Hiawatha Trail — Again! 🚲⛰️😂

There was no way we were going to drive past the Hiawatha Trail without riding it again. Don absolutely loves this ride—and it’s easy to see why. Beautiful mountain scenery, towering trestles, and those incredible railroad tunnels make this one of our favorite adventures.

The weather was perfect, although apparently everyone else had the same idea because it was busy! Once we finally got our bikes and hit the trail, though, the crowds faded away and we were back to enjoying the ride.

Then came the famous 1.66-mile St. Paul Pass Tunnel—pitch black, freezing cold, wet and muddy. On the way through, I was very careful and managed to come out the other side without getting muddy. Go me! 😂

We rode all the way down through the tunnels and across those amazing trestles, took a break at the bottom, and then made the obvious choice: ride back up. No shuttle for us!

And somewhere on that climb, I found my second wind… and apparently a turbo button. 🚀

Except this time, Turbo Beth came with a side effect: MUD. 😂

I hit the gas and started flying up the trail, throwing mud everywhere. I passed a few people along the way, and I can only hope they weren’t too close behind me—or they may have gotten a little Hiawatha souvenir of their own! 🤣

By the time we reached the top, we were tired, happy, and considerably muddier than we had been on the way down.

Another epic ride on the Hiawatha was in the books. Beautiful views, incredible trestles, freezing tunnels, a little—or maybe a lot—of mud, and a whole lot of pedaling.

Yep… we’d do it again. ❤️Read more