MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Star Tribune is reporting the opening of 1,000-foot trail connection in north Minneapolis. The connector now links Olson Park to the 26th Avenue N. overlook, so cyclists can travel continuously from Theodore Wirth Park all the way to the Mississippi River and downtown.
The paved path travels under the BNSF railroad bridge, connecting North Minneapolis with the riverfront trail network.
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Troy Melhus has been a journalist, mountain bike racer and certified snowboard instructor for more than 25 years based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A New Mexico native, he was a features writer for the Des Moines Register and graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism before coming to the Minnesota Star Tribune as a reporter and editor from 2000-2010. He currently rides for Minneapolis-based Peace Coffee Racing and, at 57, was a podium finisher in the 2025 Chequamegon Short & Fat(!)
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