There are a couple of hotels in Preston. Country Trails & Inn is on the north side of town and is good. There is also the Trailhead Inn which is next to the Root River trail and looks adequate, although I've never stayed there. The town has a grocery store and one or two restaurants, although the best one is at the top of a really, really steep climb north of town. The Forestville area is about 14 miles away. The Old Barn campground and resort are about 10 miles east of Preston and is on the Root River Trail. They have a big campground and restaurant and a hostel. Never stayed there but ridden by it a lot. (For those who know the area, it's the resort next to the big rock cut west of Lanesboro on the Root River trail.)
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > A 2-day ride June 1-2 starting and ending in Spring Valley, MN. Here's a > decent motel in Spring Valley. > http://www.springvalleyinnsuites.com/ > > We'll probably overnight on June 1 in Preston, MN, after about 40-45 miles > of riding. There are a couple lodging and dining options there, but I'll > have to ask around a bit to get suggestions. Maybe one of you has inside > info about Preston? For campers, Forestville Mystery Cave State Park is a > few miles outside of Preston, and there are some private campgrounds nearer > to the town. I'll look into camping options and reservations. > > On June 2, we'll regroup and take a circuitous route back to Spring Valley > for another 40-50 miles. > > This part of Minnesota is well known (to those in the know) for its bluffs > and its rustic gravel roads, and we'd be foolish to not take advantage of > those amenities. I suggest leaving single-speeds or skinny tires at home. > Any Rivendell-style country bike with 32 mm tires (or bigger) and a wide > gear range should be suitable. We'll pass through several small towns that > have restaurants, so carrying lots of food won't be necessary. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
