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Casual bike ride on Munger Trail. All abilities and types of bikes welcome. Meet at the lower lot at the Buffalo House. We can decide to ride toward Duluth or toward Jay Cooke. Afterwards, let’s have drinks/food on the deck at Buffalo House! s Buffalo House, 2590 Guss Rd, Duluth, MN 55810
**Cancelled** Biking — Munger Trail, Duluth, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, June 2nd to bike a 13-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We intend to bike every Thursday …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
**Updated hike location due to a Mountain Bike Race on the Theodore North Loop on June 1!** Join us for a hike around the Theodore Wirth Regional Park, I would like the hike to include time in the Eloise Butler Wildflower garden and if we have enough time, the Tamarack Bog. The trail is good …
West Side Hike — Theo Wirth Beach, 3200 Glenwood Ave, Mpls, MNView trip details »
**Cancelled due to mtn bike race** Join us for a hike around the Theodore Wirth Loop within Theo Wirth Regional Park in Golden Valley. Theodore Wirth Loop is a 3 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Golden Valley, Minnesota that features a lake. The trail is good for all skill levels and is primarily …
West Side Hike — Theodore Wirth Regional Park-Theo Wirth Loop, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
**Updated time*** Join us for a early afternoon hike in Whitetail Woods Regional Park. We will do about a moderately paced 1-1/2 to 2-hour hike on the park’s grassy trails with a short water/restroom break (if needed) about halfway through our hike. Spring is tick season so you may want to spray your pants or …
Hiking — Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, MNView trip details »
**Cancelled due to bad weather** Monday 8 AM ride north of Stillwater and back on Highway 95 About 30 mile ride, wheels up at 8 am, planning to be done by 11:30 Max. Starting at Jamaca Ave Trail head – not a lot of place to park here, but for a few people it should …
Category: Hiking
We’ll go for an approximate 8-mile/3 hour hike around the grounds on blacktop and grass/wood chip trails. It will be hilly in places and could be muddy after the rain we have had. Afterwards, anyone can have lunch in the restaurant if they want to. Be sure to bring water as it is going to …
Hiking at The Arb — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 2 hour moderately paced hike at Lebanon Hills. We will meet at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive) at 10am. (This is not the visitor center.) We’ll start at the trail point 2 and walk counterclockwise. The trail is mainly dirt, but has some boardwalk that we’ll …
**Cancelled due to flooding*** Join me during Memorial Day weekend for a 9 mile hike along the Minnesota River. We’ll meet at the Hwy 77 Bridge parking lot (Southeast side of River) by 10am so we can start hiking on time. We’ll cross the Hwy 77 bridge and hike towards 494, cross 494 and hike …
**Cancelled** Hiking — Along MN River, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Lake Elmo Regional Park is new to me, and maybe to you! Located east of St. Paul just off of I-94, it is a large Washington County park with lakes, hills, and prairie. Please join me for a 4-6 mile hike. There may be some muddy parts of the trail at the bottoms of hills. …
Category: Paddling
The Tamarack River is a beautiful, windy river with high class I rapids numerous riffles, and fast water. Need to be comfortable with that. Approximate 2.5 hour paddle. Need life jacket, dry sack with change of clothes. The Tamarack is in MN and enters the St. Croix River east of Hinkley and 1.5 miles north …
Tamarack River, Kayaking — East of Hinkley, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
The SHTA (Superior Hiking Trail) is having difficulty getting all the sections cleared this spring so I have signed up to clear another section, This section is near Schroeder, MN (county rd 1 to the Cross River) and is about 6 miles long. The trip would be Friday through Sunday (5/27 – 5/29), driving up …
Trail Clearing on the SHT — Schroeder, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, May 26th to bike an 18-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! Text if you’re coming to: David …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Meet outside of the Hyland Park Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. It is located at 10145 E Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438. From there we will hike approximately 3 miles on a wood-chipped trail around Hyland Lake at an easy-going pace. Bring water and bug stuff (if desired) as we may be bothered by …
West Side Hike — Hyland Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
VirtualCategory: Backpacking
In this Zoom session, we will cover several aspects of staying safe while in the backcountry: permitting, navigation, finding campsites, environmental factors, wildlife, and general safety. To register for one or more educational sessions, send your name, email address, and phone number to [email protected]. You’ll receive a reply email confirming your registration. ***************************** Thanks for …
Beginner Backpacking: Education Program – Backcountry Basics — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Explore this gem of a park in Burnsville! We will hike 3.5 to 4 miles of hilly trails, past small ponds and through recently restored woods and prairie. (Note that the park has TWO parking areas – East and West. Our hike will start from the East parking area off the Burnsville Parkway – 12650 …
Moderate Hike — Terrace Oaks Park, Burnsville, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday, May 23 at 5:45 pm at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. The parking is neighborhood street parking. The pace is 10-12 mph, distance 15-20 miles. Route will vary each week and be on bike trails as much as possible. Please RSVP by text at 217-248-0072 or email …
Monday Evening Bike Ride — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Join us for the rescheduled weekly exploration of natural areas near the St. Croix River Valley, this one to a little known park in the middle of Woodbury. Tamarack Nature Preserve is a wetland surrounded by woodlands. This bog-like “rich fen” resulted from the last retreat of the glaciers in the region more than 10,000 …
Nature Walk — Tamarack Nature Preserve, Woodbury, MNView trip details »