Top Things to do in Minnesota
Top Hotels in Minnesota
- 1. South Pier Inn on the Canal
- 2. La Quinta Inn & Suites By Wyndham Duluth
- 3. TownePlace Suites by Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America
- 4. Celeste St Paul
- 5. Radisson Blu Mall of America
- 6. Hampton Inn & Suites Minneapolis/Downtown
- 7. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Bloomington at Mall of America, MN
- 8. The Marquette Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
- 9. Best Western Plus Superior Inn
- 10. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Minneapolis Bloomington W
10 Biking Trails in Minnesota That You Shouldn't Miss
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have the famous Mall of America and Walker Art Institute. Bluff Country to the south has water sports and cross country skiing. The Prairielands abound with lake recreations.
Restaurants in Minnesota
1. Harmony-Preston Valley Trail
2. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 150 reviews
40+ Miles Of Bike Trails Throughout The City
Reviewed By Blairian - Tucson, United States
Loved our trip around the Grand rounds. Rode with our bike group one Sunday in September. Reasonably well marked, but be sure to check the map at each of the gazebo like structures or run a map app on your phone. Beautiful ride.
3. Fridley Community Park
4. Fairview Park
5. Root River Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 33 reviews
Popular biking trail in Lanesboro, Minn.
Reviewed By workhardplayhard27 - Mantorville, United States
I feel very fortunate to have this wonderful trail so close to my home. The trail is a four-season wonder, offering walking, biking, and skiing opportunities. The trail takes you through farmland, wooded areas, and bluffs as it snakes along and over the Root River watershed. The trail is mostly flat with a few harder inclines in the Eastern-most sections. There are large parking areas at each entry point, so you can choose a section to use based on your stamina/age/time available. Each city and entry point on the trail have air pumps and bike tool stations. On any given day you can see/hear wildlife such as squirrels, chipmunks, woodchucks, deer, geese, wild turkeys, eagles, hawks, and a bevy of songbirds...all of which I encountered while riding most recently. You will also encounter wildflowers and a wide array of native plant life. The budding/blooming of trees in the spring and the fall colors are gorgeous times to use the trail. This trail will take you past golf courses (mini golf and conventional golf), huge dairy production operations, a gravel pit, sinkhole displays, a beautiful dam, and some of the nicest small cities in SE Minnesota. Be sure to spend some time in the cities along the trail. There are many great activities and restaurants in each of the trail stops. The Owl Center in Houston, the Aroma Pie Shop in Whelan, and LouBelle's Ice Cream Shop are all favorites of mine.
6. Root River State Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Steve51522 - Des Moines, United States
My wife and I got a chance to spend 4 days riding on the Root River State Trail at the very end of September 2020. We stayed in Lanesboro (see my google review for the wonderful Scandinavian Inn) and did most of our rides as out and backs from Lanesboro. The trail is in very good condition - all blacktop, very few ruts, and only a few significant bumps (most notably the bridge transitions east of Rushford). I was on a road bike and my wife was on an electric cruiser and we were both fine. Any style of bike would work well on this trail. For the most part, the trail is pretty flat - a typical old rail line converted to a bike trail that runs through a very long valley. Exception #1 is a long gradual uphill starting about 5 miles west of Fountain all the way into Fountain. This was not a bad hill at all on the way up and of course, even better on the way down. There is also a hill on the far eastern end of the trail as you get close to Houston. We did not ride on this section of trail - it was closed for just the week we were there for repairs. Most of the trail is tree-covered and just lovely. You are often following the river. You'll see farm fields, beautiful vistas, limestone bluffs, and all of the little towns along the way. The ony part of the trail that was non-scenic is about 2-3 miles just west of Rushford where the trail follows a highway (but maybe 25-50 feet away from it). It wasn't a problem - and that's the kind of quibble that passes for a negative on this fabulous trail! We got there on a Sunday and rode that afternoon. Saw several people on the trail, especially between Lanesboro and Whalan. We heard from several people that that is generally the busiest part of the trail. The rest of our time there (Monday through Wednesday) the trails were pretty empty - good for Covid times.
7. Portage Lake Trail
8. Veterans Memorial Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Veterans Memorial Park is located behind the Minnesota Veterans Home. The park features a fishing pond, playground and picnic tables. It also connects to the Luverne Loop walking and biking trail.
9. Bredesen Park
10. Paul Bunyan State Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 126 reviews
Fifty miles of trails to bike, hike, rollerblade and snow-mobile, depending on the season.
Reviewed By pddjer - Minneapolis, United States
Fall is a nice time to relax on the bike trail. The leaves were great and the trail was nice. Relaxing trail worth the drive to get to. Enjoyed the Pine River Chamber of Commerce building, nice clean restrooms, great things to look at.
