Originally Posted by goldfinch

A ranger! Jim, if you want a trip down memory lane September 8 is a ride called Tour of Cuyuna, starting in the Deerwood area and again going through the woods and around the lakes. http://cuyunalakestrail.org/index.cfm/pageid/20 If you just visit, there is a 112 mile paved bike trail from Brainerd to Bemidji. And close to your old area is the Mesabi trail, which I think starts in Aurora (or maybe Hoyt Lakes) Or ends there, depending on your point of view. http://ironrange.org/sites/default/f...esabiTrail.pdf Parts of these are pretty flat rails to trails but there are plenty of interesting winding sections with some hills as well.

That said, I think a good part of the northeast Minnesota biking scene are people from the Twin Cities coming up on the weekends. Everyone I talked to on yesterday's long ride was from that area and there sure were a lot of Minneapolis bike club jerseys around.