Riley Lake Park – Staring Lake loop from Town Center

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Riley Lake Park – Staring Lake loop from Town Center

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Riley Lake Park – Staring Lake loop from Town Center

03:11

53.3km

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.64 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

20.4 km

The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The Landing — Minnesota River Heritage Park is located in Shakopee, Minnesota, and is a living history museum that recreates 19th-century life along the Minnesota River Valley. Spanning 88 acres, …

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21.5 km

Memorial Park

Highlight • Monument

This 137-acre park, the largest in Shakopee, offers trails and bridges with beautiful views of the water. You can find several benches and picnic shelters for taking a break. The …

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32.0 km

Abandoned boardwalk across the Minnesota River

Highlight • Bridge

I do wonder if they will ever reconnect the bridge, it's always a curiosity to pedal past. Plus today I had a sheriff driving down the bike path looking for a lost German Shepard which was also interesting.

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33.5 km

View of the Minnesota River from Minnesota River Bluffs Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

I didn't take the trail that gets down nearer the river today, as it's a bit rougher, I stayed up on a newer section of trail, but the views were still great.

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34.4 km

East Chaska Creek

Lake

35.3 km

Engler Boulevard, Broadway Street, and Cassava Road Intersection

Highlight • Trail

Just to the northwest of this automobile intersection is the intersection of two bike and pedestrian trails, the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail and the Chaska Ravine Trail.

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38.7 km

Minnesota River Bluffs Trail — Bridge 101

Highlight • Bridge

Over the years, I have taken so many photos of this bridge that I am surprised I never proposed it as a komoot highlight. Every time I approach this bridge, I am taken by its scenic beauty.

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42.8 km

Riley Lake Park

Highlight • Lake

This park offers a wide variety of amenities, including a basketball court, fishing pier, pickleball, picnic areas, and more. The highlight is Riley Lake, with a scenic trail that lets you enjoy views of the water.

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48.0 km

Staring Lake

Highlight • Lake

beautiful forested trails, most paved, circle the lake. toilets, water and picnic tables are available

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53.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.0 km

2.63 km

2.12 km

1.04 km

457 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.9 km

6.76 km

1.95 km

1.19 km

618 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

32°C

15°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2022,Bike Ride on Minnesota River Loop from Old Bloomington Ferry Bridge to Chaska starting at Riley Lake Park 2022-06-25

This is our 9th bike ride on a virtual biking tour from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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