Pickerel Lake – River to River Greenway loop from Butler Av

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Pickerel Lake – River to River Greenway loop from Butler Av

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Pickerel Lake – River to River Greenway loop from Butler Av

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24.9km

170m

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: September 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.42 km

Strange little buildings

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Not sure what these were used for, guessing they were originally for the railroad.

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2.70 km

Robert Piram Regional Trail

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This new bike path was opened in 2020 and runs between Harriet Island Regional Park and Kaposia Landing Fields in South St. Paul. It adds to the already impressive network …

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3.49 km

St. Paul Airport

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Holman Field in Saint Paul began in 1926, when the city developed the former Riverview Flats lake bed into the Saint Paul Municipal Airport to secure a nearby airmail route. …

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6.74 km

Upper Harbor

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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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7.65 km

Cherokee Regional Park

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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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9.34 km

Pickerel Lake

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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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18.5 km

River to River Greenway

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The River to River Greenway runs for nearly 8 miles from Kaposia Landing in east St. Paul to the confluence of the Minnesota & Mississippi Rivers on the west side. …

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22.3 km

Thompson County Park Lake

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24.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.0 km

2.69 km

180 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

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Thursday 22 October

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Comments

March 25, 2025,Bike Ride on the River to River Greenway, Robert Piram and Lilydale Trails 2025-03-25

This route pays tribute to the vision and hard work of the planners from the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. It seamlessly connects three different trails: the River to River Greenway, the Robert Piram Trail, and the Lilydale Trail, creating an excursion that offers a diverse array of landscapes. Along this 15-mile bike ride, you'll encounter woodlands, grasslands, swamps, marshes, creeks, …

July 13, 2023,Bike Ride on the River to River, Robert Piram and Lilydale Trails 2023-07-13

This is bike ride #35 on our virtual biking tour o the coast of Britain from Brighton to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. You can follow our virtual tour at komoot.com/collection/2135739/-virtual-biking-tour-cycling-the-coast-of-britain-brighton-england-to-pembrokeshire-coast-national-park-wales. You can see a komoot collection of all our Virtual Biking Tours completed so far at this link: komoot.com/collection/1791709/-collection-of-our-virtual-biking-tours.

September 14, 2022,Bike Ride on River to River Greenway, Robert Piram and Lilydale Trails 2022-09-14

This is our 25th bike ride on a virtual biking tour named the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea.

Each of the bike rides on this virtual tour can be seen in the collection named Virtual Cycling Tour of the Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea. Here is the link to that …