September 25-28, 2025
Unruly Women, is once again welcoming you to Grand Rapids, MN for a full weekend of mountain biking at Tioga and Redhead!During this retreat, we will be staying at Mallard Point Resort where we will be staying in beautiful cabins located on our private peninsula on a beautiful freshwater lake, including paddle sport options and a wood fired sauna. This will be an opportunity to (re) connect with nature, learn new skills, ride 2 incredible trail systems, and be an important part of this growing community. This retreat is for anyone who identifies as women, or identifies as nonbinary or gender expansive and feels most belonging in femme spaces.If you want to unearth their own inner wild through mountain biking, relax in wood fired saunas, take cold plunges in the freshwater lake, meet others and build community, eat nourishing food and enjoy embodied movement through morning and evening yoga. . . Then let’s get unruly and RESERVE YOUR SPOT below! 
ABOUT THIS RETREAT
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Stay
We will sleep in cozy cabins with high ceilings and large windows that face south for views from a private peninsula and lots of natural light. Enjoy your morning coffee with a peaceful lake view in front of a cozy fireplace, venture out to the dock or make your way to the community cabin to have coffee with others. End your evening by sweating out your worries in the wood fired sauna followed by a refreshing cold plunge in the freshwater lake.
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Nourish
Hearty, healthy meals and snacks will be provided to help fuel your day out on the trails – includes mocktails, coffee, cozy hot chocolate, and more.
Dairy free, meat free, and gluten free options will be provided as needed :) but there will be plenty of nutritional fuel for everyone!
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Ride
Learn new skills, session (practice) challenging obstacles with new friends and skilled coaches, and ride the incredibly unique Tioga and Redhead single track trails of the infamous iron range in Minnesota. Our group rides are no-drop, meaning no-one gets left behind :)
Build confidence, feel empowered and experience more JOY while mountain biking with new friends!!!
For safety, 1-2 years of mountain biking experience and/or intermediate level riding experience recommended or - - please sign up for coaching with Monica by clicking here so that I can help get you retreat ready!
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Yoga
Begin your morning with relaxing and gentle yoga with our favorite instructor Jessica. Allow her to guide you through a morning session to get ready for a day of biking, and in the evening a recovery session to help wind you down before bed.
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The Experience
What sets Unruly Women retreats apart, is that our goal is to bring you to midwest mountain bike destinations and help you feel belonging in these communities by learning the local trail systems through our no-drop group rides, finding joy in mountain biking and movement through mindfulness and skill building, immersing in the local community to highlight local businesses, bike shops and people to help you feel like a local so that you’ll feel confident returning to ride in these beautiful places again and again.
Unruly Women’s goal is to build community, cultivate relationships, and nurture our skills to help empower each other to feel independent and safe while cycling - - whether solo or in a group.By reminding each other to trust ourselves, follow our gut feelings and build each other up - because we’re so much stronger together - we can learn to balance patience, acceptance, and understanding, while also getting shreddy out on the trail. We want to help everyone have a good time riding together, to try to extinguish the feeling of holding others back, or slowing up the group if we’re not “keeping up” and instead embody the deeper knowing that we’re out there to ride and enjoy ourselves, we’re exactly where we’re meant to be and that everyone has something to learn no matter the skill level they arrive with.Outdoor recreation shouldn’t be a place of intimidation and exclusion. We all deserve to be out there, exactly as we are. Building each other up, not breaking each other down. YOU BELONG. Lodging Accommodation Options at Mallard Point Resort
Cabin 2 King Bed Loft
Cabin 2 Twin beds
Cabin 3 Queen Bed
Cabin 3 King Bed Loft
Sleeper sofa bed / pullout couch (cabin 4+ 5)
Meet the Unruly Team!
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Jen
Certified group ride leader, BICP Level 1 certified coach, Wilderness First Aid Certified
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Dayna
Certified bike mechanic for all of your pre ride bike checks and on the trail bike-mergencies
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Sarah
Wilderness First Aid Certified and knowledgeable of all things bikes and bike mechanic
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Jess
Certified Yoga Instructor and Wilderness First Responder
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Monica
Retreat coordinator, certified group ride leader, BICP Level 1 certified coach, certified Wilderness First Responder
What’s Included in Your Purchase?
Your room/accommodations at Mallard Point Resort for 3 nights/4 days in Grand Rapids, MN
CABIN 1 (houses the Unruly Team and is where yoga will be and meals will be served)
CABIN 2
2 Twin Beds
King Bed
CABIN 3
Queen Bed Solo
King Bed Solo
CABIN 4
King Bed solo
Pullout couch sofa bed
CABIN 5
King Bed
Pullout couch sofa bed /sleeper sofa
tent camping (Bring Your Own Tent)
Gentle and beginner friendly yoga and breath work practices taught by Jessica Friday evening - Sunday morning.
Nourishing meals (including coffee, tea, mocktails, etc) from dinner Thursday through breakfast on Sunday (3 dinners, 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches)
Mountain Biking!! Guiding, coaching, skills clinics, and any bike mechanic needs through Tioga and Redhead trail systems. We’ll enjoy a pre-ride bike check Thursday evening and skills assessment or mini skills session, one day of riding through Tioga and one through Redhead (intermediate skills required for safety and enjoyment). We will make time for mini skills sessions at Mallard Point and sessioning (practicing) obstacles while out on trail, we will break up into groups based on skill level if necessary.
Weather permitting, we’ll enjoy campfires, star-gazing, wood fired saunas, cold plunges and more.
Custom swag bag
transportation to/from retreat
transportation to/from trailheads (although we will caravan / follow each other to the trailhead so no-one gets lost or separated)
travel insurance (recommended but not required)
medical insurance/medical coverage (recommended but not required)
Please click here for frequently asked questions regarding refunds, reservation transfers, cancellations, insurance recommendations and more
** There is a $100 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot on this retreat to cover fees **
What’s NOT included in Your Purchase?
As part of Unruly Women’s (ongoing) work to help improve inclusivity, equity and help diversify outdoor spaces, if you are an individual who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA2S+ or BBIPOC communities you are encouraged regardless of income level to participate in the 20% discounted rate using code EVERYBODYBELONGSOUTDOORS20
If you are a returning mountain bike retreat participate please use code UNRULYMTB10 as a thank you for continuing to support and be part of Unruly Women
(the above discount codes cannot be combined)
More About Your Guides for this Retreat
Monica is the founder, event + retreat curator, guide + outdoor recreation educator for Unruly Women: an inclusive and accessible organization with a mission to cultivate community and empower all female identifying, femme and non-binary persons to reclaim their voice by unearthing their inner wild, outdoors.
She curates and guides retreats for backpacking and mountain biking in the Midwest, collaborates with small businesses and organizations in the community to host public events to bring community together and create a sense of belonging in the outdoor space, for everyone.
Monica is a certified mountain biking coach, wilderness first responder, published freelance writer and entrepreneur who quit her job to fulfill her dream of creating a safe space outdoors for everybody.
Hi! I’m Jen , and I love mountain biking! Actually, I love all biking, yet nothing takes my breath away like being in the woods, and I much prefer the smell of the trees and fresh air over the exhaust and stress of the paved roads. I’ve been road riding, touring and triathlon-ing for years. After some time in the saddle and a few technical clinics, I decided to become certified as a Level 1 NICA coach and assisted in coaching my son’s high school mountain biking team. In 2022, I received my certification as a BICP Level 1 Fundamentals Instructor and have coached clinics for the Loppet Cycle Works, the Superior Cycling Association and Unruly Women since. I also have certifications in Red Cross First Aid and NOLS Wilderness First Aid.
I remember being really intimidated when I first started riding. Learning even just a few fundamental skills, allowed me to gain confidence and opened a whole multi-faceted world of riding for me. ( Did I mention that mountain biking is good for both the body and brain??) My goal as a coach is to help give you the skills that will build your confidence on the bike and in the woods. There is so much fun to be had and I want to help you get there!
Jen has been coaching and guiding for Unruly Women since 2023!
“Hi my name is Jessica! I grew up north of the Twin Cities, and I’ve spent the last few years guiding on the North Shore. I have led trips in everything from canoeing to hiking. I am a registered yoga teacher who wants to let everyone know they don’t have to be flexible to enjoy yoga! I love having the opportunity to show people around the outdoors and teach them how to navigate it on their own. When I’m not working you can find me in my canoe or with my friends. I hope to see you on the trail!”
Jess has been teaching yoga on Unruly Women retreats since 2023.
Dayna has been mountain biking and working on bikes as a skilled certified mechanic for years. She adds joy to our retreats and creates a warm and inviting environment that’s inclusive and fun!! If there’s a feature, she’s bound to give it a try full send no regrets!
Dayna has been our lead bike mechanic for Unruly Women retreats, events and group rides since 2023 and is a fantastic group ride leader too!
Sarah is passionate about all things biking and curating welcoming and inclusive community environments. She has the biggest heart and is incredibly knowledgeable about bikes too! Sarah has been our bike mechanic, group ride leader and assists in all things Unruly since 2023, she helps things flow and ensures everyone has what they need to feel comfortable while being encouraging to everyone on trail.
