RAGBRAI 2025 Day 5: Route, things to do Thursday from Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls

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

Updated: 12:01 PM CDT Jul 21, 2025

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RAGBRAI 2025 Day 5: Route, things to do Thursday from Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls

Updated: 12:01 PM CDT Jul 21, 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 Thursday's ride.Day 5: Thursday, July 24 — Iowa Falls to Cedar FallsMileage: 51.9 milesElevation: 1,300 feetGravel option: 24.5 milesPass-through towns: Parkersburg (meeting town), Ackley, Aplington, New HartfordConcert: Not Quite Brothers in Cedar Falls (8:30 p.m.)Theme: College Jersey Day: Just like game day! Deck yourself out in your alma mater’s colors.History: This is the fifth time Cedar Falls has served as an overnight host. The city previously hosted in 1989, 1998, 2007 and 2015.Weather: Check out ��vlog's daily forecast hereDon't miss:Cedar Falls Ice House Museum: Built in 1921, this National Register of Historic Places landmark tells the story of ice harvesting in an original ice house. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 24 and costs $5 to enter (12 and under free!).Victorian House Museum: An even older relic, the Victorian House Museum was built in 1863. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 24 and is free to enter. Lenoir model trains will be running at the Victorian House all day.More RAGBRAI coverage��vlog archives: Former ride director credited with saving RAGBRAIRAGBRAI riders visited the 'Field of Dreams' movie location in 1989��vlog archive: Story City played host to RAGBRAI in 1989

Video above: RAGBRAI announces it will cross into Minnesota for first time ever in 2025

Here's what riders can look forward to during Thursday's ride.

Day 5: Thursday, July 24 — Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls

Mileage: 51.9 miles

Elevation: 1,300 feet

Gravel option: 24.5 miles

Pass-through towns: (meeting town),

Concert: (8:30 p.m.)

Theme: College Jersey Day: Just like game day! Deck yourself out in your alma mater’s colors.

History: This is the fifth time Cedar Falls has served as an overnight host. The city previously hosted in 1989, 1998, 2007 and 2015.

Weather: Check out ��vlog's daily forecast here

Don't miss:

Built in 1921, this National Register of Historic Places landmark tells the story of ice harvesting in an original ice house. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 24 and costs $5 to enter (12 and under free!).
An even older relic, the Victorian House Museum was built in 1863. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 24 and is free to enter. Lenoir model trains will be running at the Victorian House all day.