Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Yeah. There's a reasonably robust trail system in Minneapolis/St Paul, but you don't generally want to be on them for the purpose of road cycling. The amount of traffic, the varying speeds and unpredictability is just too much. That said, they are sometimes handy for getting out to the more wide open roads on the outskirts of the metro.
I guess I have to disagree. The Grand Rounds system in the Twin Cities is excellent, and you can easily do a century on it without barely ever having to stop. A lot of the time the walking path is separate, the bike paths are one way, or clearly marked for two way traffic, or there are even separate paths in each direction. In fact, the MUPs are all I ride as a result. A lot better than stopping at stoplights all over or getting hit by a car going 70 in a 55 amidst all the garbage rocks on the shoulder, which is what you have to deal with if you want to do good mileage and not deal with stoplights.