Ride Schedule
Rides are on Fridays, usually start at 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. (TBD), 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.
2013 Schedule
Date / Time |
Destination | Route | Approx. Distance |
June 7, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe |
Optional shorter route for those prefer to ease into the season: return on Greenway instead of going along the river. |
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June 14, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Bryn Mawr / Loring Park Picnic & Play in the Park (picnic, basketball, horseshoes, shuffleboard, Frisbee, etc.) |
Optional pre-ride (on your own) for those who want to go a little further: start at 9:00 and make a circuit around Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun, and Lake Harriet before the ride above. |
12 mi. [map]
22 mi. |
| June 21, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
UMN / Chilly Billy's |
Optional ride extension for those who want to go a little further: continue along East River, cross at Ford Bridge, return to Greenway along West River Pkwy |
15 mi. [map]
22 mi |
June 28, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Lake Calhoun - Midtown Greenway - Hiawatha Trail - Cedar Lake Trail - Pizza Luce - Midtown Greenway - Lake Calhoun | 20 mi. [map] |
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| July 5, 2013
10:00 a.m. |
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. [map] |
| July 12, 2013
10:00 a.m. |
Minnehaha Park / Sea Salt | 17 mi. [map] |
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July 19, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
North Loop / Downtown Food Truck | NO ORGANIZED RIDE -- RIDE ON YOUR OWN... |
20 mi. [map] |
July 26, 2013 9:30 a.m. |
NOTE TIME and LOCATION CHANGE |
29 mi. [map] |
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Aug. 2, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Chain of Lakes Ending at Twin Six for Root Beer Floats & Discounted Twin Six Cycling Apparel |
Lake Calhoun - Cedar Lake - Kenilworth Trail - Lake of the Isles, Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun - Twin Six | 14 mi. [map] |
Aug. 9, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Lone Lake Park / Shady Oak Lake | NO ORGANIZED RIDE -- RIDE ON YOUR OWN... |
14 mi. [map] |
Aug. 16, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Sandcastle at Lake Nokomis (changed from A Baker's Wife) |
Lake Calhoun - Lake Harriet - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Nokomis - Sandcastle - Minnehaha Creek Trail - Lake Harriet - Lake Calhoun | 17 mi. [map] |
Aug. 23, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Minnetonka Mills Dairy Queen | No surprise...RSVPs so far are very low for this last ride. For now, we'll say the ride is cancelled. If you had hoped to ride, please let Angie know. Thanks for a great season and the very, very best wishes to ALL OF YOU for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year! |
24 mi. [map] |
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.
