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Category: Hiking
Join us for a 7 mile (total), out and back hike in Spring Lake Park starting at the Fahey Trailhead. Map to Fahey Trailhead (Google “Spring Lake Park Archery Range” for location). (Note: this is NOT Schaar’s Bluff) For those who haven’t been there, Spring Lake Park has a bison herd. Bison information page We …
Hiking — Spring Lake Park Reserve, Fahey TrailheadView trip details »
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 31th 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. Text if you’re coming to: Mike …
Thursday Bike Ride — St. Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a stroll around Como Lake prior to the Rover meeting on Tuesday, July 29th at 7:00 pm (bear hang demo/activity). We’ll meet at the Rover meeting spot: Como Park in St. Paul — West Picnic Grounds, near southeast corner of parking lot (near public restroom). After intros, we’ll walk for a little …
Stroll around Como Lake a few times — St Paul , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s enjoy today’s sunset over Johnny Lake after hiking approx. 3 miles around this gem of a county park. We’ll amble (slow to mod pace) along paved and multi-use trails of this 211 acre park with it’s gently rolling hills, numerous wetlands, hardwoods, open fields and spruce grove. Springvale’s abundant wildflowers should be in full …
Sunset Hike Springvale County Park — 3361 Hwy 95 (7.5 miles W of Cambridge), MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a summer morning hike around Lake Harriet to enjoy the beauty that is Minnesota in the summer. We’ll meet at the intersection of Roseway Road and Lake Harriet Parkway at 10:00 a.m. (approximately 4380 East Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55409, across Lake Harriet Parkway from the Lyndale Park Rose Garden). I’ll …
Summer Morning Urban Hike — Lake Harriet, MPLS, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 6:00 pm on July 28th. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays will typically be between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths/bike lanes. The route for this Monday will probably be on the …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Climbing
Another chance for indoor rock climbing open to all levels (even total beginners). We’ll meet at the St. Paul Vertical Endeavors (VE) location at 855 PHALEN Blvd (NOT the one on Wabash) around 5pm (earlier or later is OK and negotiable) and climb until we tire of it. If you are not a Rover member …
Indoor Rock Climbing — Vertical Endeavors St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike, have lunch, then take in some music Sunday, July 27 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Rough schedule: 10:30 – 12:30 hike 3-5 miles (I’m working to plan a shorter and longer route) 12:30 – 1:30 lunch (bring your own picnic lunch or we can eat at the restaurant 1:30 music https://arb.umn.edu/events/musicinthegardens (The staff …
Hiking — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Camping, Paddling
This is a kayak camping trip. I have reservations for 4 nights at a campsite on an island on Lake Namakan. To participate you must: 1. Be able to access a kayak at least 14 feet long with 2 sealed bulkheads and decklines. 2. Be able to demonstrate assisted rescues as both rescuer and rescues …
Kayak camping — Voyageurs National Park, MnView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a moderately paced hike at Afton State Park. To beat the heat, we will start hiking a little early (9am). We will meet at the visitors’ center at the end of the road through the park. Our planned route is a loop taking us south across the river bluff, down to and …
Morning hike at Afton State Park — Hastings, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This trip is open to 2025 participants in the Rovers’ Beginner Backpacking Program. Pre-Trip Planning Meeting: July 17 at 7:00 PM, in person at Hyland Park Visitor Center, Bloomington. The planning meeting is required. Registration for this overnight will close as of the planning meeting date. After completing the six Education classes and a Beginner …
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, July 9 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. The planning meeting is required. Registration for this trip will close as of the planning meeting date. This two-night experience on …
Beginner Backpacking Program: Two-Night Practice Trip — Superior Hiking Trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 24th to bike a 20-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 , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Come join us at Dodge Nature Center – Lily Property. We will hike at a moderate pace and aim to do 2.2 miles in an hour. Here is the approximate hiking route. Meet at 656 MN-62, Mendota Heights, MN 55118, here. Non-Rover members should sign online liability waiver below. New Rover members welcome. Dogs are not allowed, only …
Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Lilly Property , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a hike on grass/wood chip trails around the woods and wetlands on the Main and Marie properties. Plan for the possibility of mosquitoes and ticks. There is also one area that may be wet to walk on. We’ll figure out if we can pass it, or if we’ll have to take a …
Hiking — Dodge Nature Center – Main/Marie Property, West St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 6:00 pm on July 21st. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays will typically be between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths/bike lanes. The route for this Monday is to the Dakota-Edgewood Bridge …
Biking — longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for an approx. 36 mile bike ride at a medium pace from East Medicine Lake Regional Park to Elm Creek Park Chalet. This ride will follow the Medicine Lake Regional Trail and continue into Elm Creek Park. We will not continue on more bike trails in Elm Creek Park. This will be …
Bike Ride — East Medicine Lake Regional Park, Plymouth, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Sunday, July 20, 2025 – 2-8 p.m. Hike and Potluck Join me for a hike at Carleton College lower arboretum with a potluck at my house afterwards. Both are in Northfield. Come to my house first and drop off the potluck food and then carpool to the arboretum (small parking lot). We’ll hike 5-6 miles …
Hiking — Carleton Arboretum, Northfield, MNView trip details »