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Big Rivers Regional Trail – Pickerel Lake loop from Mendota Heights

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Big Rivers Regional Trail – Pickerel Lake loop from Mendota Heights

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Big Rivers Regional Trail – Pickerel Lake loop from Mendota Heights

01:28

24.1km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 13.0 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.07 km

Sibley House Historic Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor.

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5.20 km

Big Rivers Regional Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Big Rivers Regional Trail is named after the confluence of Minnesota River and Mississippi River that takes place at the southern end of the trail. The trail itself mostly follows …

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6.04 km

Confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers

Highlight • River

At the tip of Pike Island in St. Paul Minnesota, the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers join forces on their way to the Gulf of Mexico. If you look carefully, you …

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6.63 km

Big Rivers Regional Trail viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a spot along the Big Rivers Regional Trail with benches where you can sit and admire the Mississippi River flowing by. Just a few meters away, you can also see the confluence with the Minnesota River.

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9.40 km

Pickerel Lake

Highlight • Lake

Pickerel Lake sits a short distance from the Mississippi River. Which makes sense, because the lake is an "oxbow lake", meaning it was left behind when the river shifted course. …

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11.1 km

Cherokee Regional Park

Highlight • Trail

The Cheeroke Regional Park is great for running, also because it goes through small shady forests and is no longer as crowded as closer to Saint Paul. It is often used for jogging and cycling.

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12.5 km

Upper Harbor

Highlight • River

Upper Harbor is a small harbor off of the Mississippi River used primarily by the St. Paul Yacht Club. You pass right by the harbor as you ride along the …

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22.4 km

Mississippi River overlook on Interstate 35E

Highlight • Bridge

There is a bicycle and pedestrian path over the Mississippi River on Interstate 35 East.

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24.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

1.84 km

1.47 km

383 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.4 km

2.47 km

669 m

495 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Big Rivers Regional Trail – Pickerel Lake loop from Mendota Heights

Sibley House Historic Site

Big Rivers Regional Trail

Confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers

Big Rivers Regional Trail viewpoint

Pickerel Lake

Cherokee Regional Park

Upper Harbor

Mississippi River overlook on Interstate 35E

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