Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
Saturday’s ride will be an extraordinary one that we try to do once a season. The plan is to leave Starbucks at 8:00 and ride to Red Wing and back. This 81-mile route will take us about 4.5 to 5 hours, plus stops, so I’m expecting to finish around 14:00. I’m planning for three stops in Hastings, Red Wing, and Vermillion.
Read MoreJoin us Monday while we celebrate Labor Day with a ride to Red Wing clockwise, starting from Starbucks in Rosemount at 08:00. This ride should take five to six hours and it will stop in Prescott, Red Wing, and maybe Vermillion. Unfortunately, my parents won’t be able to provide fresh cookies and water this time.
Read MoreThe weather looks great for a longer ride this week, so we’re going to ride to Red Wing Saturday. This 81-mile ride will start at 08:00, as usual, but we won’t finish until about 13:00. We’ll stop for a short nature break at the Lock and Dam in Hastings and again at Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop in Red Wing. If you need to go shorter, you may want to turn around in Hastings or follow our Revenna Trail route clockwise.
Read MoreThe weather is going to be perfect this weekend, so let’s do a longer ride than usual. We’ll follow the 81-mile Red Wing route, which we’ve done a couple of times before at this time of year, so many of you have seen this loop. The ride will start from Rosemount at 08:00 and we will ride to the Lock and Dam in Hastings for a quick stop. We’ll proceed through Prescott, along scenic and hilly Wisconsin Hwy 35 to Red Wing, where we’ll stop at Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop. This will be an 81-mile route with about 1,700 feet of climbing, so expect return to Rosemount around 13:00. This is a no-drop ride, so we'll group up at the top of the hills and keep a lower pace than normal, due to the ride length.
For those of you who need to go shorter, you may start at the Lock and Dam in Hastings at 09:00 and join us for the ride to Red Wing; that loop is about 55-miles. Or, you may start from Rosemount and do the 53-mile Revenna Trail route or the 38-mile Hastings route.
Read MoreSaturday, we will do a ride that's longer than usual for this time of year. We'll do the Red Wing route that we rode once last September. Starting at 08:00, we will ride from Rosemount, through Hastings and Prescott, to Red Wing and back. This will be an 81-mile route with about 1,700 feet of climbing, so expect return to Rosemount around 13:00. We will stop briefly at the Lock and Dam in Hastings and again in Red Wing at Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop. This is a no-drop ride, so we'll group up at the top of the hills and keep a lower pace than normal, due to the ride length.
Read MoreSaturday, starting at 08:00, not 08:15, we will ride from Rosemount, through Hastings and Prescott, to Red Wing (use the link for the approximate course) and back to Rosemount. There's a new trail from Hastings to Prescott, which we'll take for that part of the course, and there are some nice hills on this ride for about 2000 feet of climbing. We will stop in Red Wing to refuel at Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop and/or Quick Trip. Both places are close together and offer many food options and rest rooms. This is a no-drop ride, so we'll group up at the top of the hills and keep a lower pace than normal, due to the ride length.
For those of you who were able to join us last Saturday, Gary treated us to some hills and a couple of unexpected stops at Minnehaha Academy and a car event in Eagan, where we saw some hot cars, including McLaren, Porsche, Corvette, and Mustang Shelby. Thanks Gary!
This Saturday, the weather looks like it will again be perfect and we will ride to Cannon Falls clockwise for 56 miles. The start is 08:15 sharp at Starbucks and a finish time around 11:30.