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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Blake Road

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Blake Road

Moderate

2.9

(16)

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Blake Road

04:16

68.1km

290m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.2 km for 254 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.39 km

Hopkins Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Hopkins along the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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3.79 km

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail View of Shady Oak Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 19.91-mile crushed stone pathway. Following a former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway corridor, the trail offers scenic views of Shady Oak …

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10.3 km

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

All told this trail runs along the river bluffs for more than 9 miles, traversing the towns of Hopkins, Chanhassen and Chaska. It's great for biking, running and walking.

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12.2 km

Water Tower and Train Station recreation

Highlight • Monument

Neat display of the old water tower and train depot for Eden Prairie that the city built on their water treatment grounds.

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13.5 km

Biking/walking bridge over 212

Highlight • Bridge

Bridge over 212 on the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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19.3 km

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail — Bridge 101

Highlight • Bridge

Over the years, I have taken so many photos of this bridge that I am surprised I never proposed it as a komoot highlight. Every time I approach this bridge, I am taken by its scenic beauty.

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31.4 km

McKnight Lake

Lake

41.5 km

Carver Park Reserve Trail

Highlight • Trail

Carver Park is the perfect spot for river recreation on the Clackamas River. It sits where Clear Creek meets the Clackamas, just off Springwater Road in Carver. This expansive park …

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42.8 km

Tamarack Lake

Lake

51.3 km

St. Albans Bay Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The St. Albans Bay Bridge carries Minnetonka Boulevard over St. Albans Bay, an inlet of Lake Minnetonka, connecting the cities of Excelsior and Greenwood in Minnesota. From the bridge you …

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.7 km

26.7 km

2.33 km

342 m

167 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.8 km

26.1 km

3.16 km

1.97 km

121 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

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Saturday 27 June

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September 11, 2021,Hopkins to Chaska to Victoria via the Minnesota River Bluffs, Chaska Ravine and Lake Minnetonka Trails

This tour is our first ride on a virtual bike tour on the Elbe Cycle-Path. This virtual tour follows the Elbe River River from its origin in the Czech Republic to its mouth in the North Sea in Germany. Virtual bike and hiking tours such as this have become our COVID accommodation during this time of restricted travel. You can …

August 24, 2022,Bike Ride on Lake Mtka, Chaska Ravine and Mn River Bluffs trails 2022-08-24

This is our 8th bike ride on a virtual biking tour named the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea.

Each of the bike rides on this virtual tour can be seen in the collection named Virtual Cycling Tour of the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea. Here is the link to that …

September 25, 2021,Oakland Road to Hopkins to Chaska to Victoria via the Minnesota River Bluffs, Chaska Ravine and Lake Minnetonka Trails

This tour is our sixth ride on a virtual bike tour on the Elbe Cycle-Path. This virtual tour follows the Elbe River River from its origin in the Czech Republic to its mouth in the North Sea in Germany. Virtual bike and hiking tours such as this have become our COVID accommodation during this time of restricted travel. You can …

September 29, 2022,Bike Ride on Lake Mtka, Mn River Bluffs, Chaska Gorge and Lake Mtka Trails 2023-09-29

This is our 6th bike ride on a virtual biking tour of the Danube Cycle Way from Donaueschingen to Budapest.

You can track our progress on this virtual biking tour at this link: google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=16Zdd7ert-VO7jrHxFEvBgZJPUsU7L-8&ll=48.284109906464906%2C23.26655392440061&z=5.

You can also track our progress on the cover picture of my komoot collection Virtual Biking Tour on the Danube Cycle Way from Donaueschingen to Budapest …

October 14, 2023,Bike Ride from Minnetonka to Hopkins to Chaska to Victoria to Excelsior

This is bike ride #7 on our virtual biking tour of the coast of Britain from Campbeltown, Scotland, to Greenlawhill, Scotland. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2427013/-virtual-biking-tour-campbeltown-to-greenlawhill-scotland-cycling-the-coast-of-britain. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.

May 22, 2022,Bike Ride on MN River Bluffs, Chaska Ravine and Lake Minnetonka Trails from Minnetonka to Chaska to Victoria 2022-05-22

This tour is our 15th ride on a 321-mile long virtual bike tour on the Moselle cycle path. This virtual tour follows the Moselle River from its origin in the Vosges Mountains to its confluence with the Rhine River.

Virtual bike and hiking tours such as this have become our COVID accommodation during this time of restricted travel.

August 23, 2022,Bike Ride from Minnetonka to Chaska to Victoria on the MN River Bluffs, Chaska Ravine and Lake Mtka Trails 2022-08-23

This is our 7th bike ride on a virtual biking tour named the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea.

Each of the bike rides on this virtual tour can be seen in the collection named Virtual Cycling Tour of the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea. Here is the link to that …

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Minnesota River Bluffs Trail – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Blake Road

Hopkins Water Tower

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail View of Shady Oak Lake

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail

Water Tower and Train Station recreation

Biking/walking bridge over 212

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail — Bridge 101

Carver Park Reserve Trail

St. Albans Bay Bridge

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