Go south on Hodgson Rd. until you reach Snail Lake Rd. Turn right and follow to Snail Lake Blvd. Turn left and follow Snail Lake Blvd around the lake and up the hill to Victoria. At Victoria turn left and follow Victoria through Shoreview south past Cty. Rds. E, D, C, B2, B1 and on to Larpenteur. At Larpenteur take a job to the right and immediately left to Milton. Follow Milton until you reach Hoyt. Turn right at Hoyt and go one block to Chatsworth. Turn left and follow Chatsworth to Como Blvd and turn right down the hill to Lexington Pkwy. Turn left on Lexington and follow the Pkwy. around the golf course and lake until you reach Horton. At Horton turn right and follow around the baseball fields where the road becomes Como Avenue. Follow Como west past the State Fair Grounds. Just past the Fair turn left on to the Intercampus Transitway. The Transitway continues as a bike/bus road until you reach Energy Park Drive where you can either ride in the road or the bike path. Follow the Transitway until you reach the Gopher football stadium. Turn left at 23rd AvSE. At University Av. turn right and follow the road to the right as it becomes a one-way street. Now you are on 4thStSE. The bike lane is on the left side of the road. Follow 4th Street thru Dinky Town and past 35W. At 6th AvSE turn left and continue to the Stone Arch Bridge. AFter crossing the bridge turn left out the parking lot driveway and turn left on to W.RiverPkwy. At the corner turn right on to Portland Av. Go up the short hill and continue on Portland to 11th Street. Turn right on 11th Street and continue past Hennepin and Hawthorne. Just past Hawthorne the road curves to the left over a bridge to Glenwood. Just past Glenwood you may have to go on the sidewalk to access the Cedar Trail to the right. The Trail curve down and around under the bridge. Follow the Cedar Trail west under bridges and along the railroad. The Trail is two lanes. At the intersection the trail will go straight or to the left. Follow the trail to the left to the Greeway Trail. At the Greenway Trail turn right and continue west all the way to Hopkins. At Hopkins you will have to cross Excelsior Blvd at the stop lights. The depot across road is a stopping point. Continue on to the west until you reach 11th Ave. Turn left and continue on 11th to Smetana  Rd. Turn right and follow to Shady Oak Road. Turn left at Shady Oak.Follow Shady Oak Road across Hwy 62 and past Hwy 212. At the next intersection after 212 turn left at Flying Cloud Drive. Follow Flying Cloud Drive until you reach Crosstown Circle and your destination.

Lexington and County Rd C have a bike path along the road.  Walnut street leads to the Minneapolis Diagonal Trail.

This is my route to the Village Bank Financial Center on Highway 65. Most of the route is on paved bike paths with a bit of shared road time. The only tricky part is crossing Interstate 10 and rounding the curves on 93rd lane (it is only two lanes and can be busy). Lots of other bikers ride along CR J to get to the new Medtronic building.

 South on Centerville Rd to Edgerton. Continue straight  ahead on Vadnais Blvd around Lake Vadnais. At the top of the hill is Rice Street. Turn left and cross 694. At N. Owasso Blvd. turn right. Continue past Lake Owasso and up the hill to W. Owasso Blvd. Turn left and follow W. Owasso to Victoria. At Victoria turn left. Continue on Victoria until you reach Larpenteur. Make a right and an immediate left to Milton. Take Milton to Hoyt. Turn right for one block to Chatsworth. Turn left on Chatsworth to Como Blvd. turn right to LexingtonPkwy or follow the bike path around the lake. Turn left onto Lexington and follow around the lake to Horton Av. Turn right at Horton and continue to Como Av. Take Como past the STate Fair to the Intercampus Transitway. Turn left and follow the Transitway until you reach the new Gopher Football stadium. Turn left at 23rdSE for one block to University AV. Turn right and continue around as it becomes 4thSt.SE Bike lane is on the left. Continue on 4th SE to Church and turn left to the campus.