Soo Line- Cass Lake to Bena??

[aczr2k]

Does anyone know if the Soo Line is open between Cass Lake and Bena? How about from Bena to Remer? Last year that stretch was pretty overgrown and wasn't entirely "open", closer to Cass Lake it was all redone and widened out. I thought I had seen on the DNR site earlier this spring that some culverts where going to be replaced between Bena and Remer and that section was closed also. Thanks.

[MNexpoler]

I have no idea. I went to Cass Lake last year to try to find the trail head for the Soo Line. I thought I found it but after a couple miles that trail took us to a big swamp. Loaded back up the atvs headed down Hwy 2 then south to Federal Dam found a trail there but no place to park so we went to Remer and rode south.

BTW how does the railroad grade go through Fertile? I've rode it from Ulen to Fertile only to find that trail dead ends at the edge of town.

[aczr2k]

We did make the trip last weekend, trail was open and in pretty good shape condsidering no maintenance since the state was shut down. Rode from cass lake to haypoint and back, about 130 miles RT. It's pretty easy to find the trail it follows along hwy 2 until by Bena, trail head is right along the road. We parked in the rest stop since we had a dually and gooseneck trailer.

As far as the trail going through Fertile, when you get into town, head up the shoulder of the hwy 32, take the first left, go one block west, the street takes a right curve and follow the street to the north end of town. Head back towards hwy 32 and pick up the trail there, head north, when you get to hwy 102 the trail is on the left side of the hwy. The trail does dead end by the junction of hwy 102 and hwy 9 just before reaching hwy 2 just outside of crookston.