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Category: Hiking
Join us for a fun midweek hike at Battle Creek Regional Park – Winthrop Area. Following the hike, we can stop for eats/drinks/socializing at the Dairyette Italian Drive-in on Minnehaha Ave in St Paul (inclement weather eatery is Obbs Sports Bar and Grill.) Meeting location is the Battle Creek Community Recreation Center trailhead, 75 Winthrop …
Midweek Hike — Battle Creek Regional Park in St Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Monday, August 6th to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet by Hamm Memorial Waterfalls next to Spring Cafe at Como Park Pavilion. We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile loops. Call if you’re running late: David Byrne …
Monday Night Bike Ride — Como Park PavilionView trip details »
Bicycle touring allows you to explore slow roads, bike trails, and campgrounds that could be nearby, in different states, or different countries. At the least, this involves carrying what you need for an overnight stay, and at the most, you can carry everything you need for weeks, including camping gear. This workshop will show how …
Introduction to Bike Touring — Roosevelt High School, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
If you are interested in birds or just interested in finding out if you might be interested, join this spring’s birding walks. The walks are on Wednesdays, beginning April 24 with the last one on Wednesday, May 22. No experience is required, but experienced birders are welcome and encouraged to come and help. We will …
Birding Walk — Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Thursday, May 23rd to bike a 14-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing (FKA Flat Earth Brewing) is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106 flatearthbrewing.com . We intend to bike every Thursday night through August, …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Saint Paul BrewingView trip details »
Category: Paddling
BWCA Canoe Trip at Brule Lake, depending on the participants’ ability to carry canoes or not carry them, we could portage and camp on another lake or stay on Brule Lake and base camp for four days. We will leave the Twin Cities on Friday evening at 6pm. We will be camping that evening near …
Minnesota Rovers help maintain two forest woodlots that provide food and habitat for wildlife. Our Murphy-Hanrehan Park woodlot, overseen by Mike Sweet, is home to an amazing diversity of wildlife, including 144 plants and mushrooms, 67 birds, 14 mammals, 7 amphibians, 2 reptiles, and more than 54 invertebrates. Sadly, this important area is being compromised …
Buckthorn Pull — Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Camping, Hiking
Stand on top of scenic glacial hills and experience the vast, open prairie which once dominated Minnesota. Wildflowers and prairie grasses blanket the landscape from spring through fall. This region, a 10- to 19-mile-wide band of glacial hills unlike any other in the state, extends from Detroit Lakes to Willmar. As glacial ice advanced southward, hills …
Backpacking Memorial Day Weekend — Glacial Lakes and Sibley State Parks, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Meet 9 am Saturday, May 25th at Vino in the Valley (W3826 450th Ave, Maiden Rock, WI 54750) to bike 32 or 60 miles. In this bluff and coulee country even the short route is challenging with 1260 feet of elevation gain (2,060′ on the 60-mile). Pack a lunch to eat on the ride and …
Vino in the Valley Bike Ride — Vino in the Valley, WIView trip details »
Bike touring allows you to explore slow roads, bike trails, and campgrounds that could be nearby, in different states, or different countries. At the least, this involves carrying what you need for an overnight stay, and at the most, you can carry everything you need for weeks, including camping gear. This workshop will show how …
Intro to Bike Touring — REI Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for a fun midweek hike at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Following the hike, we can stop for eats/drinks/socializing at the Zeke’s Place, a small neighborhood bar and burger joint at Bloomington Ferry Rd and Old Shakopee Rd. Meeting location is the Hyland Recreation/Visitor Center, 10145 East Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington (note, this is …
Midweek Hike — Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
The Border Route Trail (BRT) is 65 miles long. It connects the Superior Trail to the Kekekabic Trail and was built by the Minnesota Rovers in the early 70’s. The BRT was recently included in the National Scenic Trail system as part of the North Country Trail. We will be maintaining a section of the …
Trail Clearing Border Route Trail — Clearwater Lake, BWCA, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Thursday, April 25th to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing (FKA Flat Earth Brewing) is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106 flatearthbrewing.com . We intend to bike every Thursday night through August, …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Saint Paul BrewingView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling, Camping, Hiking, Other Summer Activities, Paddling
Raise your hand if you’ve always wanted to go to Door County WI, because now is your chance! A group camp site is reserved for four nights, and that won’t be near enough time to explore everything there is to do. We’ll be car camping at Peninsula State Park, so bring all your toys (road …
Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling — Peninsula State Park , Door County, WIView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Hiking, Other Summer Activities, Paddling
Join us once again for Rovers Astronomy Weekend, back at Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC) near McGregor, MN, about a 2-hr drive north of the Twin Cities. During the day, enjoy hiking, biking, bird watching and more at LLCC and surrounding parks (activities/schedule TBD). At night, when the stars come out, join member of the Minnesota Astronomical Society …
Astronomy Weekend — Long Lake Conservation Ctr — McGregor, MNView trip details »
Come join me for the Tour de Pepin bike ride around Lake Pepin or a shorter distance on Saturday June 1st. There are several distances and depending on the group, we can pick one or two options for people to do. Typically a nice relaxing pace with plenty of rest stops as they are part …
Bike Ride and Camping – Tour de Pepin — Lake Pepin – Hok-Si-La City Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Explore the trails in the Porcupine Mountains or Porkies. Spend 4.5 days hiking in this pristine and beautiful park. Participants need to be in good physical condition, have their own gear (backpacks, sleeping bags & pads). Water purification, stoves and cook pots are provided and shared. Estimated between 5-8 miles daily. Camping is in rough …
Backpacking & Camping — Porcupine Mtns, Northwestern UP, MIView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Come out to Powderhorn Park and help REI with different family friendly activities. There will be children of all ages. Here’s a link with more information about the event: https://www.rei.com/events/80526/national-get-outdoors-day-event/174029 Here’s a link to sign up to volunteer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V7fg0Osvj3q4a0uN0oGK6h5laTourEwfiKApzIC1Xso/edit?usp=drivesdk Thank you!
REI National Get Outdoors Day — Powderhorn Park, Mpls, MNView trip details »