Start/finish:
Picnic
Shelter (roofed, but open sides).
Has toilets, fireplace and electrical outlets.
Register between 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; finish by 3 p.m.
The
Trail
Distance
and trails:
Sanctioned
for 11km.
6km trail is mainly the Hiking Club Trail with both packed dirt
and gravel surfaces
and is wooded with moderate hills. It also has a boardwalk and
stairs near the waterfalls.
No strollers.
5km trail has packed dirt surface, is wooded and flat.
Strollers are okay on this trail.
Event
Award/Cost
Trout
Lilly leather pin, $9; IVV event book credit only, $4; walk
only, $4.
Vehicle permit
required. See below.
We
ask that you print the registration sheet linked below,
fill
it out and bring it to the event along with your payment.
State
Park Vehicle Permit
A
state park vehicle permit is required when you enter any state
park. Daily permits cost $7.
An
annual permit can be purchased for $35 and entitles you to an
unlimited number of visits to
Refreshments
Water and restrooms are available at the picnic shelter.
NSTT
will offer a participant picnic throughout the day for a
donation to cover costs.
Event
Contacts
Go
to nstt.org or call Peter, 612-850-4700 or Julie, 612-868-9065.
For park info call 507-384-6140
Getting
There
9700
170th St. E., Nerstrand.
Take I-35 south to St. Hwy. 19 and go east into Northfield.
Go south on State Hwy. 3, east on State Hwy 246 to Cty. Rd 29
(170th St. E).
Turn right ½ mile to entrance. About 11 miles southeast of
Northfield.
The park is about 55 miles from the Twin Cities.
Located in Rice County.
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