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Gravel Route Please

Old 03-05-22, 02:51 PM
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Gravel Route Please

No time lurker, First time poster, so apologies if I知 doing this wrong.

I would love it if someone would share a Rochester to Mankato, MN gravel route. I知 not a bad web forager, however I have not yet been able to find a route file, or even a map, which would be cool enough. It would be awesome to benefit from the wisdom and experience of others, and not have to delve into creating my own route.
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Old 03-05-22, 05:13 PM
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Here's a thing: https://gravelmap.com/#8.62/44.1321/-92.8694
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Old 03-06-22, 05:25 AM
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A lot of the farm roads in Southern Minnesota are gravel roads. If you do not identify a route from other sources, perhaps look at the county road maps from the DOT and put together your own route? You would probably have a mix of gravel and paved. Such roads often are poorly marked, you would likely need a route loaded into a GPS to avoid going off route.

I misplaced my Minnesota state cycling map so I can't look at it, does that provide any help?
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Old 03-06-22, 08:50 AM
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The ride with gps route planner shows which roads are gravel, if that information is available.
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Old 03-09-22, 03:39 AM
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This route might work for you? See https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38731076
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