Great River Energy – Mesabi Trail Tour

Ride for the fun or ride for the challenge – Saturday, August 2,2025

Join us on the Mesabi Trail for the most fun you can have on two wheels!  Route will be defined mid January!  Save the Date!

While you pedal (fully supported) along one of Minnesota’s premiere paved bicycle trails you will encounter historic & scenic points of interest, enjoy food, music, activities at rest stops, and a finish line celebration complete with lunch and more music!

 

Whichever route you choose, you will experience the same outstanding customer service and reliable logistics we’ve become famous for since 2005!

 

Cost is $55 per person for folks 17 and older – kids 16 and under ride $10 for first kid and the rest are FREE!

 

Registration will open March 4th

 

New for 2025:

  • We’re excited to announce an ORIGINAL tour route! We will be riding between Grand Rapids to Nashwauk, showcasing the Mississippi Section and historic sections of the Mesabi Trail. The route will be out and back.

 

Selecting Your Route:

  • The Mesabi Trail is not a rail-to-trail conversion…it is NOT flat & straight, there are a number of hills (some steep) and curves (some sharp).
  • PLEASE select your route according to your abilities to assure you will be able to finish the tour in a timely fashion.
  • While this public trail is open at all times, our tour volunteers will be on the course only until about 4:00 pm.
  • You will encounter TWO-WAY bicycle traffic on the Mesabi Trail.

 

The tour is a fundraiser for the Mesabi Trail and Club Mesabi, the “Friends” of the Mesabi Trail.

 

Annual Tour
Route #1: Coleraine 8 miles from Itasca County Fairgrounds, 16 miles round trip

Stop in Coleraine
-snacks
-water and electrolyte packets

Route #2: Bovey 10 miles from Itasca County Fairgrounds, 20 miles round trip

Stop in Bovey
-snacks
-water and electrolyte packets

Route #3: Marble 17 miles from Itasca County Fairgrounds, 34 miles round trip

-snacks
-water and electrolyte packets

Route #4: Calumet 19 miles from Itasca County Fairgrounds, 28 miles round trip

This rest stop will be at Take 5 Park at 916 Gary Street, Calumet, MN. This rest stop will provide many local activities and library that the City of Calumet and youth enjoy. Water, snacks and air conditioning will be provided. This will be a great place to take break before heading back to Grand Rapids.

Route #5: Nashwauk 50 miles Round Trip from Buhl, 25 miles from Itasca County Fairgrounds


This rest stop will be at kiosk across form the Sinclair. Snacks and beverages will be provided. This is your final stop before heading back to Grand Rapids.

Itasca County Fairgrounds Mesabi Trail Trailhead - Start / Finish Start-Finish

Tour start and finish activities will be held at Itasca County Fairgrounds, Trailhead of Mesabi Trail

Tour Day Schedule

Saturday Schedule, August 2

7:00 – 8:00 am / Start All Routes  

11:30 am – 5 pm / Finish Line Food

11:30 am – 5 pm / Finish Line Music

5:00pm-6pm / Finish Line  Clean Up

Tour Registration Includes
  • Your choice of five different routes – 12 to  50 miles.
  • Music – music – music!
    Live local entertainers perform at some turn-around points and the finish line.
  • Food – food – and more food.
    Enjoy food & refreshments at all turn-around points/rest stops, plus a picnic lunch (complete with vegetarian options) at the finish line.
  • Rest Stop Activities
  • T-shirt for each participant.
    Choose your size carefully when you register, we will adhere strictly to your order. Cutoff for shirt is July 11, 2025
  • Three Day Mesabi Trail Wheel Pass
    Use your tour wrist band as a three day pass to enjoy more time on the Trail.
Funding Source

The Mesabi Trail™ has been funded in part by the LCCMR and the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund.

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