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TRAIL KIDS Grows the Sport of Orienteering
Keeping kids active, adventurous, and moving this fall! This fall, the TRAIL KIDS orienteering and run program has seen a huge growth in numbers due to a large push of parents looking for safe outdoor activities for their children during COVID-19. The...
TRAIL KIDS October Family of the Month – Meet the Yore Family
Each month this summer, we have been focusing on a different family that has been an important part of our TRAIL KIDS community. TRAIL KIDS has become a family affair since many of our activities of running, orienteering, mountain biking, and skiing are...
Parkway Road Closures
Theodore Wirth Parkway will be closed 9/29 (and possibly 9/30) between The Trailhead parking lot and Plymouth Ave for the City of Minneapolis to adjust Storm Sewer structures before next Monday’s resurfacing project begins. For these two days, the Chalet...
2020 Surly Brewing Co. Trail Loppet Recap
The weather on Saturday morning was perfect, hovering in the high 50s/low 60s, and the sun was shining through the changing leaves, making for the perfect fall morning. The 2020 Surly Brewing Co. Trail Loppet was a new challenge in the age of COVID-19,...
Loppet Sport Fall Programming Registration is Now Open
2020 TRAIL KIDS Programming Soars to new Heights
Each year the Loppet Foundation has seen growth in the number of youth participating in our year-round programs, but this past summer and fall we have literally exploded with the number of registrations. This summer, we had a twenty percent increase in...
Wirth Mountain Bike Time Trial Race Series
Jim’s Hill Journal – August 2020
Welcome to the Jim’s Hill Journal. We are so excited to welcome you to the first edition of the Jim’s Hill Journal, the Loppet’s new email newsletter to keep you informed on all things Loppet! Our goal is to keep you up to date on the fun things you can...
2020 Tri-Loppet & Du-Loppet Recap
Three finishers of the bike portion of the event. Photo Congratulations to all who finished the Tri-Loppet & Du-Loppet this weekend! Whether this was your first race or the latest in a long list of races you have completed, you should feel proud of...
TRAIL KIDS July Family of the Month – Meet the Ringsven Family
The Ringsven family has been participating in our TRAIL KIDS program for the last three years. Parents Craig and Amy Ringsven joined Trail kids with some of their life long friends, but have also met some other amazing families through the program....