The Casey Jones State Trail was the first legislatively authorized trail in the state, with enabling legislation passed in 1967. The original intent was that the route would be the abandoned railroad grade in Pipestone and Murray Counties and then sweep northeast through Slayton to Lake Shetek State Park.
Since the initial legislation was passed, subsequent revisions to the statute have resulted in a legislatively authorized route that spans four counties (Rock, Pipestone, Murray and Redwood). We prefer to refer to the route as a broad "corridor" as there are very few specific parcels of land identified through which it will pass. The corridor begins in a park at the south end of Luverne and goes through Blue Mounds State Park through Split Rock Creek State Park to Pipestone to Lake Wilson through Hadley to Slayton to Lake Shetek State Park to Walnut Grove and on to Redwood Falls with a naturally surfaced path parallel to the paved path to accommodate horseback riding and snowmobiling.
The corridor stretches more than 120 miles, and includes 12 communities (Luverne, Ihlen, Pipestone, Woodstock, Lake Wilson, Hadley, Slayton, Currie, Walnut Grove, Lucan, Seaforth, Redwood Falls).
Since the initial legislation was passed, subsequent revisions to the statute have resulted in a legislatively authorized route that spans four counties (Rock, Pipestone, Murray and Redwood). We prefer to refer to the route as a broad "corridor" as there are very few specific parcels of land identified through which it will pass. The corridor begins in a park at the south end of Luverne and goes through Blue Mounds State Park through Split Rock Creek State Park to Pipestone to Lake Wilson through Hadley to Slayton to Lake Shetek State Park to Walnut Grove and on to Redwood Falls with a naturally surfaced path parallel to the paved path to accommodate horseback riding and snowmobiling.
The corridor stretches more than 120 miles, and includes 12 communities (Luverne, Ihlen, Pipestone, Woodstock, Lake Wilson, Hadley, Slayton, Currie, Walnut Grove, Lucan, Seaforth, Redwood Falls).