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Category: Bicycling
Last minute plans, I was expecting rain, but now looks to be clear Biking from Hopkins. Meet at 6pm at the corner of 1st st N and 9th Ave N in Hopkins, which is also the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail Terminus. Expect between 15-18 miles, with socializing afterwards. Please text if you’re running late.
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 9th 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 …
Where: Mn Valley State Trail Wilkie Unit When: 7:45 a.m. Thursday, July 9, What: 42 mile loop. See Ride with GPS link. Start biking at 8:00 a.m. We will take a water/bathroom break at Riley Park in Eden Prairie at the 10 mile mark and also we will stop at a bakery in downtown …
Biking — MN Valley State Trail Wilkie Unit, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join me for a ~45-mile bike ride that goes by many lakes and parks, all on paved trails! We begin from Medicine Lake, go along the Medicine Lake Regional Trail to Elm Creek Park Reserve, where we will do a loop around the park and take a lunch break at the north end of …
Date change! Bike Ride — Medicine Lake, Plymouth, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Backpacking
Join us for a 2-night backpacking trip along the Superior Hiking Trail, suitable for beginners with some backpacking knowledge, such as if you attended 2026 backpacker info trips or Beginner Backpacking classes from a previous year. Leave Mpls Fri, Jul 10 ~7am for drive to Sugarloaf trailhead, drop ppl/packs and driver(s) will park at SP …
Category: Bicycling
Join us for a bike ride from the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Parkway, Mpls, on Monday, July 13th at 6:00 pm. The route is still to be determined but expect up to 20 miles – even though she will be absent, we will probably select one of Pam’s many routes. Mileage may be shortened …
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 16th to bike a challenging 24-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 …
Join me on a weekend bike camping trip to Willow River State Park, about 7 miles north of Hudson, WI. The park has a fabulous waterfall, prairie and woodland hiking trails, a lake swimming beach and opportunities to rent kayaks or canoes to explore the lake, backwaters and Willow River channel up to the falls. …
Bike Camping — Willow River State Park, WIView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Camping, Paddling
The Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project is a three year research effort that relies on volunteer citizen scientists. Qualified individual and groups are assigned a research area within the Provincial Park to survey for signs of the threatened woodland caribou. The typical survey trip involves five days of survey work, a couple days paddling …
Caribou Tracking — Wabikimi Provincial Park, Ontario, CanadaView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Thu Aug 13 – Sun Aug 16 2026 Estimated Cost: $17.00 plus park pass Deposit: $17.00 (cash, check, Venmo) Max Trip Size: 20 people (no dogs) Registration begins: 6:00 pm on Tuesday, 5/12, at the Gear Swap Description: It’s back! For many years Rovers have made an annual trek to Gooseberry Falls State Park for …
Biking, hiking, paddling, camping — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MNView trip details »
We are looking for a few other cyclists to do a self-contained bicycle tour of the Saguenay fjord and Lac St Jean, a Canadian veloroute a few hours northeast of Quebec City in the heart of French speaking Quebec. This tour is famous because of a unique geological feature that brings nutrients down the St …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Join us at beautiful Lake Carlos State Park, near Alexandria. We have the Lakeview group camp, which is right next to the lake with a shelter, flush toilets and a potable water spigot. “Sculpted by ancient glaciers, Lake Carlos State Park contains a tamarack bog, marshes, woodland ponds, and lakes. A variety of recreational activities …
Hiking, bicycling, camping, paddling, swimming… — Lake Carlos State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Climbing, Other Summer Activities
SAVE THE DATE for the Fall 2026 Extravaganza which will be held from Thursday October 1– Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Whitewater State Park, MN. Everyone is invited to the Extravaganza, our semi-annual “welcome & check us out” trip for people who like the outdoors and want to find out more about the Minnesota Rovers. …
SAVE THE DATE-FALL EXTRAVAGANZA — Whitewater State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Climbing
SAVE THE DATE! Annual Halloween Get-Together Rovers will once again get together to hike, bike, climb and paddle at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center outside Sandstone, MN. We’ll be in dorm rooms and Osprey provides meals for us so we can play more. Banning State Park is nearby for hiking and climbing. The Munger trail …
Hiking,Biking,Climbing,Paddling — Osprey Wilds ELC, Sandstone, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping, Downhill Skiing, Fat Biking
Description: Join us for the 4th Annual Winter Trip to Northern Pines Camp near Park Rapids MN. This lakeshore camp is not far from trails, rinks, and ski areas. 5 meals are provided with a Saturday build your own bag lunch. They also try to accommodate dietary requests for vegetarian, dairy free, vegan, and gluten …
More Outdoor & Indoor Winter Fun — Northern Pines in Park Rapids, MNView trip details »