Braemar Park Master Plan Implementation

Join us Wednesday September 4th at 5:00 pm at the Braemar Golf Dome and trail head for our Braemar Trails Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting. We will be thanking all those who supported the project from idea through completion. MORC, BORCA, Wolf Tooth Components, and Yardi will be on site. Take a hike or bike with us and celebrate the trails.

West side trails are open! Thanks to Edina MTB team for your help clearing debris. Please be cautious riding for shifted debris and rutting on trails. Staff and contractors are working on East side.

Braemar Trails have been prohibited to motorized vehicles but the City has expanded that to also include Class 2 and Class 3 E- bikes.

The City of Edina has drafted an agreement for City approval on September 3rd with Minnesota Off -Road Cycling (MORC). To partner on trail maintenance and long term trail vision. To help support trail maintenance the City has decided to prohibit Class 2 and Class 3 E-bikes on Braemar trails. City staff has recorded damage and received reports of damage on trail system from these bikes. The aggressive tires and throttle speeds have contributed to erosion and feature integrity. The City will continue to allow Class 1 pedal assist E-bikes. The City made this decision to both support MORC's position and partnership as well as to promote long term sustainability of soft surface trail system.

Rules and Regulations will be posted at trail heads.

The hiking and pedestrian trails are available for use at Braemar trails. These trails can be accessed from multiple points and link together with a shared use path on Braemar Blvd/Hilary Lane. Biking trails are still being worked on and are anticipated to open this week, weather dependent. Please stay on hiking trails at this time so contractors can continue to work on biking trails and restoration work on the site. A pedestrian trail map can be downloaded here.

Pathfinder is putting the icing on the cake for the Braemar Trails. They are applying clay capping to the jump-line and SW trail segment to improve trail surfacing and wear. Walking paths are open for hikers and all trees are clear. Biking trails are not yet ready and still have contractors doing tree work and natural resources work.

We ask your patience a little while longer for our Braemar Trails. Currently contractors and staff are working on finishing touches for the trails. Trails will remain closed until these items are completed. We will post a map and trail guidelines once we have completed these. We will also let everyone know an official grand opening date and time. We are very excited for the trails to be opened and users to start enjoying the space.

Pathfinder has been making great progress on the trail system in the hills surrounding Braemar Golf Course. These areas are still under construction and not open yet for riders. We ask that you remain patient in order for contractors and staff to finish needed work to open these for the public. We are on track to open segments up for July but need to keep workers safe and trail in good condition. Please remain patient and keep bikes off trails until they are opened.

We will post the finalized trail layouts as well as trailhead parking locations and access points during the phased opening as soon as we have them confirmed.

Hilary Lane will be experiencing road work beginning Tuesday, June 4. Hilary Lane will be closed on the west side of John Harris Drive, and out to the frontage road. It will also be closed at the Hilary Lane and Valley View Road roundabout.

The detour route for John Harris Drive will be- north on the frontage road to Valley View Road. Follow this to Gleason Road, then go south on Gleason Road to Hilary Lane.

It will be closed to all traffic Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, June 7 while it is being milled and paved, with an expected opening of Friday at 4 p.m. This closure is weather dependent and subject to change.

Please contact Streets Supervisor Shawn Anderson at 952-826-0313 or SAnderson@EdinaMN.gov with any questions.

Please visit www.EdinaMN.gov/RoadClosures for an ongoing list of Road Closures.

The woods were busy this May with Trail building and habitat monitoring. Despite rainfall, contractors have had great progress with all three sections of trail. To date there has been over 7500 feet of trail constructed. All of our hiking paths have been laid out and trail builders are now working on the biking trails. Our eastern segment is projected to be completed in June and will be opened once trail meet all requirements and any identified hazard trees addressed. We will update with trail layouts and images when the trails are ready for use.

Until that point please stay off biking trails and keep a safe distance from contractors working on the site.

As part of the Braemar Park Master Plan, improves are planned for multi used trails along Hilary Lane. This phase will be supplemented with state aid funding and the timeline has yet to be confirmed. A consultant has been hired to review site conditions including wetlands, water quality, and other impacts.

With this project in design and construction still further on the horizon, Edina Streets Department is helping to improve conditions this summer by incorporating this stretch of roadway in there mill and overlay schedule. We will update you when a more accurate window is identified and appreciate your patience during this road improvement project.