United States·2026

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud sits on the Mississippi River in central Minnesota where the terrain flattens to prairie. The Heartland Series runs 42km through the region, and the Break the Barrier 5K offers a local racing fixture; the river valley provides occasional rolling sections but most running stays relatively flat. Cyclists find gravel racing via Freedhem Gravel (22km) and paved routes along the Minnesota River valley to the south, though serious elevation gain requires heading toward the limestone bluffs of southeastern Minnesota.