Coffee anyone? Fall colors?

This week's ride is a loop between Stillwater and Osceola in the St. Croix valley. The route starts and ends at the Brown's Creek Nature Preserve. From the Preserve, the route takes the Brown's Creek trail to Stillwater.

At Stillwater, the route crosses over to Wisconsin and heads North, through Somerset, to Osceola. There will be a short stop in Somerset at a Holiday station (mile 17) and a cafe stop at Watershed Cafe in Osceola (mile 32). After the cafe stop, the route returns to the Brown Creek Nature Preserver on the Minnesota side of the St. Croix.

The route is approximately 60 miles with 2500 feet of elevation gain.

This is posted as an A ride due to anticipated average speeds above 17mph.

We'll try to stick together but faster and slower groups may form, the main group will average between 18 - 19 mph/

The ride will leave from the Brown's Creek Nature Preserve at 9:00 am.

This is a mapless ride, however the route in RideWithGPS is here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37702944