The way points of this bicycle route:
http://www.calhounrental.com - Start Grand Rounds, clockwise, skipping Lake of the Isles (I found when I did this ride that the bike paths are marked around here, and may be one-way around each lake! They do not all faithfully follow the roads, like this map does.) The roads may be unsafe to ride, unless you ride at speed of traffic, 40mph.
Rt (N) on Dean Pkway!
Sharp L (E) to stay on Dean, WTF?
continue Cedar Lake Pkway
Cross 394, becomes Ted Wirth Pkway
Cross Golden Valley Rd., becomes Glenwood maybe, or not.
Cross Oakdale & Broadway, becomes Victory Memorial Pkway.
Angle 90 degrees, going E
Angle SE, becomes Webber Pkway
At Lindale, jig rt then lt to get on 42nd ave E, cross over I94 but then get off bridge, go N on path on W bank.
Go North on W bank of Miss, don't cross on 47th Ave Bridge (unless u want to shave off 6 miles)
Curved roof park bldg ahead
@53rd Ave, bike path gets dotted middle line
I 694 - cross under and loop to go E, then loop again to go S on east bank.
Quonset hut park bldgs
Path ends. (W) toward 37th Ave bridge, then L beforethe river on Anthony Blvd (S).
South on St. Anthony
Going E, cross over train yard
Bike path starts (E, curving S) after bridge
@Central, path picks up in median (E still). Go RT when path splits, to stay with Anthony Pkway
At Fillmore, path picks up (E) in the Anthony median again
Rt (S) Stinson Blvd
@New Brighton 2 bike paths start. go kitty-corner, follow path south along E side of Stinson (not the one along New Brighton).
Cross under I35W
Rt (E) Hennepin Ave
Crfoss over I35W and go L (S) 10th Ave SE
Jig R, L to get on 9th Ave SE. Where 9the ave curves W, take sidewalk 1 block to resume 9th ave.
zigzag (SW) toward 6th ave se, go (SW) on it.
R 4th St SE (W), L 6th Ave SE (S)
Rt on Main for Nicollet Isl Loop, or straight across bridge to shave off 4 miles
L Merriam (bridge-SW), Rt Island Ave (NW)
find a trail to the rt to cross the channel
Keep going NW until 8th Ave/Plymouth NE
L (SW) on 8th Ave NE, cross bridge
Loop around to go S. parallel to West River Pkway on W bank of river
Go under bridge, take a rt up the ramp to get on it (Hennepin Ave-NE)
Rt Wilder, L Merriam, cross bridge again
Rt on Main St SE (SE)
Rt on 6th Ave SE to cross Stone Bridge
L, L, L, Rt to go (SE) along riverbank
After passing under NEW I35W, you can try the dinkytown bike connector - cross & back. Take the bike path that branches to the right for this.
Rt to get on UMN campus bike route over the river
Rt just before Rarig center, on the path.
left to loop down and go under bridge, southbound on E. River Rd. parallel path
Here the path ends with a switchback up to East River Road. Continue SE, path picks up again.
At Emerald, cross into St. Paul
This map follows road, but bike path is parallel, between road and river.
Turn Rt at Hidden Falls - bike path starts alongside this road. (Sam Morgan regional trail continues ahead along Miss River Blvd and is more direct)
Left to circle "Upper" lake, right to make progress.
Path ends, Elway street starts
Rt on bike path, then go right around freeway ramps, thru tunnel, and back L (N) other side of tunnel. After this, will continue E alongside Shepard Road
tunnel!
Rt (E) on Randolph
@Eagle, DT St. Paul starts,, go L (NW) cross tracks, and turn R (NE) on path that curves along building
Rt on Kellogg, then rt on Wabasha st bridge, cross river.
Bike path starts off bridge, go W for a long time along the riverbank trail
At T, left on bike rt
Becomes Water St
Path starts again
Back on Water for a sec to cross trax
Path ends, keep SW on Lilydale (was Water, name changed)
Take Lilydale road SW
Go under tracks, Big Rivers Trail starts to the Rt (SW)
Cross Sibley - Hwy 13
Tunnel - for SAG, get on the Mendota bridge NE toward airport
!!! Going S, path forks. Take right branch to cross Sibley and continue S. Other branch will go L (E) ahead.
Path ends, go up ramp on I494-E bike route
Continue @ cul de sac, W on 80th/American Blvd
N on 34th ave airport, go under I494
Rt, enter Ft. Snelling cemetery. Stay this direction in cemetery until Post Road (Rt)
Rt on Post
Pick up trail (L along Snelling Lake Rd) after crossing over freeway(NE)
Behind park HQ, trail bears E
Take rt or left, will rejoin on far side of that bldg.
At pier, keep going straight onto Tower road (not rt)
Go under Hwy 55 bridge - it was SAG from Dakota County- go past Ft Snelling Vis Ctr, up ahead take path to go around the fort cntr-clockwise (Rt at fork)
Minnehaha trail starts, coming out of Ft. Snelling
Cross 54th St, enter Minnehaha park
@Roundabout, take Minnehaha Pkwy L (E) We're back in the Grand Rounds. -Road, not trail.
Optional - S. on Nokomis for lake loop (Add 3 miles) and come back here. Either way, trail is now available along Minnehaha Pkwy
Go under I35W (W) on Minnehaha, south bank of creek.
Under I35W
L Minnehaha 1-way
E. Lake Harriet Parkway, go around lake cntr-clockwise
@Bandshell @N end of lake, go N
Calhoun Pkway, go counter-clock until Lake St. (~30th St)
R Lake St.
End, Calhoun Cyclery Rental
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
Trip to Minn, using a bike rented from Calhoun Cyclery (starting point)
Tagged with: Recreational, Training, Smooth, Low traffic, Scenic, Touring
