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Cottontail on the Trail – Cedar Lake loop from White Birch Rd

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Cottontail on the Trail – Cedar Lake loop from White Birch Rd

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Cottontail on the Trail – Cedar Lake loop from White Birch Rd

03:48

63.5km

240m

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: July 19, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48.2 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.89 km

Hopkins Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Hopkins along the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

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10.5 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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12.3 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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19.5 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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36.8 km

Minnehaha Creek

Lake

37.6 km

Cottontail on the Trail

Highlight • Monument

Designed by sculptor Jeff Barber, this bronze statue was placed along Minnehaha Parkway in 2002. Since then it has been embraced by local residents and is often decorated for holidays and events.

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45.4 km

Thomas Beach

Highlight • Beach

Thomas Beach is just off of the Bde Maka Ska Bike Trail, which is an excellent running path that circles around the lake. This beach is one of many along …

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48.2 km

Cedar Lake

Highlight • Lake

This lake boasts three distinct beach areas with access to Cedar Lake. Also, the area provides numerous amenities, including a cross-country ski trail, fishing pier, picnic area, and walking path.

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53.1 km

Dakota Park Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Dakota Park Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that takes you above the railroad tracks that run alongside North Cedar Lake Regional Trail.

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63.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.6 km

5.53 km

4.15 km

1.07 km

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.0 km

13.4 km

3.56 km

2.99 km

564 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Monday 3 August

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Comments

September 13, 2022,Bike Ride from Mtka to Hopkins to Edina to Richfield to Mpls to Golden Valley to Plymouth 2022-09-13

This is our 24th 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 …

October 4, 2021,Oakland Road to Airport by way of Lake Minnetonka LRT, Nine Mile Creek Trail, Minnehaha Creek and City Lakes and Luce Line

This tour is our thirteenth ride on a virtual bike tour on the Elbe Cycle-Path. This virtual tour follows the Elbe River River from its origin in the Czech Republic to its mouth in the North Sea in Germany. Virtual bike and hiking tours such as this have become our COVID accommodation during this time of restricted travel. You can …

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Cottontail on the Trail – Cedar Lake loop from White Birch Rd

Hopkins Water Tower

Nine Mile Creek Trail – US 169 Underpass and Boardwalk

Walnut Ridge Park

Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail

Cottontail on the Trail

Thomas Beach

Cedar Lake

Dakota Park Bridge

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