Tour de St. Croix
Sierra Club's 14th Annual Land Use Conference on Wheels!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Registration: 9:15am
Event begins: 10:00am
Overview
Explore first hand the beauty of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway! Route highlights include:
- Pass through Oak Park Heights, Bayport, Lakeland, Afton and Lake St. Croix Beach
- View bison at the Belwin Conservancy
- Explore "Inspiration" a conservation development
- Enjoy local food, music and zero waste!
Route
A scenic 26 mile loop is being planned. Maps of the final route will be distributed at the event.
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Distance, Pace, and Duration
This year's tour is 25 miles long, with moderately challenging hills. The ride is very leisurely paced and is not a race. Everyone will convene at a few rest stops along the way to enjoy views and hear from expert guest speakers about current land use issues. The ride will last around four to five hours.
The Tour runs rain or shine. All fees are non-refundable and confirmations will not be sent.
Registration
Help us plan for you! Advance registration is highly recommended (and saves you $$).
Commemorative Tour de St. Croix t-shirts are available for only $10. Order one with your registration!
Registration Includes:
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Registration begins at 9:15am on Saturday morning.
Order your Fair Trade t-shirt in
heather grey with above graphic
(in purple) on back.
| $25 ($30 day of ride) | Adult Registration + t-shirt |
| $15 ($20 day of ride) | Adult Registration only (no t-shirt) |
| $5 | Student Registration + t-shirt |
| Free | Student Registration only (no t-shirt) |
Note: You do not need to be a member of the Sierra Club to ride in the Tour de St. Croix.
Directions to Start/End Point
Oak Park Elementary School
6355 Osman Ave. N., Stillwater, MN
From Hwy 36:
- Turn north at Osgood Ave. N.
- Turn right at 63rd St.
- Turn left at Osman Ave.
- Turn right into school parking lot.
Unfortunately the Stillwater area does not have transit service on weekends.
What to bring
- A well fitting bicycle helmet is required.
- At least one water bottle is strongly recommended.
- Your bike! The route will be on paved paths and streets, and may include some travel on crushed limestone bicycle trails.
Zero Waste
With your help, the 2009 Tour de St. Croix will be a Zero Waste Event! (pdf, 89k)
- Only materials that can be recycled or composted are used at this event.
- All waste is separated.
- All bottles, cans and paper are recycled.
- All food scraps and non-recyclable paper are composted.
Tour Speakers
- Tom Gump, Neighborhood Development Partners and Inspiration residential development
- Ned Phillips, Belwin Conservancy
- Jim Rickard, Sierra Club St. Croix Valley Interstate Group
- More to be announced soon…
Post-Ride Music by…
Special Thanks To…
Help spread the word!
Please contact us if you would like posters or hard copies of the brochure to distribute to friends, family, church, scout groups, school, club, etc. Thanks!
Download the ride brochure (printable pdf).
For More Information
Please email or call 612-659-9124 x307.