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Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Nine Mile Creek hike, Harrison Picnic Grounds, 1701 West 100th Street, Bloomington, MN Dec. 31, 2022, 10 a.m. – an easy hike on the last day of 2022! BRING ICE CLEATS in case of ice on the trails, and possibly hiking poles. Join me for a 4-5 mile easy hike along Nine Mile Creek, starting …
Hiking — Nine Mile Creek hike Harrison Picnic GroundsView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s go a medium hike at a little known gem of a park in Inver Grove Heights. Depending on how many trails are open, we’ll hike for 3-5 miles. Be sure to bring grippers, or if there is a lot of new snow, bring snow shoes. Group lunch following! Address: 5640 Asher, Inver Grove Hts …
Winter Hike — Salem Hills Park, Inver Grove Heights, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Follow hundreds of candle-lit luminaries on a walking trail through cattails and trees while on the lookout for deer, coyotes, and owls. Enjoy the brisk winter evening and return to the amphitheater to roast marshmallows over a crackling fire and warm up with hot cocoa. Tickets should be purchased online at woodlakenaturecenter.org or on the …
Candlelight and Ice Hike — Woodlake Nature Center, Richfield, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
Join us for a XC ski adventure! We plan on skiing the hiking club trail (minimum 5.3 miles) to obtain the hiking club password. We may ski more if conditions are good. You can skate or classic ski (We’ll be classic). Bring a lunch or a snack and we’ll find a good spot to eat …
XC Skiing — William O’Brien State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for an end-of-year winter hike at one of my most favorite parks, Afton State Park. I’ll lead a 6-8 mile hike with plenty of hills and views. Bring traction and hiking poles as the ravines do tend to get icy. Unless there’s a heavy snow, snowshoes are not necessary. You might want to …
CanceledCategory: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s go snowshoeing! Join me at Sakatah Lake State Park located about an hour south of the Twin Cities. The park address is 50499 Sakatah Lake State Park Road, Waterville, MN 56096 The hiking club trail is 2.2 miles but since we are already down there, we will probably explore the Big Woods Loop, Oak …
Snowshoeing — Sakatah Lake State Park, Waterville, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Here’s your chance to work off a few of those holiday calories! Join me for a winter hike around Lake Harriet. Depending on time and interest, we may also want to walk around Roberts Bird Sanctuary. Or maybe we’ll decide to explore the Bird Sanctuary instead. (We will save the Rose Garden, Perennial Garden, and …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come and join us for about a 2-hour hike on the trails around the park. Dogs with well-behaved owners are welcome. Non-Rover members should submit the online liability waiver below. Please be punctual so others aren’t standing around in the cold for too long. Bring cleats in case it is icy and if we get …
Winter Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Jensen Lake), Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
See the beauty of hiking a frozen creek(s) by “IceCreeking”. Planning to hike for 1-2 hrs. Based on conditions and group. Starting on Amity creek or Lester River back. 80% of the hike is next to a road or packed trail so a person can bail out easily if not feeling it or need to …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a year-end “Mindful Miles” five-mile hike at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. We’ll meet at the Nordic Center at 12:30. Bring traction and poles if you like as it could be icy, though it’s likely too packed down to make snowshoes necessary. We’ll walk approximately five miles around Eagle Point Lake and there …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
We will start by hiking the 3.4 mile Bluff Trail starting at the Old Cedar Ave Trailhead, then circle back on part of the MN Valley State Trail and part of the Long Meadow Lake Trail, to the Old Cedar Ave bridge and back to the parking lot. A total of about 7 miles. The …
Hike — MN Valley Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Old Cedar Ave TH, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Other Winter Activities
Embrace winter by celebrating cross-country skiing at the Minnesota Nordic Ski Opener on Saturday, December 10!! Skiers of all abilities and ages are invited to kick off winter with free skiing, free ski rental equipment, and free mini lessons. Participate in the Ski Tour with routes for the whole family, and check out the Nordic Market with …
MN Nordic Ski Opener — Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a hike around Crosby Farm Regional Park, 2595 Crosby Farm Rd., St. Paul. Meet at the Picnic Shelter right by the parking lot where the park road ends. For the most part we will stay on snow cleared paths, but may meander down to the river, which would not be on a …
Hike/Bonfire! — Crosby Farm Regional Park, St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Bring a child you want to introduce to the outdoors! Parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/mentors are all welcome. Finding your way back to the trail after you get lost is an important outdoors skill. On this hike, the kids will start out blindfolded. The adults (who won’t be blindfolded) will lead the kids into the woods. Once we get …
Let’s get (a little) lost! Kid-focused Rovers hike — Reservoir Woods Park, MNView trip details »
CanceledCategory: Other Winter Activities
Meet 200+ animals up close and learn about the research and conservation efforts WSC supports. https://www.wildlifesciencecenter.org/ WSC will be on CBS 60 minutes 11/27/2022 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=503866458442370&set=a.209353964560289 Dress for the weather. There is a heated building. If group is interested we can go hiking or lunch after.
Wildlife Science Center — 22830 Sunrise Rd NE, Stacy, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a 4-mile hike on the hiking club trail. Meet at the trail head parking lot. Location: I haven’t been to this location before so I’m relying on online information. This rec area has multiple units and the hiking club trail is in the Lawrence Unit, just off 169 south of Jordan. The address …
Hike — Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Saturday the 26th will be a great day for hiking. Come join me at Lone Lake Park (near the pickleball courts) in Minnetonka for approximately 5 mile hike to Bryant Lake park and back. Optional post hike socializing at Del Sur Empenadas in Minnetonka for soccer and a bite to eat.
Category: Hiking
Join us for a #OptOutside hike at Afton State Park. We will hike ~5 to 6 miles at a moderate pace of around 18-20 minutes per mile. We will meet at the visitor center where there are indoor restrooms available. The hike will take us down to the river then uphill to the Prairie Loop …