Category: Destinations
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A family-fun 4th of July bike tour opportunity with delicious food
If you are looking for some biking fun, and food on 4th of July join Hiawatha Bicycle Club on the Tour D’Amico this next week. It will be the 20th anniversary of Tour D’ Amico, with some new scenic routes, rest stop locations and a buffet lunch provided by D’Amicos and Son at the end.…
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Fun for everyone the Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride is this Saturday
With sunny skies forecasted for this Saturday, June 15th, the new Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride is the place to meet up and ride with family, friends, and the Shakopee community. On hiatus since 2017, the ride will now benefit the efforts of Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K). After providing more than 50,000 free bikes to…
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A memorable experience exploring Amsterdam by bike for the first time
Taking a bike/barge trip through the Netherland to Brugge, last year, allowed me three fun days on the front end of this bike trip to explore Amsterdam. It was a great choice and using a bike as the mode of transportation was by far the best way to see the city.
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A promised return for a solo bike tour to Cambodia and Vietnam
My second Southeast Asian bike tour saw me again crossing the border to bicycle through Cambodia. After my first trip to Vietnam and Cambodia in 2014, I promised myself a return extended tour. Fortune smiled upon me and I returned for a 16-day solo tour that I will share with you – enjoy.
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The new 2019 e-guide is here for planning your next bike adventure
Enjoy paging through the 2019 Bike/Hike Winter Planning Guide for events and fun places to ride. Working on the annual spring editions, coming in April, we uncovered many fun facts for this planning e-guide. See many maps we have identified in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for your #NextBikeAventure
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Join the fun, discover a park by bicycle this Saturday, September 29
This Saturday, thousands of people will explore parks and public lands by bicycle as part of the third annual ‘Bike Your Park Day’. Nearly 5,000 participants have already registered over 500 rides in 47 U.S. states, including Iowa and Minnesota. See events scheduled or plan your own ride to a park. Most parks offer free admission…
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Minnesota High School Cycling League, Race #3 highlights from Rochester
The MN HS League headed to Southern MN for Race 3# of the season. Battling high temps and dusty wind gusts, September 16, mountain bike racers from across the state arrived in Gamehaven to test their skills in the third race of a seven-race series.
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Edina makes the perfect beginning on the new Nine Mile Creek Trail
From the Promenade in Edina, MN, the new paved trail system along the Nine Mile Creek watershed is fun to explore. Pedaling west, you can safely ride over two freeways and connect to another regional trail hub in Hopkins. Along the way, this new corridor utilizes several wooden trail structures to straddle the bed of the creek…
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Discover the Rice Creek Trails natural settings out of Mounds View
Mounds View is home to several scenic miles of the Rice Creek North Regional Trail, offering many opportunities for your next bike adventure. Along this Twin Cities Gateway trail system you will find a great mix of busy and calm. Where you can ride your bike along the creekside trail through marshes, meadows and wooded areas to…
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Bike the Long Lake Trail while visiting New Brighton’s Stockyard Days
Riding the Long Lake Trails and taking in Stockyard Days, in New Brighton is a great example of what you will find visiting this area. Located on the north side of the Twin Cities, you will find many trails that connect.