The Western Skyline Trail flows nicely from the Western Waterfront Trail and has a geographically descriptive component.  Although it would be more accurate to call it the Southern Skyline Trail.  I love the scary feeling going through the tunnel and over the railroad bridges on the bike.

The Imagination Trail

How can you help but imagine days gone by as you travel this trail... or... what MIGHT happen as you cross the rickety bridge... or... just what is just beyond where the light doesn't shine? It's all in your imagination. It makes you heart beat an extra couple per minute. And you're happy for that.

So Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live in response to the urging of dedicated fans. There's only one thing to do -- name the trail Paul Lundgren Trail - PLT. Who better?  Reason #1 Paul is a mover and a shaker of Duluth!

I want to go!  Do you have a map link of where it essentially starts? I'm not familiar with the area.

The proper name is second track. When walking up the hill you crossed first track (now Munger trail) then second track. This is from a 60s Smithville perspective.

I believe this trail is in fact called the Grant and Aid Trail.

Having bike raced the trail end to end, plus simply using it as an alternative travelway to roads and streets, I have to say that even though it is a 'double track' type of trail I like Dado's 'Second Track' as a moniker.  The Judge and the Drunk Fisherman have been taken, btw.

It was formerly a DWP (Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific) railroad grade, so I just call it the Old DWP trail.

Having spent my first 6 years living on 63rd avenue west and loving it, (then being dragged kicking and screaming to Lakeside), I vote for the "Onsgard Trail."

For me, that name conjures up the smell of root beer and popcorn from that old refreshment stand at the entrance to the zoo, the myriad rides at the zoo, the creepy pony ride lady up in the woods behind the zoo and West Duluth atmosphere itself.  It's the Onsgard Trail in my book.  Now to hike.  Paul, thanks for caring.

My son and I just hiked the first section from 63rd to Redruth St.  When I got home I was checking out Google maps to check out the next section we're going to do.  I noticed another trail/road (?) called Knowlton Creek Blvd.  It seems to start at the end of 8oth Avenue West and winds its way up the hill, splits off in one spot, goes right through the ski hills, and ends up intersecting West Skyline.  On one hand shortly after 80th Avenue West looks like there's some buildings on it, which makes it seem like a road.  But once it gets further into the woods and Spirit Mountain there's no way that is a road is it?  Here's the link to the map I was looking at:

Google Map

I figured I would revisit this post since I just hiked the "Nameless Trail" today. That high trestle bridge is a bit scary to cross. It spans Stewart Creek and there is a faint trail that starts on the western side of the bridge that leads upstream to some nice little waterfalls and some weird old encampments. There is one old encampment that looks like a really small version of the Ewok Village in Return of the Jedi. Does Anybody know anything about this place? Anyway the trail eventually intersects Skyline Parkway at the stone arch bridge near Snively Spring.