Trout Brook Regional Trail
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[edit] Map
- red = Trout Brook Regional trail
- blue = commonly-used connecting routes
[edit] Connections
- Gateway State Trail
- Arlington Avenue
- Jackson Street
- no access to/from Wheelock Parkway!
- Larpenteur Avenue
- Rice Street
- access to trails in Lake McCarrons Park, which in turn connect to the trails in Reservoir Woods Park
(most of the following text was taken directly from page 62 of this document)
[edit] Location and Size
The Trout Brook Regional Trail is a 1.6-mile trail extending from Lake McCarrons County Park to the Gateway Section of the Willard Munger State Trail. The trail is located in the cities of Maplewood and St. Paul. The trail has been constructed on right of way owned by the St. Paul Regional Water Services and City of St. Paul road right of way.
[edit] Site Characteristics
The 1.1 mile trail section between Lake McCarrons County Park and Arlington Avenue is located within St. Paul Regional Water Services’ right of way. The right of way is a naturally vegetated corridor 100 feet to 500 feet wide following Trout Brook. The corridor also contains water distribution pipe (below grade) maintained by the St. Paul Regional Water Services.
[edit] Existing Development
A bituminous trail has been developed between Lake McCarrons County Park and the Gateway Trail. West of Lake McCarrons County Park, local trail connections extend into the [[Reservoir Woods Park]] and the Woodview Protection Open Space site.
[edit] Proposed Development
It is proposed that the Trout Brook Trail be extended south and east across I-35E at the point where the Phalen Corridor intersects I-35E and east of that intersection following Phalen Corridor to the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
[edit] Planning Considerations
Extension of the Trout Brook Trail south of its current location and a connection to the [[Bruce Vento Regional Trail]] and the City of St. Paul’s Trillium Trail will require coordination with the City of St. Paul, community groups and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Trail alignment and its relationship with the Gateway State Trail will be analyzed to establish the best alignment and avoid unnecessary duplication. As the County has participated in the Trillium Trail procurement the Parks and Recreation Department will work in partnership with these organizations to complete these connections.
It should be noted that the Metropolitan Council in their recently adopted Comprehensive Parks and Trails Plan designated the Ramsey County Trout Brook Trail a regional trail and that Plan included the proposed trail connection south from Arlington/Jackson through Trillium to Cayuga/I- 35E (which is scheduled for reconstruction).
