Regional Bike Trails

updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011

Cedar Lake Trail -

3.6 miles

This trail links St. Louis Park to downtown Minneapolis. It has separate lanes for bikers and walkers. It begins at the east frontage road of Highway 100, passes by Cedar Lake, goes near the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and ends at 12th and Glenwood in downtown Minneapolis. At midpoint, this trail also links to the Midtown Greenway Trail via the Kennilworth Trail. There is no automobile parking at the trail entrance. click here to view trail map.

Trail entrances include

Highway 100 east frontage road near Cedar Lake Road
Ewing Avenue and Cedar Lake Road (near Penn Avenue exit off I-394).

Cedar Lake Extension Trail -

4.3 miles

This paved trail connects the Cedar Lake Trail from downtown Minneapolis to the Southwest Trail in Hopkins following the Hutchinson Spur rail line. Along the way, it passes by industrial and residential areas as well as Dakota Park, Aquila Park and Minnehaha Creek. Automobile parking is located at Dakota and Aquila Parks. click here to view trail map

Trail entrances include -

Highway 100 east frontage road near Cedar Lake Road
Dakota Park, 27th Street near Georgia Avenue
Aquila Park, 31st Street near Aquila Avenue
Virginia Avenue south of Cedar Lake Road
36th Street near Phillips Parkway.

Southwest Trail -

5 miles

This paved trail goes from the Kennilworth Trail near 31st and Chowen Avenue to 11th Avenue in Hopkins. It follows the rail line along Highway 7 and continues west through Hopkins to Chaska. The Southwest Trail also links east to the Kennilworth and Midtown Greenway Trails in Minneapolis. The only designated automobile parking lot at a trail entrance is at the Hopkins Depot. click here to view trail map.

Trail entrances include