Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
This Saturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. Despite the late sunrise, this week’s ride will start at 8:00, to help avoid windier conditions later in the day. The weather during the ride will be sunny, with temps from 55°F to 70°F, and SSE winds at 10 to 18 mph. Beginning next week, our rides will start later.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00 and will follow our Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise route. Bring extra food, because our planned stop will be at the restrooms at Point Douglas Park, which is 20 miles into the ride. This 60-mile ride should take us about 3.75 hours. Our weather Saturday will be sunny, with temps from 61°F to 75°F, and north winds at 4 to 6 mph.
Read MoreSaturday, 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.
Read MoreSaturday, we’re going to ride from Rosemount to Cannon Falls via Hastings. This new route is 63 miles and has just 1,600 feet of elevation. We’ll be taking this longer route, because there’s road work at the intersection of CR46 and CR85 through November. Our rest stop will be at Sweet Kneads Cannon Falls Bakery, which is just past the half-way point, and return to Rosemount via our normal route.
Read MoreThis week, we’re returning to a route that we last rode on June 23. We’ll leave Starbucks at 8:00 and head south toward Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield traveling in a clockwise direction. This 55-mile route, which has about 1,200 feet of elevation, has a lot of open roads and very few lights. The weather during our ride should be sunny with temps from 49°F to 62°F, and light 3 mph winds from the south and west.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreSaturday’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 MoreUpdated: The weather forecast for Saturday has changed, and now they are predicting light rain in the morning and possibly into the early afternoon. So, this weekend’s ride will be Sunday at 8:00 with the same route from Starbucks to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. Bring extra food, because our planned stop will be at the restrooms at Point Douglas Park, which is 20 miles into the ride. This 60-mile ride should take us about 3.75 hours. Our weather Sunday will be mostly sunny, with temps from 66°F to 77°F, and north winds at 4 to 6 mph.
Read MoreSaturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Edina via the I-35W bridge and returning via the Cedar Ave bridge. We’ll stop at the Hyland Lake Park Reserve visitor center, which is 24 miles into the ride and has food and drinks. This 56-mile ride should take us about 3.5 hours. Our weather Saturday will be sunny, with temps from 57°F to 68°F, and WNW winds at 7 to 10 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.
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