Join old and new friends on the Mesabi Trail Tour for the most fun you can have on two wheels. The 2025 Great River Energy Mesabi Trail Tour returns on August 2nd with five fun distances for your next bike adventure. Choose from 5 different routes – 12, 26, 46, 58, or 70 miles. All routes travel out and back on the Mesabi Trail from a single start and finish point. From the Itaska County Fairgrounds, in Grand Rapids, MN.
While you pedal (fully supported) along one of Minnesota’s premier paved bicycle trails, you will encounter historic & scenic points of interest, food & music at rest stops, and a finish line celebration complete with a picnic lunch and more music!
The scenery is stunning along the Mesabi Trail
Stretching from the Mississippi to the Boundary Waters, with over 150 miles of paved trail, the Mesabi Trail is like no other in the country. Cutting through the forests of northeast Minnesota, your adventure will take you past lakes, creeks, and ponds, by vast red pits of old iron ore mines now filled with emerald green water. You are sure to encounter native wildlife during your travels. Passing through 28 communities, visit local attractions, learn about the local mining and logging legacies, and enjoy the local cuisine, like sarma, a pasty, or some potica.
Camping and lodging along the Mesabi Trail
Camping will be available for tent or camper sites at the fairgrounds. There are no water or electrical hookups at this park. There will be portable toilets and a hand-washing station. Please keep your trash and dispose of it correctly. Please leave your site as you found it.
Lodging:
Visit Grand Rapids: https://visitgrandrapids.com/places-to-stay/
Iron Range Tourism Bureau: https://ironrange.org/motel
To learn more about the trail: http://www.mesabitrail.com/.