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Minnehaha Trail – Minnehaha Falls loop from Milkweed and Monarchs

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Minnehaha Trail – Minnehaha Falls loop from Milkweed and Monarchs

Moderate

2.8

(21)

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Minnehaha Trail – Minnehaha Falls loop from Milkweed and Monarchs

03:36

59.3km

420m

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: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.8 km for 195 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.9 km

Minnehaha Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful trail from the top of bluff to the river. Large elevation change, but over long distance.

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14.9 km

Minnehaha Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

This 53-foot waterfall offers breathtaking sights and sounds, and it's best to visit after rainfall when the waterfall is even more powerful.

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22.2 km

Mississippi River Trail – Minneapolis Riverfront

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Along the 3,000+ miles of Mississippi River Trail you'll find hundreds of highlights. However, the section that runs along the river between the Twin Cities might just be some of …

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26.0 km

Saint Anthony Falls is the only natural and major waterfall along the entire length of the Mississippi River. Known as Owámniyomni (which roughly translate to whirlpool) among the native Dakota people, the falls are of important cultural and spiritual significance.

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26.5 km

Ruins

40.4 km

Fort Snelling Scenic Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This overlook offers a great view of historic Fort Snelling across the Mississippi River gorge overlooking the confluence of two major waterways, the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers.

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41.1 km

Fort Snelling

Highlight • Historical Site

I hadn't been here in maybe 40 years since I was in 6th grade. There is quite a bit to see here in this rebuilt fort. Neat to see how …

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44.3 km

Big Rivers Regional Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Big Rivers Regional Trail is named after the confluence of Minnesota River and Mississippi River that takes place at the southern end of the trail. The trail itself mostly follows …

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45.2 km

Confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers

Highlight • River

At the tip of Pike Island in St. Paul Minnesota, the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers join forces on their way to the Gulf of Mexico. If you look carefully, you …

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46.1 km

Viewpoint

59.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.3 km

6.04 km

535 m

358 m

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.1 km

14.2 km

498 m

368 m

161 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

31°C

19°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

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This is bike ride #27 on our virtual biking tour o the coast of Britain from Brighton to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2135739/-virtual-biking-tour-cycling-the-coast-of-britain-brighton-england-to-pembrokeshire-coast-national-park-wales. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours completed so far at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.

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October 8, 2023,Bike Ride on the Mississippi River Loop from Boom Island to Harriet Island 2023-10-08

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With this ride, Martha and I broke our last year's record by 10 miles. We are up to 3048 miles for the year.

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August 22, 2022,Bike Ride on Mississippi River Loop Trail from Minneapolis to St Paul 2022-08-22

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June 23, 2022,Bike Ride on Mississippi River Loop from Boom Island in Minneapolis to Harriet Island in St. Paul 2022-06-23

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Each of our bike rides of this virtual tour can be seen in the collection named Virtual Cycling Tour from Land's End to John O'Groats. Here is the link to that collection: komoot.com/collection/1616785/-virtual-cycling-tour-from-land-s-end-to-john-o-groats

August 19, 2023,Bike Ride on a Mississippi River Loop Trail from Minneapolis to Saint Paul 2023-08-19

This is bike ride #9 on our virtual biking tour of the coast of Britain from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales to Campbeltown, Scotland. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2304842/-virtual-biking-tour-cycling-the-coast-of-britain-pembrokeshire-coast-national-park-wales-to-campbeltown-scotland. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours completed so far at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.

October 23, 2023,Bike Tour on the Mississippi River Loop from Boom Island to Harriet Island 2023-10-23

This is bike ride #15 on our virtual biking tour of the coast of Britain from Campbeltown, Scotland, to Greenlawhill, Scotland. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2427013/-virtual-biking-tour-campbeltown-to-greenlawhill-scotland-cycling-the-coast-of-britain. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.