RIGHT NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS NOON. OUR NEW AT NOON RAGBRAI IS MAKING HISTORY THIS YEAR. THE RIDES FULL ROUTE WAS RELEASED THIS MORNING AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, RIDERS WILL CROSS THE STATE LINE INTO MINNESOTA. RIDERS WILL START IN ORANGE CITY THIS YEAR AND ON DAY TWO THEY’LL CROSS INTO MINNESOTA FOR 15 MILES, PASSING THROUGH BROWN PARK. THE LONGEST RIDE OF THE ROUTE WILL BE ON DAY THREE BETWEEN ESTHERVILLE AND FOREST CITY. THAT’S JUST ABOUT 74 MILES. CEDAR FALLS TO OLD LINE WILL BE THE SHORTEST RIDE AT 38. FOR MORE DETAILS ON T
RAGBRAI 2025 Day 2: Route, things to do Monday from Milford to Estherville
Updated: 1:46 PM CDT Jul 16, 2025
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The 2025 edition of RAGBRAI marks the 52nd anniversary of the first ride in 1973. This year's ride will go 406 miles, starting in Orange City on Sunday, July 20, and ending in Guttenberg on Saturday, July 26.Video above: RAGBRAI announces it will cross into Minnesota for first time ever in 2025Here's what riders can look forward to during Monday's ride.Day 2: Monday, July 21 — Milford to EsthervilleMileage: 42.2 milesElevation: 1,090 feetGravel option: 3.1 milesPass-through towns: Wahpeton, Brown Park, SuperiorConcert: The Pork Tornadoes in Estherville (9-11 p.m.)Theme: Thin Line Appreciation Day: Show appreciation for military, emergency, first responders and all of our public service professionals.History: This will be the fourth time Estherville has served as an overnight host. The city previously hosted in 1982, 1996 and 2005.Weather: Check out vlog's daily forecast here.Don't miss:Emmet County Historical Museum: This free museum hosts a quaint collection of Emmet County memorabilia, antiques and archives. It is open all day on July 21.New Estherville Mural & Meteorite Center: Space nerds can find a home at this small but mighty museum, which displays a piece of the largest meteorite that has been known to fall in North America. If visitors are ambitious, they can follow other pieces of the meteorite to their displays at the Smithsonian Museum of National History and the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.Fort Defiance State Park: This 191-acre public recreation area features trails, a campground and picnic facilities. If visitors are lucky, they might spot a turkey.More RAGBRAI coveragevlog archives: Former ride director credited with saving RAGBRAIRAGBRAI riders visited the 'Field of Dreams' movie location in 1989vlog archive: Story City played host to RAGBRAI in 1989
MILFORD, Iowa — The 2025 edition of RAGBRAI marks the 52nd anniversary of the first ride in 1973. This year's ride will go 406 miles, starting in Orange City on Sunday, July 20, and ending in Guttenberg on Saturday, July 26.
Video above: RAGBRAI announces it will cross into Minnesota for first time ever in 2025
Here's what riders can look forward to during Monday's ride.
Day 2: Monday, July 21 — Milford to Estherville
Mileage: 42.2 miles
Elevation: 1,090 feet
Gravel option: 3.1 miles
Pass-through towns:
Concert: (9-11 p.m.)
Theme: Thin Line Appreciation Day: Show appreciation for military, emergency, first responders and all of our public service professionals.
History: This will be the fourth time Estherville has served as an overnight host. The city previously hosted in 1982, 1996 and 2005.
Weather: Check out vlog's daily forecast here.
Don't miss:
- This free museum hosts a quaint collection of Emmet County memorabilia, antiques and archives. It is open all day on July 21.
- Space nerds can find a home at this small but mighty museum, which displays a piece of the largest meteorite that has been known to fall in North America. If visitors are ambitious, they can follow other pieces of the meteorite to their displays at the Smithsonian Museum of National History and the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna.
- This 191-acre public recreation area features trails, a campground and picnic facilities. If visitors are lucky, they might spot a turkey.
More RAGBRAI coverage
vlog archives: Former ride director credited with saving RAGBRAI
RAGBRAI riders visited the 'Field of Dreams' movie location in 1989
vlog archive: Story City played host to RAGBRAI in 1989