Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
Saturday, our ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Prairie Island clockwise. If you prefer a shorter route, our Revenna Trail route is nearly identical, but 15 miles shorter. We’ll stop for a short nature break at Lock and Dam #2, and again later, if needed. We will keep everyone together until the “anything goes” part of the ride starts at Hwy 52 in Coates.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will be starting from Starbucks at 8:00, and the route will be Revenna Trail clockwise. The only official place for a nature break is at Lock and Dam #2 in Hastings. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we cross over Hwy 52, in Coates.
Read MoreSaturday, we’ll start our ride from Rosemount at 10:00 and follow our Revenna Trail route in a clockwise direction. We will make a short stop at Lock and Dam #2. Bring extra food and drink, because there won’t be any available during the ride. The intersection of CR 46 and 85 should have been paved this week, so we should be able to get through there fairly easily.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will start from Starbucks, starting at 9:00, and the route will be Revenna Trail clockwise, so bring food. The weather has changed to more seasonal temps. During the ride it will be sunny, with temps from 48°F to 57°F, and east winds at 4 to 5 mph.
Read MoreSaturday, we’ll be leaving Starbucks at 8:00 and heading east to Revenna Trail and Hastings. This 53-mile route doesn’t have a bakery stop, so bring extra food. We’ll stop for a food and nature break at Lock and Dam No. 2 in Hastings.
Read MoreSummer is here and this week we’re riding from Rosemount to Hastings and Revenna Trail clockwise. As usual, the ride will start at 8:00, and we’ll stop at the Lock and Dam in Hastings for a nature break. During our ride, we should have great weather with temps from 71 to 83 degrees, partly sunny skies, and light 4-5 mph winds from the east.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will start from Rosemount at 08:00. The route will follow our Revenna Trail route clockwise. We’ll head east to Hastings and stop briefly at Lock and Dam #2 before heading a little further east to Revenna Trail where, hopefully, we’ll be mostly sheltered from the crosswinds. The map shows three gravel sections, but don't worry, we can bypass the first one that connects Hwy 55 to the trailhead and the two longer gravel sections are asphalt.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will follow our Revenna Trail route counterclockwise. This 53-mile route doesn’t have a typical food stop, so bring something to eat. We’ll continue to start our rides at 08:00 until the temps or lack of morning light force us to start later. The weather during the ride should be good, with partly cloudy skies, temps from 52 to 62, and light SE winds.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride from Starbucks will start at 08:00, as usual, and the route will be Revenna Trail counterclockwise. It should be cool with mostly cloudy skies. The wind is expected to be light from the NE again, so you’ll have a cross headwind for most of the first half of the ride, which means you’ll want to do a counterclockwise rotation to share the work. Remember, that it’s fastest for everyone if you keep a steady pace that everyone can do without getting dropped. As the saying goes, slow and steady wins the race.
Read MoreOur group ride this weekend will be Sunday morning because, for the third week in a row, rain is forecast to arrive Saturday, and this week it looks more likely that the forecast will come true. Sunday’s ride will start at 08:00 and follow our Revenna Trail route clockwise. The weather Sunday morning should be mostly cloudy with temps from 65 to 72 and an east wind at 6 mph.
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