jmilleronaire

Playing around on my phone with google maps, I just found another great regional park 5.5 miles away by dedicated bike trail! Need to take the kids there today or tomorrow.

https://www.threeriversparks.org/park...apids-dam.aspx

Anyone else find unexpected routes/destinations with the bike navigation feature lately?

cabledawg

We recently found a bike trail about 1.5 from the house that'll take us all the way to our favorite museum/learning center. It's 13 miles one way, so I dont think we'll be making that ride until later this summer, but it's an option nonetheless. There is also a trail that goes up north to a bike shop and a model train store (one of our other hobbies), but that ride is almost 30 miles one way; definately out of our range, but it's ccol to know we could ride there if we wanted to. =)

TaintedRide

That looks pretty awesome!! Do you guys know of any websites that show dedicated bike trails in or around your area?

erg79

Go to Google Maps, hover over the options bar at the right hand side, and click on Bicycling. It will give you bike lanes, separated bike routes, and bike-friendly streets.

SonataInFSharp

Ah, I used to cross the dam and ride all the way to Elk Creek every single day during summer vacation as a kid. We started when we were about 9 and rode each summer until college--5 of us. Every day. I miss living in that area.

To answer the question, though, I actually have not found any unexpected routes with the bike feature. I know every trail from Anoka through Bloomington like the back of my hand. Even the obscure cut-through ones (I look ahead before visiting friends, so it isn't random).

Okay, I am getting to region-specific here, sorry.

SonataInFSharp

Heh, I don't agree with hardly any of the bike-friendly streets around Minneapolis, but that's just my opinion.