Saturday, we’ll be riding to Prior Lake, using one of our rarely-used routes. This 53-mile route goes counterclockwise from Rosemount to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake and returns via Farmington. The weather during the ride should be sunny with temps from 67°F to 78°F — warmer than the last three weeks — and SSE to SSW winds at 8 to 11 mph.

As usual, Saturday’s ride will start from Rosemount at 8:00. We will take the long way to Prior Lake, going north through Eagan and Bloomington before we reach our destination. This 60-mile counterclockwise route should take us about 3.5 hours, plus the time we spend at the Prior Lake Farmers Market. The weather during our ride should be sunny with temps from 62°F to 77°F and SW winds at 5 to 9 mph.

Local rivers are coming down from major flooding, but our options for Saturday’s ride are still limited. We’ll have to wait to see what kind of damage is revealed when the water recedes. This week’s suggested route, starting from Starbucks in Rosemount at 8:00, is to Prior Lake in a counterclockwise direction.

Saturday’s ride will again be from Starbucks to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake in a counterclockwise direction. As usual, the ride starts at 8:00 and will stop in Prior Lake.

Saturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake in a counterclockwise direction. As usual, the ride starts at 8:00 and will have a stop in Prior Lake.

On Saturday, our ride will start from Starbucks at 9:00 and we’ll travel from Rosemount to Prior Lake in a counterclockwise direction. This 50-mile route has around 1,800 feet of elevation for a good challenge. Our mid-ride stop will be in downtown Prior Lake, where you can buy pastries from bakeries at the farmer’s market or Edelweiss bakery.

Our unseasonably warm weather will continue through this weekend, so we’re going to do a bonus ride to Prior Lake on Saturday afternoon, starting from Starbucks at 1:00 pm. We’ll have highs in the 50s, with sunny skies and west winds about 7 mph.

This week, we’re going to ride from Rosemount to Prior Lake counterclockwise. This 50-mile loop includes a stop at the street market in downtown Prior Lake. Due to construction on Diamond Path at 140th Street, we will return to Starbucks via Evermoor and Shannon Parkways.

Saturday's ride will be to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake and returning via Farmington. This 62-mile route starts out like last week's ride, but we'll take a different route to Prior Lake via the newly raised and paved trail along I-35W in Burnsville. Kudos to the City of Burnsville for raising this trail to reduce the number of closures due to flooding going forward!

After leaving our stop in Prior Lake, we'll head a little further south before heading west to Farmington. In Farmington, you have the option of a shorter return via Hwy 3 for a 54-mile ride, which also avoids CR46.

For our ride this week, we will be heading west from Rosemount to Bloomington and Prior Lake counterclockwise. We’ll get there by going through Bloomington, because the trail along Hwy 35W is still closed. Burnsville is raising the trail, to avoid future closures due to flooding, and they moved the opening date back a week. This route is 54 miles and has about 2100 feet of climbing. We’ll stop in Prior Lake before returning to Rosemount.