Want to play outside?
Browse past trips: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Category: Bicycling
Join us for an easy bike ride from Schaar’s Bluff parking area in Spring Lake Park Preserve to Vermillion Falls Park in Hastings on September 27th at 10am. The ride will be about 17 miles, out and back, mostly on trails, with a short break at the falls. A couple hills, but nothing too serious. …
Easy bike ride to Hastings — Schaars Bluff Visitor Center, Spring Lake Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Backpacking, Camping
We’ve rescheduled our backpacking trip to next weekend due to continuous rain expected all 3 days of the original plan. Next weekend looks to be gorgeous weather! We’re still planning for a great adventure on a beautiful 30-mile section of the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) which includes, dramatic Section 13, Lily Island, and camping along …
Re-Scheduled 3 Day SHT Backpacking Trip! — Little Marais/Finland, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
RECOVERY HIKE at Upper Arboretum, Carleton College, Northfield, MN on Friday, September 26th at 4 p.m. A few weeks ago I had a bad fall and am recovering from a broken wrist, broken ribs and heavy bruising. Walking is a great way to recover stamina and muscle tone. Join me for a walk at the …
Walking — Upper Arboretum at Carleton College, Northfield, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join me in Inver Grove Heights to bike the MORC trails at Salem Hills, 5640 Asher Ave E, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077. This a neighborhood park with three loops (A, B, C) totaling 4.4 miles. Daylight will be a factor so one, maybe two loops. Let me know of you’d like to join. Non-Rovers …
Mountain Biking — Salem Hills, Inver Grove Heights, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Hiking, Camping
This is a short car camping trip, exploring some of the varied terrain around Santa Fe, New Mexico. Proposed itinerary: September 26: Arrive at Albuquerque airport, car rental, camping in The Cochiti Recreation Area. September 27: Visiting Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument https://www.blm.gov/visit/kktr Camping in either the Dome Wilderness area or Bandier National Monument depending …
Hiking, Camping, Santa Fe National Forest — Valle Caldera National Park, NMView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for an easy 25 mile loop at 10:00am on September 24th. Meet at the Miller Park parking lot in Eden Prairie (8208 Eden Prairie Road). We’ll head SW on the Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, turn off onto winding trails through Chaska, tunnel under Hwy 5, and stop for a break …
Biking — Eden Prairie to AppleHouse Loop, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 5 mile/2-hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum on blacktop, grass and wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places. There are places where you can take a shortcut back if you don’t want to do the full hike. We also have the option of having lunch in the …
Hiking at the Arb — MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
NOTE TIME CHANGE Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 5:30 pm on September 22nd. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays are typically between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths/bike lanes. The plan is to be back before dark …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Climbing
This event is meant for people who want to finally try Rock Climbing and haven’t gotten around to it yet. You do not need experience or gear but will need somewhere around $20 and a good attitude. People who do have experience and/or gear are welcome too but the new climbers will get the majority …
Beginner Indoor Rock Climbing — Vertical Endeavors Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join is this Sunday morning for a 5 mile loop around the Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Zimmerman, MN. Here is a map of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge We’ll meet in the parking lot located off Sherburne County Rd. 9, approximately 1.2 miles west of refuge headquarters, and begin our hike …
Morning Hike — Sherburne National WIldlife Refuge, Zimmerman, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join us for a 6 or 11-mile hike along the Mississippi River starting from the Wabun Picnic area near Minnehaha Falls. (Distances are approximate!) Here is a link to the meeting place! This hike will be two complete loops, with a stop at our cars in the middle so people can easily end their …
Mississippi Hike- Choice of 6 or 11 miles — Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join Us! We will be exploring Sunfish Lake Park which is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Lake Elmo park system. Hike Plan: We will hike for about 4 miles within the Park at a moderate pace. The terrain is rolling and hike includes some steeper hills. We will hike along …
Hiking — Sunfish Lake Park – Lake Elmo, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking, Trail Maintenance
This is wilderness trail maintenance trip using hand tools working on the South Lake Trail and parts of the Border Route Trail. We will be backpacking in 4 miles setting up base camp at South Lake campsite on Friday September 19. We will be maintaining the South Lake Trail, BRT west of the South Lake …
Border Route Trail Wilderness Maintenance — South Lake Trail, BWCAW, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This trip is open to 2025 participants in the Rovers’ Beginner Backpacking Program who have (or will have) completed a one-night practice trip. Pre-Trip Planning Meeting: Wednesday, September 10 at 6:30 PM, in person at Hyland Park, Bloomington. The planning meeting is required. Registration for this trip will close as of the planning meeting date. This …
Beginner Backpacking Program: Two-Night Practice Trip — Superior Hiking Trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Coffee’s on Us! Let’s toast & celebrate All of Us “Outdoor Warriors” in my 12th fall as an Organizer ☕ Join Us at the scenic, one of a kind Lake Elmo Park Reserve! The lakes and trails offer variety in landscape and a tremendous amount of beauty. You will get a great rolling hill workout …
Thursday Morning Hike — Lake Elmo Park Reserve, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Are you interested in the Border Route Trail? Perhaps you wonder what a trail maintenance trip is like and would like to join one. Maybe you just want to know more about the trail because you are planning a section or thru hike in the future. We would also love to have individuals that have …
Border Route Trail Informational Hike — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me doing a brisk 4.8 mile (7.8 km) hike in Lebanon Hills Regional Park THIS MONDAY morning 9/15 starting promptly at 10:00 am from the Holland Lake trail head parking lot. We will plan on a 3.5-mile/hour average pace, certainly on the hills, trying not to stop much except as needed or as distracted …
Category: Bicycling
NOTE TIME CHANGE Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 5:30 pm on September 15th. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays are typically between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths/bike lanes. The plan is to be back before dark …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »