Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail
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Length | 15.30 miles (24.62 km) |
Location | Hopkins, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield, and Bloomington |
Established | 2018 |
Designation | Regional |
Use | Mixed use |
Difficulty | Easy |
Season | All |
Sights | Marsh, local parks |
Hazards | At-grade crossings, slippery surfaces |
Surface | Asphalt, wood |
Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail is a 15.3-mile (24.6 km), mixed-use path in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is maintained by the Three Rivers Park District.[1] The trail features 8 separate boardwalks in 1.7 miles (2.7 km) that traverse Nine Mile Creek and its marshes. It is predicted to serve 400,000 people yearly.[2]
Route
The trail begins in
Then it resumes again in Edina and goes over several boardwalks. It passes through Walnut Ridge Park and soon after into Bredesen Park.[3] It crosses MN 62 on a 588 feet (179 m) long bridge.[4]
It crosses behind two local schools, including the Edina High School and passes over another boardwalk before making its way to a newly constructed roundabout at Tracy Avenue and turns south. On the longest boardwalk of the trail, it passes just east of Heights Park,[3] and parallels the Xcel Energy powerlines and the Canadian Pacific Railway.[4]
It passes under 70th Street, and weaves through an office area. It then crosses a local road[3] and MN 100 on a 1,025 feet (312 m) bridge.[4] It parallels MN 100 and eventually goes east into the decommissioned Fred Richards Golf Course.[5] It passes north of Centennial Lakes Park and into Adams Hill Park. It briefly turns south and then parallels 77th Street. It turns south eventually and turns east to cross I-35W at 76th Street. It continues east on this road and terminates at 12th Avenue.[3]
History
The trail was mostly constructed from 2000-2014 In
Roads had to be narrowed to fit the trail without encroaching any private property, and a small stretch of the trail was sandwiched in between a freeway on-ramp and private property with less than 3 inches (7.6 cm) to spare. The entire trail was built over the 100-year floodplain, including boardwalks and bridges. Also, two bridges, over MN 100 and MN 62 were built at 588 feet (179 m) and 1,025 feet (312 m), respectively.[4] The entire trail was finished and opened on June 3, 2018.[6]
See also
- Bicycle commuting
- Three Rivers Park District
- Southwest LRT Trail
- Nine Mile Creek (Minnesota River tributary)
References
- ^ "Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail | Minnesota Trails | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail | Minnesota Trails |". www.familyfuntwincities.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ a b c d "Parks & Trails" (PDF). 9 Mile Creek Watershed District. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b c d "Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Wig, Andrew. "The next chapter begins for former Fred Richards Golf Course". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Grand Opening is June 3! Three Rivers Park District". www.threeriversparks.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
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