Get inspired to try some great pedaling getaways with the new Biking Minnesota brochure, available from Explore Minnesota Tourism and published as part of the Pedal Minnesota partnership. This 32-page brochure is packed with descriptions of bike trails, photographs and resources for trail maps.

The mighty Mississippi, a world-renowned river with a rich history and literary heritage, can be explored on a bicycle route that follows the entire length of this iconic river through the middle of the U.S. The Mississippi River Trail is a mostly on-road bicycle route roughly tracing this great river from its Minnesota headwaters in Itasca State Park all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. In Minnesota, the route winds downriver to the state border and is about 500 miles long, with additional miles in alternate routes.

Summer time is cycling time.  Time to get out the bike and ride.  It’s also vacation time.  It’s the season to plan special getaways doing your favorite things - like biking.  And Minnesota is just the place to combine the two, with lots of opportunities to bike on your vacation.

Minnesota is rapidly gaining a national reputation as a great state for bicycling. The American Trails organization named Minnesota the “Best Trails State.” The League of American Bicyclists ranked Minnesota the fourth most bike-friendly state in the country. Minneapolis was named the top bike-friendly city in America by Bicycling magazine.