New bike route between Moorhead and St. Cloud named ‘Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route’

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Minnesota’s new 188-mile bike route connecting Moorhead to St. Cloud via Pelican Rapids now has a name.

“Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route” received 34% of the 3,655 votes cast in response to the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s invitation to the public to help pick a name for the route. “Glacier Lakes Bicycle Route” came in a close second, with 33% of the votes cast. Other names considered were MiddleSota, Rivers to Prairie, and Towns and Fields.

The names, which highlight geographic features along the bike route, were suggested by participants attending a MnDOT event last year. Voting closed July 12.

The U.S. Bicycle Route System is a network of numbered cross-country routes. Currently, there are more than 18,000 miles of U.S. Bicycle Routes in 31 states.