Stillwater Fat Bike Rally 2025
NEW THIS YEAR… we are now part of Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “World Snow Celebration” festivities, and the Fat Bike Rally is the perfect winter outdoor activity to look forward to!
The event will be held on a Sunday morning in Downtown Stillwater. It will have a large window of time during the day to self-space and complete the course (more than once if you choose). Participants can either ‘ride’ or ‘race’ the course; but for the racers… the 3 designated timed racing segments along the course being the only portions that should be raced! There is no prize for the fastest completion of the entire course! Both fat-bikes and mountain bikes will be allowed, but should the course be soft, fat bikes may be your only rideable choice!
This event in the past has been made possible by several primary sponsors, and discount coupons offered by other local downtown businesses. We will be seeking this again… to be announced soon. THANK YOU.
Event Schedule and Details:
Dates/Times: Sunday 26th January 2025. Earliest start is 10am, and all need to finish by 2pm.
Location/Course: (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48970283) Starting and finishing at River Siren Brewing, 225 Main St N, Stillwater MN 55082, with an outside deck (weather permitting), or inside fireplace (weather forbidding), both of which oversee the start-finish on the Loop Trail. The brewery is not typically open at this time, but they are opening early to accommodate us. Riders ride the trail, then turn left (east) on the St Croix Crossings Bike Loop Trail, crossing the St Croix River on the old lift bridge, up the 0.5 mile 8% Houlton Hill and winding back into into Oak Park Heights via the new spectacular Hwy 36/64 bridge, onto (or bi-pass) the groomed single-track mountain bike trails at Valley View Park, returning into Stillwater paralleling the St Croix River on the west side of the St Croix Crossings Bike Loop Trail, then finally the south section of the Brown’s Creek Trail. Participants can choose to ‘ride’ the entire 10-mile course (including the Houlton Hill 0.5 mile) segment, or by-pass the 2 technical ‘racing’ segments in Valley View Park (1.2 miles & 1.7 miles) shortening their course to 7.1 miles.