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Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling
In the spirit of the Rovers’ Beginning Backpacking Program, join me if you are curious about/committed to experiencing camping via bicycle. I am forming a 3-session series to learn, practice and go(!) overnight bike camping. Our route will take us on roads and/or trails. When camping by bike, the travel itself is not just a …
Beginning Bike Camping Program-Session 1 (of 3) — Tom’s house, Saint Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Camping, Trail Maintenance
Annual spring maintenance trip on the Border Route Trail (a unit of the NPS’s North Country National Scenic Trail) This trip will focus on the non-wilderness west 17 mile section near Gunflint Lake. We will hike with daypack and tools (hand saws, lobbers, chainsaws (for those with NPS or USFS sawyer certification) and brush cutters) …
BRT Spring maintenance trip — Gunflint Trail, Cook County, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm (prompt departure) on Thursday, May 2nd to bike a 20+ mile loop. This will be a challenging ride. It is our longer, hillier route. 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 …
River to River Bike Ride — St Paul Brewing, St Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers planning your clothing, so you’ll be ready for anything nature throws at you—heat, cold, rain, and bugs. Learn which fabrics work best, how much to pack, how to layer, and how to NOT spend a fortune. This session is the first of two offerings for Clothing. The class will be repeated …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Clothing — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
The weather looks good for biking on Wednesday. Meet at Utepils (Parking lot at the corner of Glenwood and Thomas) at 6pm. Plan on 18ish mile ride. Please let me know if you’re running late.
Category: Bicycling
NOTE: Time Change-5:45 pm ( working towards 6) Join us Monday, April 29th at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 5:45 pm for a Monday evening bike ride. Starting time is so we can plan to be back before dark. This ride will be 18 -20 miles over 1 1/2 -2 hours …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities, Other Summer Activities
Join us to learn about how to coordinate the trips that you want to do with Rovers! Trips are at the heart of what Rovers is about and these trips happen because our members– like you! – coordinate them. Not sure what is involved? Join us to learn more about coordinating your Minnesota Rovers trip/activity! …
Trip Coordinator Workshop! — Online, ZoomView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Climbing
Camping at Split Rock State Park April 28 to May 2, 2024 An opportunity for early-season camping at a cart in site with a nice view overlooking Lake Superior at Split Rock State Park. Stay for one night or if you want any stay up to four nights. All activities are on your own with …
Camping — Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, MNView trip details »
Help the Rover President get outside! Chat about Rovers or anything else involving outdoor activities. This will be a slow to moderate paced hike lasting about 1 1/2 hours so we can take in sights of nature. We’ll be watching for animal & bird activity, emerging plants and anything else outdoor curious eyes, ears and …
Hike w/ Rover President — Hyland Lake Park, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
We will go for an approximate 7 mile/3-hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum on blacktop, grass and wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places. This will be partly an exploratory hike because I haven’t hiked around the whole perimeter and done this long of a hike in the past at The …
Long Hike — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 25th to bike a 15-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 …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers a general overview of backpacking, including trip planning, Leave No Trace, water treatment, hygiene, types of gear to bring/leave home and food storage. This session is the second of two offerings for Intro to Backpacking. If you attended the first session on Wednesday, April 3, you do not need to tune …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Intro to Backpacking — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us for a 16-20 mile leisurely bike ride on the Rush Creek Trail. Meet at the Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, 10360 West River Road, Brooklyn Park, MN https://www.threeriversparks.org/location/mississippi-gateway-regional-park This is on the west side of the Mississippi River. (Address and info on above link) No Charge for parking. The visitor’s center is currently under …
Bicycling — Mississippi Gateway–Rush Creek Bike Trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us Monday, April 22nd at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 5:30 pm for a Monday evening bike ride. Starting time is so we can plan to be back before dark. This ride will be 18 -20 miles over 1 1/2 -2 hours (10-12 mph). The route will be announced on …
Category: Paddling
Accomplished, athletic paddlers with suitable gear are welcome to join me for a spring scouting trip on one of the most scenic reaches of the Cannon River. I will be bringing my 17′ tandem canoe. You can take the bow paddler position or bring a canoe or kayak of your own. Be prepared to encounter …
Canoe/Kayak — Cannon River, Faribault to Dundas, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
I’m going over to Shakopee this Saturday morning for a low-key walk along the Minnesota River. This is an outing organized by The Scott County Historical Society and Urban Bird Collective. Their event includes a brief conversation with a nature photographer exhibiting at the Historical Society’s museum followed by a bird watching walk along the …
Birding Walk — Scott Co Hist Soc, Shakopee, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities, Trail Maintenance
Did you know that the only gorge along the Mississippi River is the stretch from downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul? Help to keep it beautiful! Celebrate Earth Day by participating in a River Gorge Earth Day Cleanup sponsored by the Friends of the Mississippi River and Minneapolis Parks and Rec. We have arranged our …
Earth Day Clean-up — East River Flats, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Come and join us for a 4-hour/12 mile moderately paced (~3 mph) hike on the trails around the park. This will be one of a series of training hikes for a long-distance hike. If you need to drop out earlier there are options to loop back on different trails. Dogs with well-behaved owners are welcome. …
Long Hike — Lebanon Hills (Jensen Lake), Eagan, MNView trip details »