Medicine Lake Regional Trail
The Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a bicycle trail that runs from the Medicine Lake Regional Park in Plymouth, Minnesota, to the Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove. The trail runs for 15.64 miles (25.17 km) and is maintanined by Three Rivers Park District.
Route description
The Medicine Lake Regional Trail starts at the Luce Line Trail just south of Medicine Lake in Plymouth. The trail starts heading north on the east side of Medicine Lake. The trail then starts heading through the Medicine Lake Park Reserve. The trail then goes north into northern Plymouth where it has crossings with Rockford Road (County Road 9, CR ), Bass Lake Road (CR 10), and Interstate 494 (I-494). The trail then leaves Plymouth and enters Maple Grove where it has crossings at Weaver Lake Road (CR 109), Elm Creek Boulevard (CR 152), CR 81, and State Highway 610 (MN 610). The trail then ends at the Rush Creek Regional Trail at the Elm Creek Park Reserve.[1]
History
The trail was affected in an August 2006 plan to eliminate confusion on the part of bicyclists using the Three Rivers Park District trail system.[2] In July 2008, the Minnesota Department of Transportation had to close the trail's bridge over CR 81 after it was shocking ridings using the span.[3]
Crossings
| City | Trail/Road | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | Rockford Road | Crosswalk |
| Bass Lake Road | Crosswalk | |
 I-494 |
Overpass/Bridge | |
| Maple Grove | Weaver Lake Road | Crosswalk |
| Elm Creek Boulevard | Crosswalk | |
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Overpass/Bridge | |
 MN 610 |
Overpass/Bridge | |
| Rush Creek Regional Trail | End |
See also
- Cycling portal
References
- ↑ "Medicine Lake Regional Trail". Three Rivers Park District. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Whipping a Confusing Trail System into Shape: A Web of Trails Connects Much of the Suburbs, but Users Don't Always Know What Goes Where. So Officials Are Getting Organized with New Names, Signs and Kiosks.". Star-Tribune (Minneapolis). August 2, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Shocked by the New Bridge on the Medicine Lake Regional Trail?". Star-Tribune (Minneapolis). July 4, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2012. (subscription required)
