Minnesota has a lot to offer cyclists whether your discipline is road cycling, mountain biking, gravel, trail or bikepacking. A great place to start is the Explore Minnesota website. There is a lot of information here to help you plan the kind of rides you would like to take. It contains an array of brochures that you can download, view online or have mailed to you. Quite a few free regional brochures are listed for all areas of the state that can also be selected for mailing. Go to the Explore Minnesota Travel Guides page to access these brochures. There are also planning tools beyond just the website, Explore Minnesota Tourism staffs a travel information center with travel counselors that will help you with customized information (by phone, mail or e-mail) for planning your trip.
The 2015-16 Pedal MN Minnesota Biking Guide is another great place to start. This free publication is available to view online, download or have mailed to you. It is full of information on paved trails, on-road touring and mountain biking around the state. It also contains links to trail maps, events and biking destination areas. Another useful source of Minnesota cycling information is the Pedal Minnesota website that is filled with upcoming events, places to ride, trail information and trip planning resources.
If you have a destination in mind for your trip, try heading to the tourism or visitor's bureau website for that area or city. Sites like Visit Duluth, Iron Range Tourism, Cuyuna Lake Chamber of Commerce and Root River Trail Towns are full of information that will help you find lodging, dining, attractions, events and area trails. You may also visit my MN Tourism Resources page for a huge listing of online resources throughout the state.
The Minnesota DNR website contains all sorts of information on biking including State Trails, State Parks & Recreation Areas, State Forests, camping/lodging and other biking opportunities. If you're looking to get off the beaten path, do some bikepacking or ride somewhere with great scenery, the DNR website is a great choice to get you started.
Summer is right around the corner, so use the wealth of information available on the Internet to make planning your next biking trip a breeze. For easy to find trail maps and trail information for the Twin Cities Area, Southern MN, Central MN and Northern MN, don't forget about MN Bike Trail Navigator. I have already done the research to find the links so you don't have to.
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