Biking/walking bridge over 212 – Minnesota River Bluffs Trail loop from Victoria

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Biking/walking bridge over 212 – Minnesota River Bluffs Trail loop from Victoria

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Biking/walking bridge over 212 – Minnesota River Bluffs Trail loop from Victoria

03:45

61.4km

310m

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: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 59.3 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.9 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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21.2 km

Biking/walking bridge over 212

Highlight • Bridge

Bridge over 212 on the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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22.5 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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23.6 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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30.4 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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32.7 km

Hopkins Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Hopkins along the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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47.4 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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48.5 km

Excelsior Brewing

Highlight • Pub

Great place to stop for a quick beer, it was there several year birthday today!

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56.0 km

Tamarack Lake

Lake

61.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

26.2 km

1.46 km

760 m

327 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

26.8 km

1.71 km

231 m

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

22°C

7°C

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Comments

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 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.