Iron Trail Road Tour
Start Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Duration: 7 Days
Total Miles: 250-300
Pricing: $1999.00 pp, double occupancy
Sign up Deadline: July 5, 2025
300 paved miles, 1/3 on rail trail or parkway!
Great Stuff for 2024
Our tour starts with your arrival at Duluth on Saturday, June 15. Duluth is a great town with much to see, so consider arriving a day early for some tourist activities. Sunday June 16, we take a sag ride out of town to our starting place at Island Lake. You’ll ride on the Vermilion Trail, a route dating back to a gold rush, before iron mining took over. Bonus: Today you’ll bike across the highest road bridge in Minnesota, near Virginia!
Go Deep on Monday
Monday, we take a very scenic route north to Tower, and an optional tour of the famous Soudan Mine. Travel over 2500′ underground for an experience you’ll not forget! Lodging tonight at Fortune Bay Resort.
Tuesday on to Ely
On Tuesday, we ride east with a destination of Ely, Gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness! Ely is a great town for our layover, and you’ll have an option for canoe or kayak adventure on Wednesday.
Thursday is our Grand Fondo day, a tumble-down to Lake Superior
There’s an exciting ride Thursday, our longest ride of the week! We start from Ely and head towards Lake Superior. There’s a gradual climb for 42 miles to Isabella, then a race downhill over the next 20+ miles to Beaver Bay, on the Shores of Lake Superior.
Friday, return to Duluth
Big sights today including Split Rock Lighthouse, Gooseberry Falls, Silver Cliff bypass, and finally Two Harbors. Scenic Old Highway 61 provides a gentle backdrop right on Lake Superior. Our tour ends on return to the hotel parking lot about 3 p.m.
How it Breaks Down:
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the thought of biking 300 miles–don’t be! It’s manageable because we’ve engineered the route for you! In addition to our daily itinerary, you’ll have daily printed maps & cue sheets, plus electronic maps from Ride with GPS, to run on your smartphone or bike computer. We have a staff rider on the ground, and support vehicles to help if needed.
What’s Special
We’ve spent time to identify the best route to follow, along with making you aware of sights along the way. Maps, cue sheets, and familiarity with our lodging and dining partners all make for a great tour for you!
Registration is Easy at the link below!
Reserve your spot on this tour for seven days/six nights of fun, Solo Guest just $2,399.00, one guest in a private room; or bring a friend to share your room, two people/two beds, one room, $1,999.00 each ($3,998.00 total). Register at the red button below (JP0819).
Please Note: Registration may be completed by credit card payment, or via ACH debit to your checking or savings account. There is a 3% fee from the processor for credit card use; this fee is not charged for the ACH transactions.
ORGANIZER
Jim
jim@biketourvacations.com