South of the lake, it continues along Phalen Boulevard and through Swede Hollow to its terminus near Seventh Street.

Another spur off of Phalen Boulevard continues west, going over a long bridge that crosses very active railroad tracks, and terminates at Interstate 35E.

The trail is approximately seven miles (11 km) long from its northern end just north of Interstate 694 to the southern terminus near Seventh Street and Payne Avenue.

This is a historic bridge built to carry the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad underneath Seventh Street.

The Phalen Boulevard extension goes through more industrial and office areas, but at the top of the bridge over Westminster Junction, there is a historical exhibit with descriptions of how the railroads developed along with the city.