Spring Lake Park Reserve – Outdoor Exhibit loop from Pine Bend Bluff SNA

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Spring Lake Park Reserve – Outdoor Exhibit loop from Pine Bend Bluff SNA

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Spring Lake Park Reserve – Outdoor Exhibit loop from Pine Bend Bluff SNA

02:46

47.3km

270m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.93 km

Spring Lake Park Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Tucked up against the Mississippi River this park offers a variety of outdoor recreation and leisure options. The trails invite hikers and bikers to explore while the water calls to …

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10.5 km

Spring Lake Park Bison Reintroduction Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

Once the predominant grazer of the American grasslands, the Bison is now being reintroduced into its historic habitats. The first group was established here in October of 2022 and the …

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14.2 km

Spring Lake Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

As you cycle along this part of the Mississippi River Trail, you'll come across the Spring Lake Overlook. This viewpoint has a great vista across the lake and surrounding area. …

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15.0 km

Wildflowers at spring lake NWA

Highlight • Natural

20.2 km

Outdoor Exhibit

Highlight • Monument

Several old farm implements across from the art exhibit

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21.2 km

Top of a long climb (Hastings)

Highlight • Climb

I usually take this down the water, and then after visiting down town if I'm heading back to Spring Lake Park, I go up the street, it's a steeper hill, but shorter, and I'd rather do that.

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24.2 km

Mini Sculpture Garden

Highlight • Monument

I think these are also from the guy who lives in Vermillion and has other sculptures over by Spring Lake Park.

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27.6 km

Dale Lewis Sculpture Exhibit

Highlight • Monument

Here is some more info on the sculptures

artistdalelewis.com

Dale Lewis is the artist, one of these days it'd be fun to catch him around the sculptures and find out more about this passion of his.

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47.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.1 km

6.12 km

3.48 km

616 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.6 km

5.58 km

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 10 September

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Comments

August 23, 2023,Bike Ride on the Mississippi River Trail from Hastings to Coates 2023-08-23

The Bison have arrived! When I last rode this trail on September 18, 2022, I posted several photos of signs announcing the reintroduction of Bison to Dakota County. Back then, @MLK asked me whether I had seen any Bison, and I had to admit that I had not because they had not been introduced yet. Here's a follow-up on the …