Located midway between the Twin Cities and Fargo-Moorhead, the Douglas Area Trails Association maintains 368 miles of snowmobile trails in west central Minnesota’s Hardwood Hills and River Prairie landscapes. With the abundance of lakes throughout Douglas County, the DATA Trails offer a combination of open flatland to heavily wooded, hilly riding opportunities. Snowmobilers often comment about the spectacular views and abundant wildlife they encounter while riding. Every community in Douglas County is connected by trail, so you are never far from food, gas, services, or accommodations. 36 miles of our system is the blacktopped, multi-use Central Lakes Trail which connects us to Fergus Falls to the north or the St. Cloud Area to the south. The Central Lakes Trail provides quick and easy access to trails all across Douglas County. Come to Douglas County a take a ride!
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Trail Updates
February 21, 2025
With the warm weather forecasted for next week, DATA trails will be closed as of Monday, February 24. Trail conditions will be updated once and if more snow is received. Check here or our Facebook page for updates.
February 17, 2025
Groomers were out on the trail all last week. Going to wait until it warms up a bit before sending them out this week. There was plenty of snowmobile traffic over the weekend, but the trails were in good condition. Fields are still a bit bumpy due to the lack of snow. Watching the forecasted warm weather. Let's hope that doesn't ruin the trails.
February 4, 2025
Douglas County received approximately 4" of snow yesterday and we have begun packing and grooming trails. A lot of areas are thin, bumpy, and the entire system has not been groomed. We recommend riding with caution as we still need more snow to smooth everything out.
We cannot stress enough the importance of staying on the trail! When we have low snow conditions, damage to landowners' property can happen quickly. If the trails get beat up enough, we may have to close them until we receive additional snow.
The DATA trails are open for riding! More snow is in the forecast!
What can we say. THINK SNOW! The trails are prepped and ready to go we just need more snow. Thank you DATA Trail crew for your hard work!