Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
Saturday’s ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Bloomington clockwise, returning via the Minnesota River Greenway trail. As usual, we’ll stop at Hyland Lake Park in Bloomington for some food and drinks before returning to Rosemount. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we cross McAndrews Road on Diamond Path.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will start fromStarbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Edina via the Minnesota Valley State Trail clockwise. As usual, we’ll stop at Hyland Lake Park in Bloomington for some food and drinks before returning to Rosemount. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we cross McAndrews Road on Diamond Path.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Bloomington and Prior Lake counterclockwise. As usual, we’ll stop at Edelweiss Bakery in Prior Lake. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we cross McAndrews Road on Diamond Path.
Read MoreThis Saturday’s ride will be after Noon, starting from Starbucks at 1:00, and our route will be a modified loop to Bloomington clockwise. The state trail path that is adjacent to I-494 over the Minnesota River is closed through October, so we won’t be able to go that way all summer. We’ll stop briefly at Hyland Lake Park. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we cross McAndrews Road on Diamond Path.
Read MoreThis Saturday’s ride will begin at 1:00 PM, departing from Starbucks. Our route will take us to Bloomington in a counterclockwise loop. A rest stop is planned at Hyland Lake Park Visitor Center before heading back to Rosemount. The weather forecast indicates a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures ranging from 43F to 49F. Expect a strong breeze from the northwest at 13 mph.
Read MoreThis week’s ride is scheduled to begin at 9:00 from Starbucks in Rosemount. Our route will take us in a northward direction, before we head west to the stunning Hyland Lake Park Reserve located in Bloomington. As we pedal along this 49-mile loop, we can expect to be surrounded by nature's vibrant Autumn colors.
Read MoreSaturday, we will ride from Rosemount to Edina via the Minnesota Valley State Trail clockwise, with a stop at Hyland Lake Park Reserve at the half-way point, before we get to Edina. The weather for our ride should be cool, with temps from 57 to 63 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies and light NNW winds from 3 to 6 mph.
Read MoreWe’ll be doing a bonus ride Monday, Memorial Day, from Hyland Lake Park Preserve in Bloomington to Jordan. The ride will loosely follow this route, since some of it is underwater. We’ll start at 08:00 and head west to Shakopee before heading south to Jordan.
It should be partly cloudy with temps from 75 to 82 and a south wind from 10 to 15 mph.
Read MoreIt may not look like it outside now, but we will do another outdoor ride Saturday. It will be windy from the northwest Saturday afternoon, so I’ve shortened our normal Bloomington loop a few miles and we’ll do that loop clockwise. The ride will leave Starbucks in Rosemount at 1:00 pm. During the ride, it should be about 47 degrees with mostly sunny skies and WNW winds at 10 to 14 mph.
Our kit order has arrived. You may pick up your order before or after our rides.
Read MoreThis weekend’s ride will follow our Tour of Bloomington route clockwise. Fall colors are starting to appear in Bloomington, so we will have a nice, scenic ride, with a stop Hyland Lake Park Reserve. The weather forecast says it may rain Saturday morning so, if it’s wet Saturday, I’ll postpone the ride to Sunday morning. Either day, the ride will start at 08:00 from Starbucks.
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