In late October (2021) Lee and I rode this trail between St. Paul and South St. Paul (MN). The trail is 4 miles long and connects to several other trails at both ends. On the South St. Paul end it connects to the River to River Trail and the Mississippi River Greenway trail at Kaposia…
While you don’t get to ride over the bridge in the photo on the loop trail, you get some good views of it. The trailhead is in downtown Hastings in a large, covered parking lot on 2nd Street. I had printed a copy of the route before leaving and was glad I did as the…
The Sunrise Prairie Trail is a 16-mile trail running from Forest Lake to North Branch. It is built on an old rail bed so it is nice and flat. It goes through farmland, prairie, and woodlands and is a very pleasant, fairly easy ride. The day Lee and I rode it was fairly windy and…
This is another good example of rides you can make in a day and close to your home. Now, I know the parks I have mentioned here, while being within easy driving distance of my home in the Twin Cities, are not within easy reach of those living outstate. My point in including these rides…
In early October my girlfriend, Lee, and I drove to Leroy, MN to meet friends, Eric and Kristen, who have a farm there as well as a house in the Twin Cities, and ride the Shooting Star State Trail. Eric has ridden many long rides with me and if you have read any of my…
I have ridden this trail, which is in Arden Hills, MN, several times and found it to be a very nice trail that is not quite 10 miles around but can easily be made a 10-mile ride with a little imagination. It goes through some grasslands/prairie and woodlands, as well as past the back of…
Lee (my girlfriend) and I drove to Duluth to spend the night and have dinner at Tavern on the Hill using a gift certificate given to us by my son, Luke. We brought our bikes and stopped along the way in Moose Lake to ride a portion of the Willard Munger Trail. The trail is…
After riding the very nice Stillwater Loop route (covered in this section) Lee and I rode the Brown’s Creek Trail, a six-mile trail from Stillwater to the Gateway Trail (also covered in this section). I had been told it’s best to start the trail in Stillwater as it is a constant incline to the Gateway.…
I’ve done this trail twice now in the last couple of weeks, once with my girlfriend, Lee, and again a couple weeks later with my good friend, Gene. It’s a great trail with great views of Stillwater and the St. Croix River. The trail starts in downtown Stillwater, which has many nice shops, parks, restaurants,…
My girlfriend and I rode 20 miles along the Mississippi River Trail today, starting and ending at the Coon Rapids dam. We rode each side of the river and were impressed with the nice trail and scenery. A lot of the trail, especially on the west side of the river, goes through suburban areas, but…