You must be a TCBC member to participate; please register for each day’s ride so that ride leaders can contact you.   

This is Day 2 of a three-day ride. You are welcome for any or all days.  

We start at 9:45 a.m. at the Albany trailhead. We will head west and then north on the Holdingford spur and go to Bowlus and return, for about 36 miles round trip. An option from there is to ride three miles to the Mississippi River dam and return; or continue about 5 miles to the Soo Line South Trail head and return.    

A shorter ride option involves driving to Holdingford and biking to Bowlus from there. Round trip is about 16 miles. There will be a lunch stop in Holdingford or in Bowlus.  

Lodging has been arranged at the Baymont Inn by Wyndham in Albany. Call the Baymont hotel at 320 845 2145 and tell them you are with the Twin Cities Bike Club to reserve one of the block rooms. More rooms are available on Friday night than on Saturday; make reservations early. You can cancel the room up to 24 hours in advance. Other lodging is in Avon, Melrose, and St. Cloud.   

Please see the Overnight Ride page for all details (click on “NEWS” and look for “Overnight Trips”).