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Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s get together to Hike at Dodge Nature Center-Lily Property. This hike begins at Kensington Park where we will walk to the nature center and around the pond. We will hike for about 1 hour in the park. This is a moderately paced hike on dirt and paved paths with rolling terrain and prairie. Splendid …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Join me for an informational hike at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park to learn how to identify trees in the park in the wintertime. Where: Meet at main parking lot just past Visitor Center. When: 10 a.m. to 12:30. We will hike 3-4 miles total, but will pause often to learn about the trees. 12:30-1:30. …
Winter Tree Identification Hike — Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Other Winter Activities
Anyone up for some winter forest bathing? I’m training to be a certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides & Programs (ANFT) and need to facilitate some guided forest therapy walks in the coming months. If you’re not familiar with forest bathing, don’t worry, it doesn’t involve a bathtub! …
Guided Winter Forest Bathing — Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Township, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join Us! This Candlelight Walk through Afton State Park will be lit with hundreds of candle luminaries for 3-mile loop trail. Enjoy bonfires at the visitor center and half way point. Leashed dogs are welcome. Ice traction devices are always recommended when walking in winter. Where to meet: Afton State Park Visitor Center. The visitor …
Candlelight Hike — Afton State Park, Afton, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for another hike! We will hike the Blackstone/Secret Lake Trail near Moose Lake. Depending on the route it is 2-3 miles round trip, and we hope to hike the longer trail past Ennis Lake. This trail is hilly and challenging in some sections, and we will keep a moderately fast pace. After the …
Ely February 2025 Hike — Blackstone/Secret Lake Trail, Ely, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s hike at French Regional Park starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. Meet at the visitor center. I think we’ll first go along the Lagoon trail do a loop past the beach and back to the visitor center. This might be 1 mile on pavement. Then we’ll go north and west to hike …
West Side Hike — French Regional Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Please join me for a hill workout-type hike of about 6 miles at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve on the south side of the Twin Cities! We will be hiking on the wooded cross-country ski trails but with the lack of snow, they are hike-able. This is labeled as a Fitness Hike because we are going to …
Fitness Hike — Murphy- Hanrehan Park, Savage, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a moderately paced hike around Fort Snelling State Park. This will be an initial 2.5-mile hike with an optional addition of a 3-mile hike for those that want to do it. The hike will start with the Snelling Lake Trail and then continue on the Pike Island Trail. The trails will be …
Winter Hike — Fort Snelling State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Description: Join Us on a moderately paced hike from Eagle Point Trailhead. We will see evening glimpses of Eagle Point Lake, Ponds, Mighty Oaks, and Prairie at one-of-a-kind Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Hike Plan: This is a moderately paced hike that circles Eagle Point Lake for about 1 hour or 3 miles. Address & Link: …
Hike Eagle Lake Trailhead — Lake Elmo Park Reserve/Lake Elmo, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Downhill Skiing
More than 60k of scenic, well-groomed cross-country ski trails weave through the Superior National Forest at Giants Ridge. There is also great downhill skiing and snowshoeing. We will be staying Friday and Saturday night in a villa across from Giant’s Ridge. The villa includes a fully equipped kitchen, fireplace, and overlooks Wynne Lake. It’s right …
Cross-Country Skiing at Giants Ridge — Biwabik, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Visit the Minnesota Ice Castles at the State Fair. Crawl through tunnels, explore ice mazes, whoosh down ice slides. I selected Feb 13 because it is an off-peak day and admission is $17. Also it is a full moon, with moonrise at 4:30 p.m., sunset at 5:37 p.m. Light reflection off the ice should be …
Minnesota Ice Castles — Minnesota State Fair, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Annual Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Nature Education at Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center. We have secured President’s Weekend this year (Feb 14-17) so you have the option of making this a long weekend! Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant weekend of winter fun. Activities include …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 3.5 mile out and back hike in Spring Lake Park starting at the Fahey Trailhead. (Note this is NOT Scharrs Bluff!). We will hike on a paved trail out to the Ravine Bridge and back, hopefully spotting the park’s bison herd along the way. Moderate pace and moderate hills with nice …
Bison Hike — Spring Lake Park Reserve, Hastings, MNView trip details »