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Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor

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Trail description: 27-mile multi-use trail between Hopkins, Chanhassen and Victoria in the Twin Cities region.
Access fee: None
Towns along the trail: Hopkins, Chanhassen, Victoria, MN
Web site: Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor | Three Rivers Parks
Trail map: A map is soon to be on the Three Rivers Parks website.
Trail surface: Crushed limestone
Designated activities: Bicycling, walking
Facilities on the trail: Carver Park has water and toilet facilities
Points of interest:
Lodging: Lots of accommodation in the Twin Cities area
Camping:
Bike shops: Several are in the Twin Cities
Weather forecast: Minneapolis
Tourism info: Greater Minneapolis Visitors Assoc | St Paul Visitors Bureau
Getting to the trail: The trail can be accessed at Carver Park in Victoria
Map of local region: Hopkins | Victoria

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Number of ratings: 4
Average rating: 4.00  

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Trail name: Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor
Times biking the trail: Weekly
Date of last visit: June, 2005
Sections that I biked: Entire Trail
My favourite sections of the trail: Eden Prairie - Hopkins
Best time to go: Summer and Fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: Get away from city... its like your in the woods. Flat, well groomed
What I disliked:
Comments:
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from: Eden Prairie
Date submitted: June 24, 2005

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Trail name: Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor
Times biking the trail: Weekly
Date of last visit: Sept, 2004
Sections that I biked: Valley View Road in Eden Prairie to Uptown.
My favourite sections of the trail: The paved section between Hopkins and Minneapolis is really fast. The Depot Coffeehouse in Hopkins has a good rest area where you can watch train activity and trucks coming in and out of the SuperValu warehouse.
Best time to go: Anytime
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: Trail is flat, straight and very fast. Very uncrowded west of Hopkins, even on nice days.
What I disliked: No mile markers.
Comments: I use the trail as a commuter option from work in Eden Prairie to my apartment in Minneapolis 3-4 times a week. I can get home in about 55 minutes, which usually beats the bus! The city bought the whole rail corridor for light rail expansion but everything moves real slow in Minnesota so this trail will be open for many years to come.
Submitted by: John Liemandt
from: Minneapolis, MN
Date submitted: Sept 25, 2004

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Trail name: Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor
Times biking the trail: Several
Date of last visit: July, 2002
Sections that I biked: Hopkins to Minneapolis Lakes and Hopkins to Highway 5. The trail was closed at Highway 5 at the time due to highway construction.
My favourite sections of the trail: In Minnetonka by Shady Oak lake. The section in Eden Prairie that goes past the Historic Smith Douglas MOre house that has a Dunn Brother Coffee shop 200 yards north of the trail.
Best time to go: Anytime but the fall colors are terrific
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 3.5 stars
What I liked: The grade :) This area is VERY hilly but this trail follows an old rail line and is relatively flat. Less than 5% grade.
What I disliked: Rock base
Comments: The trail does end at
Submitted by: Gregg BH
from: Eden Prairie, MN
Date submitted: July 14, 2003

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Trail name: Southwest Regional LRT Trail North Corridor
Times biking the trail: Once
Date of last visit: June, 2002
Sections that I biked: the views all along this trail are nice
My favourite sections of the trail: Lake Riley cooled us off that day. I'll say that.
Best time to go: Any time but Winter! I would say Fall is going to be beautiful
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4 stars
Likes and dislikes: It stops at hwy 101 (??) and there is no indication where to go...so you just turn around. There is a sign which says trail ends, back before you reach the T in the road in Chaska...but it doesn't say much about what is next along the trail or how much further it goes. MILE MARKERS would be good...It is a great trail...well cared for. Having a better idea of where it leads, etc. would make it better. (the "trail maps" box, was empty...
Comments:
Submitted by: DGA
from: Eden Prairie
Date submitted: July 1, 2002

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