NOTE: Each rider please register individually.
GUESTS/RENTERS: Must rent a Pedego bike.
- Bike Rental $60 for one day (includes bike rental and tour) - rented Pedego will be brought to the Eastman Nature Center parking lot by Pedego Twin Cities.
TOUR START: Both tours will start and end at the Eastman Nature Center, 13351 Elm Creek Rd, Maple Grove, MN 55369. Pedego rental bikes will be found there.
THE TOUR
The Park is 4900 square acres with 30 miles of asphalt trails.
We will have one ride on Friday at 10 am (southern loop plus ride on Rush Creek Regional Trail to the Mississippi Regional Gateway Park - 24 miles) and an optional ride later that day at 2 pm (Elm Creek exterior loop ride - 16 miles). Each ride will offer places to stop and relax or explore.
The Elm Creek Park Reserve is an outdoor lover's dream. At 4,900 acres, it’s the largest park in Hennepin County. The park provides enough amenities to keep people coming all year round. Cyclists especially will enjoy the 30 miles of well-paved twists, turns, climbs and dips. (Separately, there are an additional 13 miles of mountain biking trails). The trails circle round the park in a loop, offering an interesting way to experience the diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna that the reserve has to offer. Within the loop, riders will wind through open prairie, quiet wooded corridors, lakes, waterways and wetlands.
- The southern loop (morning route) provides a particularly demanding ride - except for Pedego riders! It’s a coaster of miles of punishing climbs and exhilarating downhill runs.
- The northern section (afternoon route) tends to be both flatter and quieter; you might see the occasional bicyclist. Take advantage of this to glide along the asphalt while enjoying unspoiled panoramas. The trail is shared so cyclists should be aware of walkers and runners.
Check here for details on the Park.
Ride with GPS maps here.