Ride Schedule
Rides usually start between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. and finish by about 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.
Summer 2012 Dates
| Date / Time |
Destination |
Route |
Approx. Distance |
Friday,
June 8, 2012
10:00 a.m.
|
Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe |
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
Optional shorter route -- reverse on Greenway |
|
Friday,
June 15, 2012
9:30 a.m.
|
A Baker's Wife Bakery |
Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Nokomis - A Baker's Wife - Reverse. |
20 mi.
[map] |
Friday,
June 22, 2012
9:30 a.m.
|
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
|
14 mi.
[map] |
Friday,
June 29, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
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 |
22 mi.
[map] |
Friday,
July 6, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
Isles Bun & Coffee |
Meet at the Lake Harriet Bandshell.
Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake - Lake of the Isles - Isles Bun & Coffee - Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet |
12 mi.
[map] |
Friday, July 13, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
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.
[map] |
Friday,
July 20, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
Hopkins Depot Coffee House |
Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Hopkins Depot - Cedar Lake Trail - Kenilworth Trail - Lake Calhoun |
13 mi.
[map] |
| Friday July 27, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
Sea Salt |
Lake Harriet Bandshell - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Around Lake Nokomis - Minnahaha Park / Sea Salt - Reverse to Lake Harriet. |
17 mi.
[map] |
Friday, August 10, 2012
9:30 a.m. |
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.
[map]
|
Friday, August 17, 2012
10:15 a.m. |
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.
[map] |
Friday, August 24, 2012
9:00 a.m. |
Minnetonka Drive-In
and/or
Big Stone Mini-Golf |
Grand Finale -- Ride At Your Own Pace!
This longer ride intended for experienced, stronger and faster riders who want to push themselves a little further. Parents will be responsible for keeping their own family groups together (we will not try to keep the entire group together and will not have catch-up breaks).
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.
[map] |
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. Contact angie@mccyclomaniacs.us if you have other route ideas or if there's one that looks particularly exciting to you.
2011 Schedule
