Current as of July 2020: the Duluth Traverse can be ridden end-to-end through use of a few short on-road stints that link the last few remaining un-built singletrack sections.
The Duluth Traverse ("DT") is progressing toward completion with each trail-building season that passes. It is the result of a shared vision that COGGS and the City of Duluth has for a multi-use, singletrack trail that is purpose-built for mountain biking and completely traverses the entire length of the City of Duluth. Consisting of mostly flowing beginner-level singletrack, the DT connects extensive and more difficult trail networks in clusters at Lester Park, Hartley Park, Piedmont-Brewer Park, Spirit Mountain and Mission Creek.
This route is drawn strictly using sanctioned, purpose-built singletrack, and public roads.
As mapped here, the route is roughly 80% singletrack. Much of the non-singletrack is on gravel road, doubletrack, or paths. The longest section of non-singletrack is a roughly 5 mile stretch of gravel doubletrack (the 'DWP') connecting Spirit Mountain with the Mission Creek area. The last notable on-road sections consist of a 3/4-mile section east of the antenna farm and a 1.3-mile long section east of Hartley Park.
(this "route" will be updated periodically when additional sections of sanctioned singletrack are filled-in)
The Duluth Traverse ("DT") is progressing toward completion with each trail-building season that passes. It is the result of a shared vision that COGGS and the City of Duluth has for a multi-use, singletrack trail that is purpose-built for mountain biking and completely traverses the entire length of the City of Duluth. Consisting of mostly flowing beginner-level singletrack, the DT connects extensive and more difficult trail networks in clusters at Lester Park, Hartley Park, Piedmont-Brewer Park, Spirit Mountain and Mission Creek.
This route is drawn strictly using sanctioned, purpose-built singletrack, and public roads.
As mapped here, the route is roughly 80% singletrack. Much of the non-singletrack is on gravel road, doubletrack, or paths. The longest section of non-singletrack is a roughly 5 mile stretch of gravel doubletrack (the 'DWP') connecting Spirit Mountain with the Mission Creek area. The last notable on-road sections consist of a 3/4-mile section east of the antenna farm and a 1.3-mile long section east of Hartley Park.
(this "route" will be updated periodically when additional sections of sanctioned singletrack are filled-in)
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| status | trail | date | condition | |
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| Valley West | May 30, 2026 @ 4:50pm (America/Atikokan) May 30, 2026 | view | ||
| Lester River Trail | May 26, 2026 @ 2:22pm (America/Atikokan) May 26, 2026 | view | ||
| Spirit Mountain West (Duluth Traverse) | May 20, 2026 @ 11:44am (America/Atikokan) May 20, 2026 | view | ||
| Fairmount (Duluth Traverse) | May 20, 2026 @ 11:44am (America/Atikokan) May 20, 2026 | view | ||
| DWP | May 20, 2026 @ 11:44am (America/Atikokan) May 20, 2026 | view |
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