The 2025 Loop the Lake Festival has been cancelled due to weather emergency.
Celebrate biking in Bemidji by participating in the 2025 Loop the Lake Festival! Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 21, 2025, to Loop the Lake on the longest day of the year!
The rolling start will be 7:30 - 10:00 am from South Shore Beach in Bemidji. Please note the time change.
Bike Bemidji was created to promote outdoor physical activity, health, and clean air; encourage a bicycle-centered culture; showcase our community to visitors; provide a festive atmosphere that is family friendly; and contribute to the local economy.
Registration is now open!
Now - May 31st June 1-19th June 20-21st
Adult - $10.00 Adult - $20.00 Adult - $30.00
Youth - $5.00 Youth - $5.00 Youth - $10.00
Celebrate biking in Bemidji by participating in the 2025 Loop the Lake Festival! Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 21, 2025, to Loop the Lake on the longest day of the year!
The rolling start will be 7:30 - 10:00 am from South Shore Beach in Bemidji. Please note the time change.
Bike Bemidji was created to promote outdoor physical activity, health, and clean air; encourage a bicycle-centered culture; showcase our community to visitors; provide a festive atmosphere that is family friendly; and contribute to the local economy.
Registration is now open!
Now - May 31st June 1-19th June 20-21st
Adult - $10.00 Adult - $20.00 Adult - $30.00
Youth - $5.00 Youth - $5.00 Youth - $10.00
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The Loop the Lake Festival Steering Committee wants to encourage our community to continue to engage in physical activity on a regular basis, while practicing social distancing. The League of American Cyclists is promoting May as Bicycle Month. Check out their website for more information: https://bikeleague.org/bikemonth.
We will be announcing other active events on our website, www.bikebemidji.com.
We thank our registrants, volunteers and sponsors for your commitment to this community event.
We will be announcing other active events on our website, www.bikebemidji.com.
We thank our registrants, volunteers and sponsors for your commitment to this community event.
2019 Loop the Lake Festival Steering Committee
Front row: Libby Underhill, Angie Clark, Jamie Anderson, Diane Pittman
Middle row: Carla Weeks, Roxy Wallner
Back row: Donna Palivec, John Tibstra, Muriel Gilman, Shannon Norman, Sue Olin, Pete Harrison
Not pictured: Mark Morrissey
Festival Details
All skill levels can enjoy this bike ride around Lake Bemidji!
It is not a race but rather a festive event. Safety is a high priority. Wearing a helmet is strongly recommended. Reflective bike stickers will also be available while supplies last. Course Map
17-mile loop (Download a PDF of the map)
Route begins at South Shore Beach, skirts the beautiful Lake Bemidji shoreline via the Westside Trail, Birchmont Dr., Birchmont Beach Rd into Lake Bemidji State Park, onto the Paul Bunyan Trail back to South Shore Beach. Add to the enjoyment of the ride by stopping at stations along the way featuring food, music, and activities. 2025 Rest Stop Menus: (numbers correspond to the ones on the map below) 1. Sanford Center (Start) - 3. Diamond Point Boat House - 7:00-10:15am 7:45-10:30am Coffee Bananas Chocolate milk Water Water Bagels 5. Ruttger's Birchmont Lodge - Bananas 8:00-11:00am Music by Lance Benson Cookies Coffee Water GF Energy Balls Juice Muffins 6. Lake Bemidji State Park - 8:15-12:00pm Music by Matt Harnell and the Oddity Band Coffee Potato chips Water Hot dogs - plant-based hot dogs will be available Bananas Hot dog buns and gluten free buns Chocolate milk Candies - dog shaped Watermelon Cookies and GF Energy Balls 7. Whitetail Crossing on Paul Bunyan Trail - 8:30-12:15pm Water Bananas Cookies Potato chips 9. Sanford Center (Finish) - 10:30-1:00pm Music by Brock Beaulieu Water Apples Cold Subs Bananas Pizza Cookies Potato chips GF Energy Balls 
Want to ride longer than 17 miles? You got it! Download an alternative map to extend your biking fun.
Delay and Cancel Decisions
Even though our steering committee has envisioned a beautiful summer day with light winds, sunshine and blue skies, we may not get what we want! So, we will make any necessary decision to DELAY or CANCEL the Bike Bemidji Loop the Lake Festival based on the National Weather Service (NOAA). DELAY: rolling start will be delayed up to 2 hours if there is rain but the radar shows clearing within an hour or two, or if there is Watch or Warning that will expire. CANCEL: If the miserable weather is “socked in” for the weekend we will cancel the event for this year. |
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Updated: June 2, 2025