Cannon Valley Bike Trail.(40+miles)......one of MN best bike trails

This is a must each year. It is a great place to add some miles, paved trail, and many options to start and end. My biking buddy, CO, has the best plan so this is how we did it last year, my first 40+miles. We started at Welch and headed to Cannon Falls(10 miles) and returned to Welch(+10) and headed to Red Wing(10) and had lunch at the restaurant at the bowling alley (end of the trail)...........great lunch menu........always settled for the California burger with fries...........refilled water bottle with ice/water. We headed back to Welch(10)............about 41 miles clocked on CO's bike odometer.

This year we did it again; but with a slight twist. We decided to go on a weekday and meet two other people there. Our time of departure from the TC was 7:30 am. An unexpected flat tire on CO's bike, which required more than a tube replacement, did not deter us from leaving on time. There is a bike shop in Red Wing but shop opens at 10:00 am..............no matter, a couple of phone calls later got us to the only Cannon Falls hardware store. As typical in small towns, it is also a bike repair shop and they are open early........... at 7:30 am...........Bikers, this is good to know! Great service and VERY reasonable small town price! CO also bought an extra tube!

Our starting point was Cannon Falls to Welch where we met up with the other two. Down to Red Wing (20+ miles), where we had lunch at the bowling alley. The other two dropped off while CO and I biked it back to Cannon Falls..........Whew! We did it 40+.........

........just remember $3.00 per biker (honor system) for use of the trails.................Worth it!!
Keep pedaling and see you on the trails!...................