Mobility & Curb Rules in Stearns County, MN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Stearns County, Minnesota.
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Bike Lane Rules
Stearns County's Recreational Trails Ordinance sets the traffic rules bicyclists must follow on county trails: keep to the right, pass only on the left when safe, yield at crossings, and cap speed at 20 mph. Ordinance No. 594 § 8 enforces the rules with a misdemeanor and a $700 fine.
Stearns County Trail Bicycle Riding Rules
Some RestrictionsStearns County Ordinance No. 594 (County Recreational Trails Ordinance), §§ 8.12, 8.13, 8.16, 8.19
8.12 When on a trail treadway, all trail users must stay on the right half of the trail treadway when meeting or being passed by another trail user. 8.13 When passing another trail user traveling in the same direction, a trail user must pass on the left half of the trail treadway and may pass only when such left half is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance a...
E-Bike Classes
Stearns County treats electric-assisted bicycles under Minn. Stat. Sec. 169.011, subd. 27 as non-motorized vehicles on County Recreational Trails, letting them use the same treadways as regular bicycles rather than being barred as motorized traffic under Ordinance 594.
Stearns County E-Bikes on Recreational Trails
Light RestrictionsStearns County Ordinance No. 594, Sec. 2.4-2.5, 8
"Motorized Vehicle" means any motorized conveyance including but not limited to: cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, farm machinery, four by four's, golf carts, minibikes, dune buggies, UTV or ATV. This shall not include motorized wheelchairs or other power-driven mobility devices within the meaning of the Americans with Disability Act, 28 CFR Sec.35.104 or electric assist bicycles as defined ...
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