Eden Prairie - Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail/Bredesen Park
Eden Prairie - Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail/Bredesen Park
Eden Prairie - Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail/Bredesen Park

Eden Prairie - Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail/Bredesen Park

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Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail is a 15.3-mile, mixed-use path extending from Hopkins to Bloomington. It is maintained by the Three Rivers Park District. The trail features 8 separate boardwalks in 1.7 miles that traverse Nine Mile Creek and its marshes. It is predicted to serve 400,000 people yearly.

The trail was constructed from 2000-2014 and was finished and opened on June 3, 2018.

Early in 2019, the trail was awarded the Award of Excellence for setting an example of how a trail can be built through fully-developed communities (from Hopkins to East Bloomington).

Potential trail gaps were remedied with 3 trail bridges over highways and a trail tunnel under a busy street

 Connects to

  • Mall of America
  • MN River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
  • Fort Snelling State Park
  • MSP airport

Highlights include

  • Parks-Wetlands-Woodlands in Edina - almost 2 miles of wooden boardwalk
  • Built over the 100-year floodplain
  • Freeway bridges are at 588 feet over MN 100 and 1,025 feet over 62
  • Easy access to transit and employment nodes
  • Connects with 160-mile regional trail network
  • One of most scenic trails in 3 Rivers system

Bredesen Park is a 200 acre park in Edina with paths for walking and biking around Nine Mile Creek. There is a 2-mile bike path that encircles the park and has been developed as a nature study area. This path connects to the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail at the southwest corner of the park.