Eagle Lake Regional Trail

Design work began in 2025 for the new Eagle Lake Regional Trail, which will travel generally north-south in the cities of Plymouth and Minnetonka. The trail will be located within the public right-of-way along Plymouth Road, South Frontage Road, and Hopkins Crossroad/Zachary Lane. The new multi-use regional trail will be paved and off the road, and will provide safe connections to community amenities and the broader regional trail network.

The draft design for the trail is available, and a public open house to share design progress and provide opportunities for comments and questions took place on September 22, 2026. Copies of the design plans that were shown at the open house are available in the 90 Percent Design Plans folder within the Documents section of this page.

Construction of the trail is planned for 2027. When complete, the trail will connect the Lake Minnetonka and Luce Line Regional Trails, Minnetonka Mills Park, Big Willow Community Reserve and Minnetonka Township Loops Trails Corridor. View a map of the planned trail route here.

Planning Process

In 2019 Three Rivers worked with focus cities to obtain public input and identify a proposed north-south regional trail route between Eagle Lake Regional Park in Plymouth and Bryant Lake Regional Park in Eden Prairie. From June 2020 to March 2021, Three Rivers built upon this work with the additional engagement of residents along the proposed route and adjacent communities.

Three Rivers used this community and partner city feedback to determine a preferred route for the entire trail between Eagle Lake and Bryant Lake regional parks and developed a long-range plan, the Eagle Lake and Bryant Lake Regional Trails Long-Range Plan. The Park District presented the plan to public agency partners, the Three Rivers Park District Board of Commissioners and the Metropolitan Council. The plan was approved in the fall of 2021. Learn more about the planning process for the long-range plan.

For design and construction, the route between Eagle Lake and Bryant Lake regional parks has been split into two separate trails: The Eagle Lake Regional Trail and the Bryant Lake Regional Trail.