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Here are some recommended training & exercise routes from
the top travel guide book for US runners & walkers Fun on
Foot in America's Cities:
Mississippi West Bank
This route scores high marks on all of the comfort, attractions, convenience,
and destination criteria for running or walking routes. The route starts at
Minnehaha Park, south of downtown on the Mississippi bank, and follows
the river upstream to the most historic part of the city, Old Saint Anthony.
There are very few traffic encounters and several interesting sights.
Downtown-Uptown Loop
A loop route from Nicollet Mall downtown [map], near the Convention Center.
See Loring Park, the city’s central park, the Sculpture Garden with its
impressive outdoor creations, a classy Minneapolis residential
neighborhood, and the scenic edge of one of the city’s most attractive lakes.
You can also traverse Eat Street, a 17-block stretch of ethnic restaurants;
either eat here or pick out a place to come back to in the evening.
Chain of Lakes
Chain of Lakes is probably the best-known catchphrase for on-foot activity in
Minneapolis. This city has many lakes and several of them are close
enough to combine into nice on-foot routes. However, the heart of the Chain
of Lakes is unquestionably the trio of: Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, and
Lake Harriet. Run, jog or walk around these lakes and finish in a popular
shopping, restaurant, and pub area.
Minnehaha Creek and Lake Nokomis
This is the most beautiful running or walking route on the Minneapolis menu
from the natural environment perspective. You follow wide, treed parklands
all the way. The route covers the south leg of the Grand Rounds: Minnehaha
Creek; a loop of Lake Nokomis; and a finish in Minnehaha Park, with its
various attractions and convenient Light Rail service back downtown.
Cedar and Wirth Lakes
Do a downtown-to-downtown loop on dedicated trails with amazingly few
traffic encounters. This route is ideal for a city hotel dweller or city worker
with a couple of hours to spare and a desire to escape from the hordes and
the traffic. Some of the ideas might also be mixed with elements of our
other running and walking routes to tailor something special.
the top travel guide book for US runners & walkers Fun on
Foot in America's Cities:
Mississippi West Bank
This route scores high marks on all of the comfort, attractions, convenience,
and destination criteria for running or walking routes. The route starts at
Minnehaha Park, south of downtown on the Mississippi bank, and follows
the river upstream to the most historic part of the city, Old Saint Anthony.
There are very few traffic encounters and several interesting sights.
Downtown-Uptown Loop
A loop route from Nicollet Mall downtown [map], near the Convention Center.
See Loring Park, the city’s central park, the Sculpture Garden with its
impressive outdoor creations, a classy Minneapolis residential
neighborhood, and the scenic edge of one of the city’s most attractive lakes.
You can also traverse Eat Street, a 17-block stretch of ethnic restaurants;
either eat here or pick out a place to come back to in the evening.
Chain of Lakes
Chain of Lakes is probably the best-known catchphrase for on-foot activity in
Minneapolis. This city has many lakes and several of them are close
enough to combine into nice on-foot routes. However, the heart of the Chain
of Lakes is unquestionably the trio of: Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, and
Lake Harriet. Run, jog or walk around these lakes and finish in a popular
shopping, restaurant, and pub area.
Minnehaha Creek and Lake Nokomis
This is the most beautiful running or walking route on the Minneapolis menu
from the natural environment perspective. You follow wide, treed parklands
all the way. The route covers the south leg of the Grand Rounds: Minnehaha
Creek; a loop of Lake Nokomis; and a finish in Minnehaha Park, with its
various attractions and convenient Light Rail service back downtown.
Cedar and Wirth Lakes
Do a downtown-to-downtown loop on dedicated trails with amazingly few
traffic encounters. This route is ideal for a city hotel dweller or city worker
with a couple of hours to spare and a desire to escape from the hordes and
the traffic. Some of the ideas might also be mixed with elements of our
other running and walking routes to tailor something special.
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| For full commentary, maps, and directions read Fun on Foot in America's Cities - the book featured in USA Today. As well as Minneapolis, this running guide book covers Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, Seattle & 9 other major cities. |
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