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East River Road Trail
Begins at East River Road and Arlington Street. Connects Hidden
Falls and Fort Snelling. Approximately 6 miles.
Como Regional Park
Located between West Jessamine Avenue and Lexington Parkway in St.
Paul. Includes bike trails of 1.75-mile loop and 1.54-mile trail,
as well as 2.3-mile bike/pedestrian trail. Paved trail surface.
Moderately hilly terrain. Phone 651-266-6400.
Crosby Farm/Hidden Falls Regional Park
Located along Mississippi River Boulevard and Lower Hidden Falls
Drive in St. Paul. Trail is 6.7 miles handicap accessible and includes
a 3.1-mile and a 4.7-mile hiking trail shared with bikes. North
Hidden Falls entrance is on Magoffin Street. South Hidden Falls
entrance is south of Mississippi River Boulevard and Prior Avenue.
The second trail head is at Shepard Road & Crosby Lake Road
in St. Paul. 5-mile, point-to-point biking trail through 540 acres
at Crosby Farm and 134 acres at Hidden Falls. Paved trail surface.
Mostly flat terrain. Phone 651-266-6400.
Fort Snelling State Park
Located at Highway 5 and Post Road in St. Paul. 5 miles of bicycle
trails connecting to Minnehaha and other longer trails outside park.
Paved trail surface. Mostly flat terrain. Phone 612-725-2389.
Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway
One of the many entrances is at East Lake Calhoun Parkway and West
Lake Street in Minneapolis, but there are several places to enter
the bike trail along its 37.9-mile loop. This scenic route includes
the Mississippi River, Nicollet Island, the Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden, Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet,
Lake Nokomis, and Minnehaha Park. Paved trail surface. Mixed hills
and flat terrain. Phone 612-370-4969.
Gateway State Trail
Begins at Cayuga Street in St. Paul. 18 miles of bike trail along
rural farms and small lakes to Pine Point County Park, 5 miles north
of Stillwater along County Road 55. Paved trail surface. Mostly
flat terrain. Phone 651-772-7935.
Battle Creek Regional Park
Take Interstate 94 east out of downtown St. Paul to the Ruth Street
exit. Turn right (south), then turn left at Upper Afton Road. Turn
right at Winthrop Street and look for the park entrance on the right.
Contact 651-748-2500.
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