Hopkins Water Tower – Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail loop from Downtown Hopkins

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Hopkins Water Tower – Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail loop from Downtown Hopkins

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Hopkins Water Tower – Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail loop from Downtown Hopkins

01:59

30.2km

90m

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: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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162 m

Hopkins Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Hopkins along the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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2.81 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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4.60 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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7.29 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.

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7.72 km

Lake Locklear

Highlight • Lake

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

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11.7 km

Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great trail through the cities with lots of big board walks, what a great ride!

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23.0 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.

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30.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

1.56 km

1.29 km

1.12 km

109 m

Surfaces

17.1 km

6.11 km

5.47 km

1.56 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

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Comments

November 3, 2025,Hopkins Alice Smith Elementary School to Edina Adams Hill Park via Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail

A fine crisp autumn day for an urban trail ride. This was my first time on 9 Mile Creek trail. Very very nice. I don't think I've ever ridden on such a long set of boardwalk trails through wetlands. Never expected that!