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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Saint Albans Bay Bridge loop from Big Willow Park South Lot

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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Saint Albans Bay Bridge loop from Big Willow Park South Lot

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St. Albans Bay Bridge – Saint Albans Bay Bridge loop from Big Willow Park South Lot

01:29

23.7km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Parking

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50 m

Wooden Bridge in Big Willow Park

Highlight • Bridge

Big Willow Park is one of Minnetonka's treasures. With several biking and walking trails, you can enjoy this beautiful park and its nature, which also has trail connections to Mayflower, Hilloway, and Meadow parks.

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919 m

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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9.85 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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11.4 km

St. Albans Bay Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

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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11.4 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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11.9 km

Lake Minnetonka

Highlight • Lake

Lake Minnetonka is one of Minnesota's most well known lakes, which is quite the feat for a state know as "The Land of 10,000 Lakes".

It was formed roughly 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age, and it has been inhabited ever since. The name derives from the Dakota language and means “the-water-they-speak-of-is-large”. Which is fitting since it covers an area of 14,528 acres.

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23.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

3.95 km

158 m

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.4 km

3.83 km

201 m

169 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Wednesday 29 July

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Comments

September 10, 2021,From Greenwood to Oakland Road on Lake Minnetonka LRT

With this bike ride, Martha and I complete our virtual bike adventure along the 2212 miles of the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico.

July 2, 2025,Bike Ride to Excelsior 2025-07-02 1510

Typically, I complete my Komoot week streak on Monday, the first day of the week. However, as Martha and I prepare to move after 43 years in our home, finding time for recreation has been challenging amidst the chaos.

October 20, 2023,Bike Ride from Oakland Road to Viewpoint of Big Island 2023-10-20

This is bike ride #13 on our virtual biking tour of the coast of Britain from Campbeltown, Scotland, to Greenlawhill, Scotland. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2427013/-virtual-biking-tour-campbeltown-to-greenlawhill-scotland-cycling-the-coast-of-britain. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.

October 15, 2023,Bike Ride from Minnetonka to Greenwood 2023-10-15

This is bike ride #8 on our virtual biking tour of the coast of Britain from Campbeltown, Scotland, to Greenlawhill, Scotland. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2427013/-virtual-biking-tour-campbeltown-to-greenlawhill-scotland-cycling-the-coast-of-britain. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.