United States·2026

Minneapolis

Minneapolis sits on the Mississippi River with hard winters and a dense network of paved trails that make winter running rare but summer cycling fast. The Free Bikes 4 Kidz Gran Fondo and Ride Hiawatha showcase the region's best: a flat, scenic 96km route along the Hiawatha Line corridor plus longer loops west toward rolling terrain in the exurbs. Runners stick to the riverfront loops and Wirth Park, while serious cyclists head south into the Minnesota River Valley or northwest toward the forests around Elk River for elevation gain.