Most of the 51 miles of parkways in the Minneapolis park system include separate paved trails for pedestrians and for bicyclists/skaters/rollerbladers.
In winter, however, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) maintains a single trail for shared use by pedestrians and bicyclists. Temporary signs mark wintertime shared trails.
Shared-trail etiquette and safety
- Pedestrians have right of way. Bicylists must yield to pedestrians.
- Trail users with dogs should use a short leash for everyone’s safety.
- Bicyclists’ speed should be appropriate for the environment, including the number of pedestrians and other cyclists on the trail. Maximum speed for bicycles is 10 miles per hour.
- More info at minneapolisparks.org/trails-parkways
Also good to know:
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Bicyclists may use parkways; vehicles must share the parkway.
- On city streets outside the park system, the City of Minneapolis maintains 16 miles of on-street protected bikeways and 98 miles of bike lanes. Find maps and more at minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/bicycling.