, Red Wing and Goodhue County
- Donations and fees charged are used exclusively for maintenance and updates to the CVT
- Members of the Friends of the CVT can purchase a season pass at a discount – check here for details.
Rail to Trail
The Cannon Valley Trail is built on a former Chicago Great Western Railroad line connecting the cities of Cannon Falls, Welch and Red Wing in beautiful southeastern Minnesota. This paved bicycling, hiking and inline skating trail is 19.7 miles of diverse and spectacular scenery.
Paralleling the Cannon River, the Trail offers glimpses and panoramas of the valley and gradually descends 115 feet in elevation from Cannon Falls to Red Wing. From overhanging cliffs to views of extensive wetland complexes, nature’s seasonal changes are vividly displayed.
View the highlights of the Trail by visiting the Cannon Valley Trail Story Map.
The Cannon Valley Trail is owned and operated by a Joint Powers Agreement consisting of the cities of Cannon Falls, Red Wing and Goodhue County. We are not part of the MN State Trail system, although we do connect with the Mill Towns State Trail to the west, and the Goodhue Pioneer Trail to the east.
The Trail is open year round for bicycling, hiking, inline skating and similar wheeled recreational devices. Trail users age 18 or older must have a valid Wheel Pass when using the trail from April 1st – November 1st. Wheel Pass fees are $7/day or $30/season.
The Great Minnesota Ski Pass is required to cross-country ski on the Cannon Valley Trail.
