Luce Line Trail Extended
Posted by Bikeverywhere, June 16th, 2009 2 responses
New Luce Line alignment
The Bassett Creek Trail, leading from the SE corner of Theodore Wirth to the Cedar Lake Trail, has been renamed the Luce Line Trail. It is now possible to ride from Downtown Minneapolis to Watertown on two trails, the Cedar Lake Trail and the Luce Line. I don’t have an exact distance, but it is close to 50 miles one way. The Luce Line Trail is paved to I-494, then turns to a new crushed limestone surface.
Because of the trail extension, I’ve removed the bike route designation on Duluth St. from Golden Valley Rd. to Douglas St. I’ve also removed Olympia St. and the stretch of Douglas connecting Duluth St to Olympia St. The Luce Line is a much more desireable route and will get riders to the same general area.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I road the extension last month. What a crappy route. It zig-zags around and, at least last month, had few wayfinding signs. When another trail (or road) intersects the Luce Line, there is no sign telling you what trail (or road) you are crossing. In one case there’s a “y” trail intersection and you are left guessing which branch is the Luce Line.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:48 am
I think they’ve since posted signs. Though sometimes guessing and getting a little lost isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Keeps your navigation skills sharp.