Birchleggings Club Third Annual Dakota Trail Bicycle Ride

About the Event

Come join your fellow Birchleggers for the Third Annual bicycle ride on one of the nicest bicycle rail trails in Minnesota on Thursday, August 13, 2026. This well-kept paved trail goes for 28.5 miles from Wayzata to Lester Prairie, Minnesota, past Lake Minnetonka and Lake Waconia. The trail is in Hennepin and Carver counties and goes through the cities of Spring Park, Mound, St. Bonifacius, Mayer, and New Germany.

Riders can do the full round trip of 57 miles by parking in Wayzata, or shorter distances of 38 miles by parking in Mound, 29 miles by parking in St. Bonifacius, and even 13 miles by parking in Mayer. See links to parking lots below:

The plan would be that the riders doing the shorter distances would join the longer group riders at each location and then ride into Lester Prairie together for lunch at the Central Café, also known as “Mary Kate’s Bitchin Kitchen” for home cooked food! The Central Café only accepts cash, so please bring money.

57 Mike Route - Wayzata Parking GPS: 44.96961, -93.52063

38 Mile Route - Mound Parking GPS: 44.93707, -93.66509

29 Mile Route - St. Bonifacius Parking GPS: 44.90259, -93.74161

13 Mile Route - Mayer Parking GPS: 44.88483, -93.88903

Races Offered

Dakota Trail 57 Mile Bicycle Ride

Aug 13, 2026

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Distance — 57 Miles

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09:00

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Dakota Trail 38 Mile Bicycle Ride

Aug 13, 2026

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Distance — 38 Miles

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10:00

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Dakota Trail 29 Mile Bicycle Ride

Aug 13, 2026

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Distance — 29 Miles

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11:00

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Dakota Trail 13 Mile Bicycle Ride

Aug 13, 2026

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Distance — 13 Miles

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11:30

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Lester Prairie.

thermostat Temperature

16.9° / 26.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.5° / 26.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 17m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:19

nightlight Sunset

20:19

About Lester Prairie

Learn more about the host city, Lester Prairie.

Lester Prairie is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,894 at the 2020 census.