Begin your ride by heading east on 26th Avenue North. Take 26th to North 2nd Street. Go right (south) on North 2nd. At 8th Avenue North, hop over a block to your left to North 1st Street. Take North 1st all the way to 5th Avenue South. At 5th south you will go right and jog back over to South 2nd Street. Continue on South 2nd to 11th Avenue South. At 11th, take a right, cross over Washington, go a few blocks and get on the light rail trail. This trail runs along side the train tracks and will take you all the way to Minnehaha Park.
At East 46th street, cross over Hiawatha (heading east) to Minnehaha Avenue. You will take Minnnehaha avenue into the park and all the way to the southwest corner where you will get on the bike trail that takes you to Fort Snelling. As the trail comes to Pike Island, veer right (to the west) and follow the trail / road to Snelling lake.