[0:05] HAVE YOU VISITED THE 9-MILE CREEK LOWER VALLEY?  IF NOT, IT’S WORTH EXPLORING. THIS NARROW,   [0:10] SCENIC CORRIDOR FOLLOWS 9-MILE CREEK UNTIL ITS  ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE MINNESOTA RIVER. [0:15] WHETHER YOU’RE A FIRST-TIME VISITOR OR LOOKING FOR   [0:17] NEW AREAS TO EXPLORE, THERE ARE  MANY WAYS YOU CAN NAVIGATE THE VALLEY. [0:22] THE VALLEY ITSELF LINKS THREE PARKS—MOIR, HARRISON, AND  CENTRAL—EACH HAS UNIQUE FEATURES. AT THE NORTHERN   [0:30] END IS MOIR PARK. IT OFFERS PLAY AREAS, DISC GOLF,  SHELTERS, AND PARKING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PATHS THAT   [0:38] BRANCH OFF MOIR. THE DIRT TRAILS USUALLY LOOP BACK ON THEMSELVES AND END AT THE PARK [0:42] OR THEY'LL CONNECT TO THE MAIN, PAVED TRAIL THAT FOLLOWS THE CREEK. [0:46] IF YOU FOLLOW THE MAIN PAVED TRAIL, YOU'LL END UP AT [0:48] HARRISON PARK, JUST EAST OF MOIR. THAT HAS  PUBLIC PARKING AND A PAVED, ACCESSIBLE   [0:54] PATH THAT MEETS THE MAIN 9-MILE CREEK TRAIL.  CONTINUE THAT SOUTH, AND YOU’LL ENTER CENTRAL PARK,   [0:59] THE VALLEY'S LARGEST SECTION. THE MAIN  TRAIL WILL PASS UNDER THE 106TH STREET BRIDGE,   [1:04] MARKING ROUGHLY THE HALFWAY POINT IF YOU MEASURE FROM MOIR PARK, [1:08] AND IT STRETCHES SOUTH ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE MERGING WITH THE DNR STATE TRAIL NEAR THE MINNESOTA RIVER. [1:13] YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE, THOUGH, THAT THIS SOUTHERN SECTION IS OFTEN FLOODED IN SPRING. [1:18] ACCESS POINTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN TRAIL  INCLUDE PARKING AT THE 106TH STREET BRIDGE, [1:23] AN ENTRY AT JAMES ROAD, AND A FINAL  ACCESS AT QUEEN AVENUE SOUTH NEAR OVERLOOK DRIVE. [1:29] FOR A WALKING LONGER ROUTE, FOLLOW THE DNR  STATE TRAIL EAST TO LYNDALE AVENUE'S PUBLIC LOT AND BOAT LAUNCH. [1:35] IT'S ABOUT A THREE QUARTER MILE WALK AWAY FROM  THE INTERSECTION OF THE 9-MILE CREEK TRAIL. [1:40] THE 9-MILE LOWER VALLEY IS UNIQUE IN ITS NATURAL  BEAUTY AND IN ITS LAYOUT - IT IS LONG AND NARROW. [1:46] BUT, THIS HOPEFULLY WILL GIVE YOU MORE CONFIDENCE TO   [1:49] GO IN AND VISIT PARTS OF THE PARK  THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO BEFORE. [1:53] JUST REMEMBER, IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE  CREEK, THEN YOU ARE GOING THE RIGHT WAY.