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Category: Hiking
I’m planning to hike from my house in Eagan to the Rover meeting site at Como Park for the first meeting of the season. The length of the hike is 14 miles and I will allow 5 1/2 hours to do it. I’ve done this for a number of years. Let me know if you …
Category: Bicycling
Join us for a bike ride from the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Parkway, Mpls, on Monday, May 4th at 6:00 pm. The route will be a 20 mile loop. I am planning to go the Theodore Wirth direction. Pace of ride is 10-12 miles/hr. We will be getting back near dusk by return so …
Category: Hiking
We’ll explore 4–5 miles (about 2 hours) of mostly trail with some paved sections through the beautiful Spring Lake Park Reserve. This park is a designated stop along the 3,000-mile Great River Road, offering miles of bluff-top views overlooking the Mississippi River. Along the way, we’ll keep an eye out for one of the park’s most unique features—a bison herd reintroduced …
Hiking — Spring Lake Park Reserve, Hastings, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join us for a hike at beautiful Whitetail Woods Regional Park in Dakota County. We will hike a large loop around the park for about 5-6 miles total. There will be options to bail out for a shorter distance. Bring water and snacks as desired. We will meet at the main parking lot, located here. …
Hiking — Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Full Moon Hike! 🌝 The full “Flower” moon rises at 8:50 PM on Friday, May 1. 🥾 We will walk a counter-clockwise loop approximately 3 miles on rolling terrain. ⏰ TIME: 7:15 PM meetup for the 8:50 full moon rise (start walking at 7:30) ⭐️ MEETING POINT: Horse Trail Parking Lot off of Sunset Lake …
hiking — Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park Reserve, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a casual Friday afternoon walk at this beautiful park in Prior Lake. We are planning a 3.5 mi route on paved trails with an option to add an additional 1.5 mi at the end that will be partly unpaved through the woods. We’ve been seeing a lot of birds and spring flowers …
Hiking — Spring Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
Spring is approaching quickly and so are the trail maintenance trips on the Border Route Trail (a unit of the National Park Service’s North Country National Scenic Trail). This trip will focus on the non-wilderness west end which is a 17 mile section near Gunflint Lake. The non-wilderness section of trail maintenance is done with …
Category: Hiking
After what has proven to be a nose-to-the-grindstone kind of month, my pups and I have decided to spend Thursday evening winding down March with a sunset stroll through 218 acre Springvale County Park in Isanti County. Join us if you like for approximately three miles of meandering over combination paved and natural paths through …
Category: Climbing
Climbing from 3:30-6:00. I am top and lead certified, however all are welcome. Ill be wearing a Grey t-shirt and green cargo capris. If you are a rovers member and have your own gear it is considerably cheaper.
Rock climbing — Minneapolis Vertical Endeavors , MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 30th 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 …
Category: Bicycling
Rain date makeup ride opportunity! Join us for a bike ride from the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Parkway, Mpls, on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 pm. The route will be a 20 miles. Pace of ride is 10-12 miles/hr. We will be getting near dusk by return so bring headlamps/and consider reflective type clothing …
Category: Hiking
🥾🥙🎵 Lakewalk Hike + Food + HomeGrown Music Festival A simple, flexible evening to get outside, grab food, and (optionally) roll into some live music. Plan for the evening: 🥾 4:30–6:00 PM — Hike along the Lakewalk 🌊 🥙 6:00–7:00 PM — Food at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake or Fitger’s 🎵 7:00–??? — …
Join us for a bike ride from the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Parkway, Mpls, on Monday, April 27th at 6:00 pm. The route will be a 20 miles. Pace of ride is 10-12 miles/hr. We will be getting near dusk by return so bring headlamps/and consider reflective type clothing just in case we get …
Category: Climbing
I try and make it out to a vertical endeavors once a week for three hours or so. I have invited some beginners as well. However, I am top and lead rope certified and would love to connect with some mnrovers climbers.
Rock Climbing — Vertical Endeavors, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike again much of the Voyageur Trek Trail at Lebanon Hills THIS Sunday starting at 12:00 Noon Sharp, this time (as we did on January 11th) leaving from the front of the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center at Schulze Lake (the parking lot is a short drive off a turn south off Cliff Road ). …
Moderately Casual Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a moderately paced 3-mile hike from Fort Snelling State Park to Mni Owe Sni (spring) and back and then an optional 3-mile hike to and around Picnic Island. The trails will be a mix of blacktop, grass and gravel trails. Meet “IN” the Thomas C. Savage Visitor Center, which is 2 miles …
Category: Hiking
Come join me on a casual hike at Ft. Snelling State Park. The plan is to go around Picnic Island and then back to the visitor center via the beach trails. Due to foot surgery, I will be on the all-terrain track chair. Please meet in front of the visitor center at the end of …
Category: Hiking
Join Heidi and me for a 3-4 mile hike at beautiful Whitetail Woods park, traveling at about an 18-20 minute mile pace, enjoying wildlife and, hopefully, wildflowers. We will meet in the parking area at the end of the drive near the shelter. Please arrive in time for us to begin right at 10am, allowing …
Hike — Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, MNView trip details »