Alborn-pengilly railroad ATV trail

Updated: Tuesday, 10 April 2007

Minnesota is an absolutely beautiful place where ATV riding opportunities are many. However, even with that said, a lot of people have problems finding the right ATV trail to ride on in Minnesota because information on these Minnesota ATV trails are quite hard to find…yes, even with the Internet in place. Apparently, not a lot of people like to blog about their ATV riding experiences! What a shame. But thankfully, there’s us.

If you’re running out of ideas on where to ride, here’s an idea. Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail. You can expect amazingly beautiful ATV trail that is consistently maintained by helpful (bless their souls!) by an ATV club, Range Riders ATV Club, and they’re doing it for free, mind you. So, please, if you take your ATV there for a ride, remember to keep the place clean and not make things any more complicated for this well-meaning ATV club.

Anyway, the Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail is located 43 miles west of Iron Range OHV Recreation Area which is a wildly popular recreational park packed with tourists and local holiday-goers on weekends. The Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail is a 42-mile-long forgotten and abandoned railroad that spans though beautiful mountains and forests. This Minnesota ATV trail is open from Apr 1 till Nov 30.

The difficulty level for this ATV trail is easy – there are challenges only at certain parts of the ATV trail and it’s usually easy enough even for beginners. So, in short, if you take your ATV to this Minnesota ATV trail, you’re there to enjoy your ride, fall in love with the scenery and also to take loads and loads of pictures. But we have to warn you with encounters with wild animals, though. As usual, if this happens, just back off and hide until the animal goes away – aggravating them or trying to scare them is a bad idea.
To get to Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail, follow HWY 169 Southwest of Hibbing heading towards Pengilly. Connect to Highway 65 and there you have it…access to the entrance is somewhere down the road to the right.
For more information on riding in Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail, contact the trail administrator, Margaret Barr at (218) 263-5367. Bringing kids and large families is fine at this ATV trail because there’s food, restroom and gas at Pengilly and Meadowlands. In Alborn, there’s food and restroom and if you’re hungry, you can also grab a bite at Silica.

Map of Alborn-Pengilly Railroad ATV Trail

Have fun!

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