I went for a bike ride on Easter Sunday from my home which is just West of Downtown St. Paul to Battle Creek Regional Park. I rode on the bike trails along the river and it is a lovely ride. If you like to walk, bike, run or roller blade as some folks were doing on Easter I highly recommend the river trails. A small section of the trail is closed right under the lafayette bridge but it isn’t hard to get through it.
I made this map with the GPS in my phone:
Bike Trail
Most of the trail is along the river and some of it goes through wooded areas by the river. I saw some deer yesterday and almost always see wildlife along the path.
Battle Creek park is a great place to hike in the woods and see wildflowers and birds. This is what the park will look like in early May.