Quick ride by bicycle from Falcon Heights to Minneapolis

A ride to bring awareness to drivers and cyclists that we need to be safer on our streets, to honor the memory of people killed by automobiles in recent weeks.

From Snelling and Summit to Falon on Marquette via Greenway, LRT.

Approx. 5.5 miles each way.

Intercampu transit way is a tad busy with buses, but safe.

Take Como Avenue to the Intercampus Transitway. Follow the Transitway until you reach the new Gopher football stadium. Turn left at 23 AvSE one block. Turn right onto University Avenue and follow the road around as it becomes 4th St. SE. It is now a one way going west. The bike lane is in the LEFT lane. Continue on 4th St. SE through Dinky Town until you get to 7th Av. SE.Turn left and go two blocks. At the bottom of the little hill turn right for one block. At 6th Avenue SE turn left and continue on to the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River. Exit out of the parking lot across W. River Pkwy. and follow the bike ramp along side the building to !st St. South. Follow 1st Street past the Post Office to 2nd Avenue South. Follow 2nd Avenue South to 9th Street and turn right two blocks to Nicollet Mall. Turn right to 825.

Begin by heading south on Dunlap St. Turn right onto bike lane on Hoyt Ave. Turn left on Underwood St. in the MN State Fairgrounds. Turn right onto Randall Ave. Turn right on Commonweath and imediate left onto the Intercampus Transit Way. Intercapus Transitway turns into 5th St SE. Turn left onto 6th Ave. Follow 6th Ave as it turns into the Stone Arch Bridge. Exit the Stone Arch Bridge and take a right onto W River Parkway. Make an immediate right onto Portland Ave. Turn right onto 3rd St. Turn left onto 2nd Ave. Arrive at Destination

Fernwood to Hoyt turn right and follow Hoyt to Hamline. Turn left at Hamline and take Hamline to Como Avenue. Turn right and follow Como under Snelling Av. and past the State Fair to the Intercampus Trailway. Take the Intercampus either on the road or the bike path (starts at Energy Park Drive). The Trailway ends at the Gopher Football Stadium. Turn left at 23rd St. SE and go one block to Huron. Turn right and continue to the right where is will become 4th St. SE. You are now on a one-way road. The bike lane is on the left side of the road. (You will take University Avenue on the return trip). Take 4th St. SE through Dinkytown and across 35W to 6th Av. SE. Turn left and continue to Main St. SE and turn right to your destination.

Begin by heading south on Aldine. Make a slight left and take the bike bridge across I-94. Make a left on Concordia Ave. Turn right onto Pierce St. Turn left on Carroll Ave. Turn left on Herschel St. Turn right into bike lane on Marshall Ave. Turn right onto Mississippi River Blvd entrance. Turn right and head north on Mississippi River Blvd. Mississippi River Blvd becomes East River Parkway. East River Parkway becomes 14th Ave S. Turn left on 4th St. Turn left on 6th Ave. Follow 6th Ave until it runs into Stone Arch Bridge. Take the bridge across the river. Turn left on W River Parkway. Turn right onto Portland Ave. Arive at destination

Takes advantage of the campus transitway, bike lane on 4th St and Stone Arch Bridge crossing.

Get into Marshall's bike lane.  Continue west on Marshall, cross the Marshall/Lake bridge.  Once on the west side of the bridge, take a right onto West River Pkwy.  You can either bike on the road on West River Pkwy or use the bike/pedestrian path on the east side of the street.  Continue north on West River Pkwy until you reach 11th Avenue.  Take a left onto 11th Avenue which has a bike lane. Take a right onto 2nd St.  Continue on 2nd St for 2 blocks and take a left onto 9th Avenue to destination.

Beginning at Como & Pascal head west on Como past the Fair Grounds to the Intercampus Trail. You can ride in the road or on the trail that begins at Energy Park Drive. Continue on the road until you reach the new Gopher football stadium. Turn left at 3rd Avenue SE. At University Av. turn right and follow around as it becomes Huron Blvd and a one-way road. You are now on 4th St. SE. Continue on 4th St. through Dinky Town and on across 35W. Two blocks past 35W turn left at 7th Ave. Continue two more blocks to 2nd St.SE. Turn right one block to 6th Av. SE. Turn left and onto the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River. After crossing the bridge turn left out the driveway and cross W. River Pkwy. to the ramp along side the stone building. This ramp will take you up to S. 1st Street. Follow 1st Street to 2nd Avenue South. Turn left and continue on 2nd Av. to 9th Street. Turn right and go two blocks to Nicollet Mall and your destination.