Cedar Lake Trail is a 4.3-mile (6.9 km), shared-use path in the U.S. state of Minnesota, from downtown Minneapolis to the neighboring suburb of St. Louis Park. The trail begins at its eastern trailhead in downtown Minneapolis (44°59′11″N 93°16′01″W) and continues west to Minnesota State Highway 100 in St. Louis Park (44°57′43″N 93°20′36″W). At the trail's west end, a paved path continues for another 4.2 miles (6.8 km) through St. Louis Park to Hopkins under the former name of Hutchinson Spur Trail, but known as North Cedar Lake Regional Trail since 2009. In 2019, large portions of the Cedar Lake Trail were closed due to construction of the Southwest LRT extension with expected reopening in 2021 or 2022.
Cedar Lake Trail west of downtown with a directional sign.
A look at the Cedar Lake Trail heading into downtown Minneapolis, from early spring of 2006.
An extension of the Cedar Lake Trail connecting to Target Field and the Mississippi
Southwest LRT Trail is a system of shared-use paths for bicycles and pedestrian paths that extends through several western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are operated by the Three Rivers Park District. Two former rail corridors originally built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway were acquired and converted to trails in anticipation of the Southwest Corridor light rail project. The two former railway corridors are now divided into three distinct trails.
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail in Eden Prairie
The trail in Eden Prairie, at a local road crossing
The trail in Excelsior, looking east
