Ride Schedule

This summer we're going “ALL SOCIAL NETWORKING” to organize Friday rides this summer!! WooHoo! This means it's up to YOU to organize the ride for the week if you're interested in going. Visit our Facebook group and propose a ride -- either pick one of the ones below, or make up a new ride!

Historically, rides have typically been on Fridays from June through August, usually start at 9:00 or 10:00 a.m., and typically finish before 2:00 p.m. Most depart from Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground or the Lake Harriet Bandshell, with stops made along the way to pick up riders choosing abridged routes.

Parents or other responsible adults are expected to accompany kids on the rides to maintain adequate supervision and safety.

Be sure to read the Guidelines for a Safe and Enjoyable Ride.

2014 Schedule

NOTE: There is only one pre-scheduled ride this year.
It's up to you to organize and schedule more rides via our Facebook Group!

Join our Facebook Group!

Rides will be posted here for your convenience as people volunteer to lead them.

Date / Time

Destination Route
Approx. Distance

June 13, 2014

10:00 a.m.

Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe
(Mpls)

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Midtown Greenway - West River Parkway - Izzy's Ice Cream - Cedar Trail - Cedar Lake - Kenilworth Trail - Lake Calhoun

Optional longer return routes available for those who prefer a challenge.

16 mi.

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June 20, 2014      
June 27, 2014      
July 4, 2014      
July 11, 2014      
July 18, 2014      
July 25, 2014      
Aug. 1, 2014      
Aug. 8, 2014      
Aug. 15, 2014      
Aug. 22, 2014      

Route Options

These are routes that the Mill City Cyclomaniacs have taken in the past or or new ones that have been proposed for future rides. If you have other route ideas or if there's one that looks particularly exciting to you, post them in our Facebook group.

Destination Route (all are loops)
Approx. Distance
Minnesota State Fair

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Midtown Greenway - West River Pkwy – Franklin Ave. Bridge – 27th Ave SE – SE 4th St. – UMN Transitway - State Fairgrounds

Free bicycle parking in the bicycle lot at the end of the Transitway at Commonwealth Ave.

20 mi.

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Izzy's Ice Cream

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Midtown Greenway - Marshall Ave. - Izzy's Ice Cream - East River Parkway - Ford Bridge - Minnehaha Park - Minnehaha Creek - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun

21 mi.

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Bryn Mawr / Loring Park

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Cedar Lake Parkway - Theodore Wirth Parkway - Highway 55 Path - Basset's Creek Path - Bryn Mawr Park - "twisty bike bridge" over I-394 - Parade / Sculpture Garden - Loring Park (for basketball, horseshoes, and shuffleboard) - Cedar Lake Trail - Kenilworth Trail - Greenway Trail - Lake Calhoun

Optional pre-ride for those who want to go a little further: Meet at the Lake Calhoun Playground 60 minutes earlier, and we'll make a circuit around Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, and Lake Harriet before the ride above.

12 mi.

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22 mi.
(total)

Minnehaha Park / Sea Salt

Lake Harriet Bandshell - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Around Lake Nokomis - Minnahaha Park / Sea Salt - Reverse to Lake Harriet.

17 mi.

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A Baker's Wife Bakery Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Nokomis - A Baker's Wife - - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun

17 mi.

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Hopkins Depot Coffee House

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Hopkins Depot - Cedar Lake Trail - Kenilworth Trail - Lake Calhoun

13 mi.

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Target Field

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway - Hiawatha Trail - West River Road - Target Field - Cedar Trail - Lake Calhoun

11 mi.

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Webber Park Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake Parkway - Theodore Wirth Parkway - Victory Memorial Parkway - Webber Park  
Isles Bun & Coffee

Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake - Lake of the Isles - Isles Bun & Coffee - Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet

12 mi.

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Stone Arch Bridge / Kramarczuk's

Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake Trail - Mississippi River - Kramarczuk's - St. Anthony Main - Stone Arch Bridge - West River Parkway - Midtown Greenway Trail - Lake Calhoun

18 mi.

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Rustica Bakery

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Theodore Wirth Parkway - Victory Memorial Drive - Reverse to Olson Memorial Highway Bassett's Creek Valley - Bryn Mawr Park - Kenilworth Trail - Rustica Bakery - Lake Calhoun

17 mi.

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Lone Lake Park / Shady Oak Lake

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway Trail - Minnesota River Bluffs Trail - Shady Oak Lake - Lone Lake Park - Return to Lake Calhoun

17 mi.

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Mary Hills Park

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway Trail - Kenilworth Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Theodore Wirth Parkway - Golden Valley Road - Mary Hills Park (BMX Park) - Reverse to Lake Calhoun

12 mi.

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UMN / Chilly Billy's

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Midtown Greenway - West River Road - Ford Bridge - East River Road - UMN - Cedar Trail - Kenilworth Trail - Lake Calhoun

or

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Cedar Lake - Cedar Lake Trail - West River Pkwy - UMN Pedestrian / Cycle Bridge - Chilly Billy's - East River Parkway - Frankline Ave. Bridge - West River Pkwy - Midtown Greenway - Lake Calhoun

22 mi.

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15 mi.

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North Loop / Hola Arepa Food Truck Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Cedar Lake - Wirth Pkwy - Victory Memorial Pkwy- Webber Park - St. Anthony Pkwy - Marshall St. NE - Stone Arch Bridge - Downtown/Food Truck - Cedar Lake Trail - Lake Calhoun

20 mi.

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Minnetonka Mills Dairy Queen Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Cedar Lake - Wirth Pkwy - Luce Line Trail - Carlson Pkwy - 494 Trail - McGinty Rd. - Lake Minnetonka LRT- DQ - Minnesota River Bluffs LRT - Cedar Lake Trail - Lake Calhoun

24 mi.

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Minnetonka Drive-In

and/or

Big Stone Mini-Golf

Lake Calhoun North Beach / Playground - Greenway Trail - Minnesota River Bluffs LRT - Lake Minnetonka LRT - McGinty Rd. - Wayzata - Dakota Rail Trail - Minnetonka Drive-In - Big Stone Mini-Golf - Return

50 mi.

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Podiumwear /
Mojo Monkey Donuts

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway - Hiawatha Trail - West River Pkwy - Ford Bridge - S. Mississippi River Blvd - Shepard Rd - Podiumwear / Mojo Monkey Donuts (St. Paul) - Mississippi River Trail - Mendota Bridge - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun

- OR (TBD) -

Lake Harriet - 40th St. Greenway - 42nd St. - Ford Bridge - S. Mississippi River Blvd - Shepard Rd - Podiumwear / Mojo Monkey Donuts (St. Paul) - Mississippi River Trail - Mendota Bridge - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Harriet

32 mi.

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29 mi.

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Pizza Luce

Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway - Hiawatha Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Pizza Luce - Midtown Greenway - Lake Calhoun

20 mi.

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Chain of Lakes
(Ending at Twin Six)

Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake - Kenilworth Trail - Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun - Twin Six

14 mi.

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Sandcastle at Lake Nokomis

Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Nokomis - Sandcastle - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun

17 mi.

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2013 Schedule

2012 Schedule

2011 Schedule