Luce Line Trail is a 74.9-mile (120.5 km), shared-use path in Minnesota, United States, that stretches from Cosmos to Minneapolis.
[1] The trail system was built after 1995 when the Luce Line Railroad was abandoned west of Interstate 494.
[2] The multi-use trail has varying surface features, though it is primarily made up of crushed limestone or aggregate base, and the section from Cosmos to Cedar Mills is undeveloped, as are the sections from just west of Hutchinson to Winsted and east of Plymouth.
East of Vicksburg Lane, it is maintained by the Three Rivers Park District and named Luce Line Regional Trail.
After 10 miles (16 km), it reaches Cedar Mills and transforms into an aggregate surface.
It leaves Minnesota Highway 7 and continues northeast, and intersects several farm roads.
It crosses Winnetka Avenue and turns south to avoid the Golden Valley Country Club.
It intersects several mountain bike trails, and ends at Theodore Wirth Parkway.
The Three Rivers Park District regional trail segment is 9 miles (14 km) long.
[5] From the east end of the Regional Trail the Minneapolis Parks segment of the Luce Line Trail takes a rather zig-zag route for around 2.7 miles through Theodore Wirth Park and into Minneapolis.
The trail takes several turns along Theodore Wirth Parkway, Highway 55, Glenwood Avenue, Thomas Avenue, Bassett Creek Park, Chestnut Avenue, Cedar Lake Road, Bryn Mawr Meadows Park, and Van White Memorial Blvd to eventually connect with the Cedar Lake Trail near downtown Minneapolis.
The project cost $2.2 million, and is the longest paved section built at one time by the DNR.
The DNR hopes to pave the entire trail east of Hutchinson.