Minnesota River Bottoms Community Run

The Minnesota River Bottoms Community Run is a low-pressure, self-supported community adventure run designed to capitalize on late-season fall race fitness. Set along the scenic urban trail corridor of the Minnesota River Valley, choose your own adventure up to a full 50K journey.

Event Schedule & Logistics

• Event Dates: Saturday, Dec 12th
• Start Time: 7:00 AM
• Start / Main Meetup Location: Minnehaha Falls (Porta potty and parking available)
• After Party: Venn Brewing (Domino's pizza order or food truck)

Route Options & Access Points

Choose your turnaround point based on personal goals and distance preferences or meet us halfway. The complete maximum route spans ~43 miles round trip from Minnehaha Falls to the Hwy 169 / Bloomington Ferry Bridge and back.

• Minnehaha Falls to Lyndale Ave Parking Lot RT - 30 miles

• Falls to Old Cedar Ave Bridge RT - 23 miles

• One way options as well! I’m happy to shuttle people back to their car after our hangout

• Full Course GPX to Bloomington Ferry Bridge: Garmin Connect Route

Gear & Self-Reliance Checklist

Because this is a completely self-supported effort, participants are expected to carry necessary supplies and anticipate early winter conditions along the river.

• Hydration & Nutrition: There is no water along the route. I'll have a cooler of gallons of water jugs, placed along the route. Bring a water filter for emergency refills.

• Apparel & Layers: There’s no bad weather, just bad clothing!

• We'll start in the dark, so have a headlamp, hopefully we'll finish before it's dark.

• Footwear & Extras: There should be no wet crossings, but snow…

• Porta potties: Snelling Visitor Center and Old Cedar Ave bridge. No facilities along the route.