The group will offer a variety of trips exploring the many scenic bicycling trails in the Twin Cities area. We will take short trips (1-5 miles), medium trips (5-10 miles) and longer (15-30 miles).
In addition, we will offer help with bicycling safety and maintenance.
Please add your name to the group’s email list so that you can receive reminder emails, as well as notifications about pop up rides. Please note that electric bicycles are welcomed!!
Interested cyclists should contact Michael Kuhne in the form to the right to indicate your interest. Please include your cell phone number as he will create a text chain that the group can use the day of rides in case inclement weather forces us to cancel.
Upcoming Group Events
Past Group Events
Summer Mountain Biking Opportunities
The Mount Zion bicycle group is hitting the trails this summer for mountain biking at a number of Twin Cities trail systems. This is an opportunity to get to know the Twin Cities trail systems and meet your fellow trail riders. Rides are not led by any one individual; rather, groups will gather at the sites and determine the ride for that evening. Generally, the rides are intermediate level (long-ish climbs, banked downhill turns, roots and rocks on trail; minimal jumps, drops, and rock gardens). Riders should wear a helmet and bring water.
All rides are Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM and will last approximately 90 minutes.
Wirth
3 June Meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Elm Creek
10 June meet in the mountain biking parking area (1688 W Hayden Lake Rd, Champlin, MN 55316)
Wirth
17 June meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Battle Creek,
24 June meet in front of the Battle Creek Recreational Center (75 Winthrop St S, St Paul, MN 55119)
Wirth
1 July meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Lebanon Hills
8 July meet near the shaded picnic tables near the restrooms (4801 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd, Eagan, MN 55122)
Wirth
15 July meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Lebanon Hills
22 July meet near the shaded picnic tables near the restrooms (4801 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd, Eagan, MN 55122)
Wirth
29 July meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Elm Creek
5 August meet in the mountain biking parking area (1688 W Hayden Lake Rd, Champlin, MN 55316)
Wirth
12 August meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Battle Creek
19 Aug meet in front of the Battle Creek Recreational Center (75 Winthrop St S, St Paul, MN 55119)
Wirth
26 August meet at the front of The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55422)
Luce Line Evening Ride
We start and finish at the West Medicine Lake Park Beach (815 W Medicine Lake Dr, Plymouth, MN 55441). We’ll ride south for a mile before connecting with the Luce Line Trail. This will be an out-and-back trip, primarily on crushed limestone. Distance: 25 – 30 miles. Conditions: bicycle trail.
Tour of North Ramsey County
We start and finish at the Lake Wabasso parking lot (370 Owasso Boulevard North, Shoreview, 55126). We’ll head north and loop around lovely Bald Eagle Lake. Distance: 30 miles. Conditions: paved shoulders and low traffic roads.
Gateway and Browns Creek Trail Ride (with Family Ride and Long Ride options)
Family Ride
Start at 12:00 PM on Sunday, 23 June
Mt Zion Cemetery, 1670 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN 55117
Ride to Furlong Park, 6255 48th St N, Oakdale, MN 55128
Pace: Leisurely
Time: Up to each family and rider
Distance: 5.9 miles (11.8 miles round trip), almost entirely on the Gateway Trail except for two blocks at the beginning and four blocks from the trail to the park. The park has a playground, restrooms, and picnic tables. We will ride to the park, stop, play, relax, and then return along the same route. Michael Kuhne will lead the ride to Furlong Park; families will make their own way back to Mount Zion Cemetery with turns well marked with chalk on the streets and trails:)
Longer Ride
Start at 1:00 PM on Sunday, 23 June
Mt Zion Cemetery, 1670 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN 55117
Ride to Lowell Park, Stillwater Riverfront (Gateway to Browns Creek Trail)
Pace: 13-14 mph, no stops except at Lowell Park (short 15-20 minute break)
Time: 2:30 – 3:00 hours
Distance: 17.7 miles (35.4 round trip), almost entirely on the Gateway and Browns Creek Trails
We’ll ride to Stillwater and take a short break for refreshments (bring your own OR buy something from one of the many Stillwater shops) and then return along the same route.
Minneapolis River Ride
We will ride on Summit Avenue toward the river and go north toward the Plymouth Avenue Bridge before returning through northeast Minneapolis. Distance; 20-25 miles, depending on conditions and group:) Conditions: bicycle plants, bicycle paths, some cycling on low traffic roads.
Interested in joining this group? Contact the Group Leader.
Write to group leader Michael Kuhne to ask questions, get involved, join the group, suggest an event, or something else!
