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Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 1 hour moderately paced hike at Lake Ann Park in Chanhassen, where we’ll walk along two lakes and through land once owned by Prince. This relatively flat, 2.75 mile hike includes wooded trails and a 0.5 mile section of pavement. Afterward, join us for an optional visit to Hackamore Brewing in …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a winter hike around Lake Harriet (Dakota name – Bde Unma) on Friday morning. We’ll meet at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Lake Harriet Parkway and Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55409 (4801 E. Lake Harriet Parkway). This is by the southeast part of the lake by the Lake Harriet South Beach. …
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 »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Let’s visit the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to check out the Spring Flower Show and hike on the Three-Mile Walk trail. The trail is paved, with some short sections of gravel. I think we will hike first and then explore the flower show. Admission to the flower show is included with the $20 daily admission ticket. …
Hike & Spring Flower Show — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Meet Saturday morning at 10 am in the parking lot of the Spirit River Nature Area (1055 2nd Ave SW) which is located just west of Cambridge, MN off Hwy 95, on the east side of the Rum River. We’ll cross westward over the river bridge to begin our moderately paced 4-5 mile hike on …
Category: Hiking
Join me for an easy hike around Staring Lake in Eden Prairie. We’ll meet at the Eden Prairie Outdoor Center’s Edible Playground at 1:15pm and head off to hike around 1:30pm. There are plenty of pathed sidewalks so it’s inclusive for wheelchairs or children in strollers/wagons. We could attempt to walk the entire loop around …
Hike — Eden Prairie Outdoor Center at Staring Lake, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / 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. The path winds through the woods with several sloping hills and ponds. Quite lovely! Optional: Social event to follow. Hike Plan: We will hike for about 5 miles within the …
Winter Hiking — Sunfish Lake Park/Lake Elmo, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a sunset hike in Battle Creek Park. We’ll hike the single track, multi-use, and hilly trails for six miles over two+ hours. Conversation is tougher on a single track trail but we’ll shake it up a bit at re-group points. Anything is possible for trail conditions, ice, mud, dry, pristine (probably all). …
Sunset Hike- 6 mi — Battle Creek Park, St Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s get together to Hike at Schaar’s Bluff. The bluff is absolutely spectacular, with incredible views of the Mississippi River. We’ll hike for about 1-1/2 hours in the park. This is a moderately paced hike on paved paths with rolling terrain and prairie. Out and back. Great views! Optional: Lunch to follow. Meetup Location: Meetup …
Winter Hiking — Schaar’s Bluff Trailhead/Hastings, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
Join us for a XC ski adventure! We plan on skiing the hiking club trail (minimum 5.3 miles). We may ski more if conditions are good. We will be classic skiing. Bring a lunch or a snack and we’ll find a good spot to eat along the way if it’s not too cold. Note: If …
XC Skiing — William O’brien State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join Us on a moderately paced hike from Lower Landing – Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park. We will climb hills and hike through prairies and woods in this beautiful setting. There are both paved and unpaved trails. Hike Plan: This is a moderately paced hike that circles the Park for about 1 hour or 3 …
Winter Hike — Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park , MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Happy New Year. Let do some campING, hikING, bikING, paddlING, birdING, laughING, otherING along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi. Perrot State Park (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/perrot/) is located on the Mississippi River flyway and next door to the: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/trempealeau/) (https://www.facebook.com/TrempealeauNWR) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) The confluence of the Trempealeau and …
4th Annual World Migratory Bird Day Wkd (the ING Trip) — Perrot State Park, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
This is a two-week canal boat trip in the counties of Shropshire and Cheshire bordering Wales, and Staffordshire and the West Midlands north of London. We will be cruising the Shropshire Union Canal, Staffordshire and Worcester Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal and the Middlewich Arm. The canal boat will be our moving base of operations, …
CanceledCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling
Let’s camp at nearby William O’Brien State Park over Memorial Day weekend. The park is less than an hour from most of the Twin Cities area along the St. Croix River north of Stillwater. We’ll camp at the Riverside group site, which has vault toilets and may not have water due to construction that is …
Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling — William O’Brien State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Other Summer Activities
Join us for a visit to Minnesota’s Bluff Country and camp at Whitewater State Park in early June. Whitewater State Park is one of Minnesota’s most popular parks, east of Rochester, about a 2 hour scenic drive from the Twin Cities. It has a very low mosquito population (gnats are possible), great bluffs to hike …
Camping, Hiking, Biking & More — Whitewater SP, Elba , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Climbing
Mark your calendar and plan to join the Rovers community for a weekend of outdoor fun and adventure at our Spring 2025 Extravaganza —happening Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Wild River State Park! There will be something for everyone throughout the weekend — from rock climbing to hiking to biking and …
Spring Extravaganza-Save the Date — Wild River SP, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Hello Rovers! Join us for this year’s Rovers Astronomy Weekend trip to Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC)! This year’s trip will be from Fri. 6/27 thru Sun. 6/29. On this trip we’ll hike, paddle, nature walk and do other Roverish activities during the day, and then stargaze at night, peering at some of the sky’s cosmic wonders thru …
2025 Rovers Astronomy Weekend — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Let’s visit Wyalusing State Park in Southwest Wisconsin over the July 4th weekend. Dates are Wednesday, July 2 to Monday, July 7, 2025, designed to avoid the high-traffic travel days. Wyalusing is on top of the 500-foot bluffs at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. The park is roughly 4 hours from the …
Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling — Wyalusing State Park, WiView trip details »