Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
Saturday’s ride will be to Prescott and Grey Cloud Island. Like last week’s route, this 60-mile loop has a stop early in the route at Point Douglas Park, and a few other nature-break opportunities, if needed. The route also has 1,900 feet of climbing, with about a third of it coming right in the four miles after leaving the park and another four-mile stretch from Rock Island Swing Bridge to Hwy 52.
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 MoreMonday’s Memorial Day ride will be via our Northfield route counterclockwise, starting from Starbucks in Rosemount at 8:00. This 55-mile route has about 1,000 feet of climbing and a stop at Brick Oven Bakery.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will be via our Cannon Falls route counterclockwise. We will leave Starbucks in Rosemount at 8:00, as usual for this time of year. This 55-mile route has about 1,000 feet of climbing and a stop at Sweet Kneads Cannon Falls Bakery, which was formerly known as Hi-Quality Bakery.
Read MoreThis week, starting at 08:00 from Starbucks, we’re heading west to Prior Lake and stopping at Edelwiess Bakery before returning to Rosemount. We’ll avoid flooding at Black Dog Lake trail by staying on high ground near Hwy 13 in Eagan and Burnsville.
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 looks like it will be a washout, with rain all day, so we’ll ride Sunday morning, starting at 8:00. The weather Sunday looks good, with cloudy skies, a light 7-mph wind from the west, and temps from 58 to 65. Sunday’s route will be Orchard Lake counterclockwise, which is a 45-mile loop with 1545 of elevation. As usual, we’ll make a brief stop at Orchard Lake.
Read MoreThe weather this spring continues to be challenging for us, but we’re able to ride again Saturday morning, starting from Rosemount at 09:00 and going to West Saint Paul. I’ve created a route that avoids river flooding and lets us get out and stretch our legs, although it's shorter than normal.
Read MoreCome out and join us Saturday afternoon for our first road ride of the 2023 season. The ride will start from Starbucks in Rosemount as 1:00 PM and we’ll head south to Castle Rock counter clockwise. This 45-mile loop is a good season opener for us. We’ll stop at the Castle Rock & Roll Bar & Grill for a snack before returning to Rosemount.
Read MoreOn Saturday, we are hopefully going to get some much-needed rain, so I’ve set up a Zwift ride for those of you who want to do a virtual group ride. You can chat with the group via Discord, which makes the time fly. We’ll continue to schedule Zwift rides for the club on Saturdays until next spring.
Sunday could be the last outdoor group ride of the season. It looks like it will be relatively warm in the morning and windy in the afternoon, so our Orchard Lake route counterclockwise would be a good ride for this late-season ride. It will be 42 to 47 degrees with partly cloudy skies and 7 to 12 mph winds.
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