Zone:XclsrTrain
| XclsrTrain | |
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| Difficulty |  |
| Location | Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
| Surface | Crushed limestone |
| Created | 2022-01-02 |
| Trivia | HypnoToad's winner zone in the USA round 138. |
| XclsrTrain at Turfgame.com | |
XclsrTrain is a turf zone in Hennepin County in the region of Minnesota in the USA and is counted as a winner zone.
Placement[edit]
This winner zone is located on the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, at South Shore Park in Excelsior, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Minneapolis.
Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail[edit]
The Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail runs for 15.92 miles (25.62 km) from 8th Avenue in Hopkins through Minnetonka, Excelsior, and Chanhassen to 81st Street in Victoria. The trail uses a crushed limestone surface. It is connected to the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT trail via "The Artery" along 8th Avenue South in Hopkins, which opened in 2018. The trail is on a right-of-way originally built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis in the 1890s and abandoned by the Chicago and North Western in 1980 which branched off from the other rail line in Hopkins. There are about 471,000 people on the trail each year. Some places along the trail include Lake Minnetonka, restaurants in Hopkins and Excelsior, and historic places such as the Old Log Theatre and the Cottagewood General Store.[1]
Excelsior[edit]
Excelsior is a community in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 2,188 as of the 2010 census. As of 2018, its estimated population was 2,345. The community is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Minneapolis on the southern shore of Lake Minnetonka. The buildings along Water Street, housing many of the community’s shops, were placed on National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[2]
