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I’m gauging interest in a possible trip to Turkey & Greece. This would leave in late January and come back in early March. We will be seeing many historical places in Turkey and Greece. It involves a lot of hiking often 5-10 miles a day. We’ll stay at inexpensive hotels but nice. We will take …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a hike at Lebanon Hills. We will meet at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive). This is not the visitor center. We’ll start at the parking lot (around trail point 2) and walk counterclockwise. The trails are pretty packed so we shouldn’t need snowshoes. I would recommend wearing …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Nine Mile Creek hike, Harrison Picnic Grounds, 1701 West 100th Street, Bloomington, MN January 26, Thursday early afternoon at 1 p.m. – an easy hike at my favorite 4-5 mile trail! BRING ICE CLEATS in case of ice on the trails, and possibly hiking poles. IT WILL BE VERY COLD so dress accordingly! Join me for a 4-5 …
Hiking — Nine Mile Creek hike, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
While we have the snow and I have my yearly ski pass I want to get out to Dakota Country parks as much as I can. So let me know if you would like to join me. The trails were in good shape when I was out there recently. It will be intermediate skiing because …
Cross-country Skiing — Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Jensen Lake), Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
While we have the snow and I have my yearly ski pass I want to get out to Dakota Country parks as much as I can. So let me know if you would like to join me. The trails were in excellent shape when I was out there recently. It will be intermediate skiing because …
Cross-country Skiing — Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Snowshoeing / Hiking
This is the first in a series of long(er) distance walks. Walks will be posted weekly, with a goal of preparing for future long distance end-to-end or through hikes. Please join us if you are interested in training for long-distance hikes, or if you just want to enjoy some longer local walks. Come as often, …
Long(er) Distance Walk — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
All of our awesome backpacking trips are coordinated by our members. Come learn what it takes to coordinate a Rovers backpacking trip. We’ll teach you the ins and outs of local and out of state trips, preparing you to post a trip to your next backpacking destination, wherever it might be. If you have a …
Backpacking Trip Coordinator Workshop — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come join us at the Dodge Nature Center – Main Property. We will snowshoe on and off trail through prairie, woods and wetlands. We will snowshoe for 1.5-2 hours. If you are a Rover member and need to borrow snowshoes, let me know ahead of time, and I will have Rover snowshoes that you can use. …
Snowshoe Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Main Property, West St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
We will ski the outer trails at Elm Creek Park starting at the parking lot next to the swimming pond. The start time is 11Am. To get to this parking lot enter the main park entrance at the Elm Creek Blvd exit from Highway 610. Drive past the chalet, going about 3/4 miles until the …
Classic cross country skiing — Elm Creek Park, Maple Grove, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Snow! We have real snow! What a treat to do snow sports in the Twin Cities! If you have been curious about snowshoeing, I found a place where they groom a trail AND also allow people to go off-trail. So my plan is to first allow people to practice on the trail and get a …
Beginner Snowshoe — Brookview Park, Golden Valley, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a snowshoe through Memorial Park in Red Wing. With a couple (or more) vehicles, we can coordinate a shuttle to do a point-to-point route from Mississippi National Golf Course parking lot to the bottom of the “Cow Path” near downtown Red Wing. The snowshoe trails are mostly on the single track used …
Snowshoeing — Memorial Park, Red Wing, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping
We will be car pooling on the early morning of January 13th and driving 4.5 hours to the Mudro Lake entry point. We will then snowshoe and/or ski on a winter trail to Fourtown Lake pulling our gear in with pulks. We will setup a base camp on Fourtown Lake and do day trips to …
Winter Camping — Fourtown Lake, BWCAW, Ely Side, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Downhill Skiing
Join in on 4 days of winter fun in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula of Michigan! We will stay in 4 bedroom 2 bath modern house with plenty of country and downhill skiing; snowshoeing in the area. Carpooling is encouraged. Shared meals planned and prepared by participants. Deadline to sign up is Monday, …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come join us at the Dodge Nature Center – Lily Property (not the main property). We will go off trail into areas that includes woods, wetlands and prairie. No dogs are allowed at this property. We will be out for 1-1.5 hours. If you are a Rover member you can borrow snowshoes from the equipment locker, …
Snowshoe Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Lilly Property , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Beginning at the Holland Lake Trailhead (parking at 1100 Cliff Road, Eagan), we will hike to and then around the Voyageurs trail in Lebanon Hills – about 4 miles. We will travel at a moderate pace, stopping to keep the group together. For those who would like, we will head to Mason Jar restaurant for …
Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Holland Lake, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Snowshoeing / Hiking
See the beauty of hiking a frozen creek(s) by “IceCreeking”. Planning to hike for 1-5 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: Hiking
Let’s hike about 3 miles on Theodore Wirth Park trail on New Years Day. Park at beach parking lot by Wirth Lake and hiking starts at 12 noon. Trail can be muddy. No need to register ahead but non members need to sign waiver below. Optional socializing afterwards.
Hiking — Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis , MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come join us at the Dodge Nature Center – Main Property. We will snowshoe around the woods and wetlands on the Main and Marie properties. There isn’t a lot of snow, so if you wanted to hike in winter boots, that would work also. Dodge Nature Center does not allow pets to be on these …
Snowshoe/Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Main Property, West St. Paul, MNView trip details »