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Hopkins Water Tower – Walnut Ridge Park loop from Edina

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Hennepin County

Hopkins Water Tower – Walnut Ridge Park loop from Edina

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(6235)

11,009

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Hopkins Water Tower – Walnut Ridge Park loop from Edina

01:08

17.5km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.38 km for 74 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.35 km

Countryside Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice neighborhood park with a playground, sports fields, tennis courts, and bathrooms. There's ice skating here in the winter as well.

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2

2.42 km

Lake Locklear

Highlight • Lake

A pretty water plant covered lake, but another nice bit of water along the trail.

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3

2.60 km

Heights Park Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The bridge is now connected to the paved trail, I didn't get any pictures of this particular wooden walkway, but there are several along this trail.

Tip by

4

2.85 km

Nine Mile Creek

Highlight • River

It's definitely a creek, very short across, but burbling along next to the bike path that shares it's name.

Tip by

5

4.42 km

Nine Mile Creek flowing through Bredesen Park

Highlight • River

Despite its name, the Nine Mile Creek actually flows for 15 miles before eventually emptying into the Minnesota River. It was historically named by soldiers from Fort Snelling who traveled …

Tip by

6

10.0 km

Hopkins Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Hopkins along the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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7

12.7 km

Nine Mile Creek Trail – US 169 Underpass and Boardwalk

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very cool section of this trail that has lots of boardwalks and goes under 169 with a tunnel, that wasn't cheap!

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8

14.5 km

Walnut Ridge Park

Highlight • Rest Area

What a nice park, near the West end of the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, would be a good starting point if you didn't want to start in Hopkins.

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B

17.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

1.89 km

247 m

207 m

168 m

Surfaces

7.58 km

6.79 km

2.77 km

332 m

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Tuesday 13 October

14°C

10°C

36 %

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