Bike With Me: MN Valley State Trail - Bloomington Segment
The cache is not at these coordinates.
But, this is where you should start your journey. This bike ride will probably take a hour or so..
This is the next of Hike/Bike with Me caches that I have started since moving to MN. Since most of my cache finds are done while exercising, I thought I would offer this delight to others. These caches will not necessarily be hard to find, but you will have to put some miles on the legs for them. So lace em up, grab some water, and come join the fun.
Totally, this bike ride will be about 7 miles. The bike ride will be an out and back ride, returning to the starting point from the way you came. The waypoints are all on trails, which can be accessed all year long. The final coordinates for the cache are placed in a winter friendly place not too far from the starting point.
This is the Bloomington Segment/part of the Minnesota Valley State Trail. As you start, the first couple starting miles are paved. At the end of the paved portion, there are many trails that continue in the direction of the next stage. Eventually, most combine into one main trail. The non-paved portions have portions that are sandy and single-track. I would recommend a mountain bike or hybrid.
As for the stages ...
Yellow/Black Sign – There is a yellow/black caution sign here. On the back is a sticker with the word “Year:”. What is the first number after that? Consider that A.
The Towers – How many towers are in this area? Consider this B.
Goose Sign – How many words are above the goose? Consider this C.
Trail Sign – Looking at this sign, the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge is how many tenths of a mile away? Consider this D.
Then:
N44 48.DC7 W093 17.CAB
Hope you had a great ride.
Earn the 75, 150 and 300 mile Pathtag!
So far there have been 52 of these Hike/Bike/Run With Me Multi-caches - if you were to complete them all, you would have travelled more than 317 miles. Currently (March 2026), there are 44 active geocaches totaling 277+ miles (This includes seven Hike With Me Adventure Labs). By the end of the summer of 2026, I will make sure there are 300+ miles of active caches. I wanted to give something to the geocachers who have "put a big dent" in trying to find these. So I created three pathtags for cachers who completed at least 75, 150 and/or 300 miles while trying to get smileys on these caches. On each of the cache pages, I mention how long the travel should be for that cache. They vary from just a couple miles to a 25+ mile bike ride.
Here is a bookmark list of all of the caches.
So, take a look at your finds, add up the miles, and if you are more than 75, 150 and/or 300 miles, let me know. You can either PM me, email me, or just grab me at an event. You do not have to show/prove anything to me about you qualifying. I will give you one if you say you have qualified.