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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Excelsior

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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Excelsior

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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Carver Park Reserve Trail loop from Excelsior

02:43

43.3km

180m

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 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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111 m

Excelsior Brewing

Highlight • Pub

Great place to stop for a quick beer, it was there several year birthday today!

Tip by

1.21 km

The St. Albans Bay Bridge carries Minnetonka Boulevard over St. Albans Bay, an inlet of Lake Minnetonka, connecting the cities of Excelsior and Greenwood in Minnesota. From the bridge you get great views over the bay, making it a pleasant place to stop and take in the views as you ride around the area.

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1.26 km

Saint Albans Bay Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The bike path features its own bridge. You get views back towards Saint Albans Bay and out onto Excelsior Bay stretching out into Lake Minnetonka.

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2.78 km

Benches with a view of Lake Minnetonka

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great place to sit and enjoy the view of Lake Minnetonka.

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12.8 km

Bridge over Minnehaha Creek in Big Willow Park

Highlight • Bridge

This is a very photogenic bridge over Minnehaha Creek in Big Willow Park. It offers excellent wildlife viewing up and down the creek.

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14.8 km

The local Dairy Queen (DQ) in Minnetonka Mills

Highlight • Cafe

The first Dairy Queen store opened on June 22, 1940, in Joliet, Illinois. The company expanded through franchising and became International Dairy Queen, Inc. in 1962, with its headquarters located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Since the 1950s, Dairy Queens have played a significant role in the social life of many towns in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The Dilly Bar, which was invented in 1955, is credited to a Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota.

The Dairy Queen in Minnetonka Mills is just across Minnetonka Boulevard from the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trails.

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34.7 km

Carver Park Reserve Trail

Highlight • Trail

Carver is a great park, and it connects to the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, the gravel one seen in some of these pictures. The main trails for biking in Carver are all paved or single track for mountain biking. They also groom for fat biking in the winter along with having great cross country skiing.

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36.0 km

Tamarack Lake

Lake

36.4 km

Tamarack Lake

Highlight • Lake

Caught glimpses of it today like you say Matthew. Guessing it pops out more in the fall/winter.

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43.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.5 km

7.00 km

580 m

222 m

Surfaces

35.0 km

7.09 km

565 m

563 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Saturday 29 August

27°C

18°C

98 %

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Bike Ride on Lake Minnetonka Trail from Oakland Road to Victoria 2022-07-31

This is our 36th bike ride on a virtual biking tour from Land's End to John O'Groats in England, Wales and Scotland.

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 9, 2023,Bike Ride on the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail from Minnetonka to Victoria 2023-08-09

This is bike ride #2 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.