Hidden Walkies

[roselily]

Mendota Heights/Lilydale has some really nice walking trails. I like the old railroad bed that runs parallel to the river, it is paved and nice and level. There are more challenging trails nearby too.

[Camden Northsider]

Another recommendation for Theodore Wirth Park here- we went to the Eloise Butler Wildflower garden there this week (one if the parks within the park) and it's beautiful.

North Mississippi Regional Park is also a good nature hike. Both of these parks are actually pretty close to freeways (esp north Mississippi), but at Wirth you can only tell/hear noise in certain locations.

[MnMomma]

-MN National Wildlife Refuge: Visitor Activities - Minnesota Valley - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
-Woodlake Nature Center (although longest path isn't quite 2 miles long) http://www.cityofrichfield.org/modul...ocumentid=1533
-all of the lake paths in Minneapolis
-Minnehaha Creek paths (make it a loop by doing roads one way and paths the other...maybe Lake Harriet and then south east to 35W and back)
-Wolfe Lake in St Louis Park (also just shy of 2 miles, but park by the aquatic center and walk around that park too): Wolfe Lake: Minnesota DNR
-Minnehaha Falls paths
-There's another one in Richfield, but I can't remember the name...just north of Woodlake, west of Lyndale

Are you familiar with geocaching? The geocaching.com website is a great place to find interesting places and walks since people place caches where they like to walk. We've discovered some really cool local places and beautiful walks this way.

[yakimono]

This is a wealth of info--thanks!

I'll go back through and mark places on a map for further research and future reference. It's great to hear about other parts of the TC; we know our current corner pretty well, but there's a lot out there we're not familiar with. Every bit helps.