Great for summer days because of the shade. Crosses few streets, so is peaceful with trees on both sides of the trail.
It's a great bike trail in the middle of the city. You hear car traffic on some parts of the trail but mostly in wooded areas. It's a great way to get exercise and enjoy Minnesota outdoors.
I love the gateway trail! I have not run into any issues with going by myself and I’m a female. I utilize it all the time by running, walking, rollerblading, and biking. The trails are always clean and the leaves are stunning in the fall. The trail is long enough where you can find restaurants, water stops (wish there was a little more of these), hiking, and porter-potties on your adventure!
This is a great trail not only for walking and biking but also one of my favorites for rollerblading! The trails are mainly smooth with great scenery!
This trail runs form the middle of Saint Paul to the countryside north of Stillwater providing a variety of bicycling experiences. It is mostly paved or packed gravel. It's fairly wide and not too hilly - much is flat. You can easily access the trail at various points to customize your ride length and choose the type of scenery - urban to suburban to wooded. Most busy streets are crossed above or below grade.
There have been so many nice upgrades on the Gateway the last few years. When we first started riding the trail (from the Hwy 36 area to the north dead end) it had some dangerous street crossings, but nice, new bridges and tunnels have taken care of those. My wife used to do inline skating marathons and I'd ride along on a bike as she skated 26 miles at least once a week, now we both ride bikes. The only complaint, and it's not with the trail, but with people in general, is that a LOT of people don't care that there are others on the trail. Just like the roadways, there are a LOT of folks that ride in the "left" lane and ride side-by-side and don't even give it a second thought that they're forcing others to go around them often in the gravel off of the trail, just so they can have their little side-to-side time. That's crazy stuff, but there's nothing that the Gateway Trail Assn can really do about rude people. They do a great job maintaining the trail, a great job!
This is a great trail for a walk or bike ride. You may even see a horse or two. Nice wide trails and beautiful scenery. Also, it's a good distance at a little under 10 miles.
This is a very convenient and accessible bike ride in the Twin Cities, leading in or out of the metro area it provides a pleasant break. RIde far, ride short, there's trip into the country waiting for you.
Flat all the way. Takes you through the woods and alongside hrseback riders. Take a lunch or drinks nothing along the way!
Good for bikes, walks, etc. Starts near state capital and winds though several neighborhoods -- have taken it all the way to Stillwater. Crosses Wheelock Parkway/Lake Como + Lake Phalen. Now if they'd just repave the parkway...