Trail Reopening
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Trail Reopening.
Neighborhood
Biking the Lakes: A Loop Worth Building a Day Around
The Kenilworth and North Cedar Lake trails reopened in March 2026 after nearly seven years of closure for light-rail construction, restoring the bike link between the Chain of Lakes, downtown Minneapolis and the western suburbs.
Neighborhood
The Cedar Lake Regional Trail, From the Suburbs to Downtown
The Cedar Lake Regional Trail is whole again after nearly seven years, with the last closed stretches of the Cedar Lake and Kenilworth trails reopening over the winter of 2026 once Southwest Light Rail construction cleared the corridor.
City
Where the Bike Trail Meets the Light Rail
The reopened Kenilworth trail near the lakes now shares a strip of land barely 50 feet wide in spots with the BNSF freight railroad and the Green Line Extension light rail.
Neighborhood
Riding the Reopened Trail Into Downtown
The final stretch of the Kenilworth Trail reopened March 25, 2026, closing the last gap in a largely car-free bike route between the southwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis.
Neighborhood
The Long Goodbye to a Bike Commute, and Its Return
For west-side cyclists, the Kenilworth Trail closure reshaped daily commutes from 2019 until the corridor's final reopening in March 2026.
Neighborhood
Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopen after seven years
The Minneapolis Park Board reopened the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails on Nov. 28, 2025, restoring a heavily used bike and pedestrian corridor closed since 2019 for Southwest light rail construction.
City
After Seven Years, the Kenilworth Trail Reopens
After roughly six years closed for the Green Line Extension, the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened in November 2025.
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