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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
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Table or Bench
eBike Charging Point
Other
Duluth is designated by IMBA as a "Gold Level Ride Center", sharing this honor with only five other places in the world, including Park City, Utah; Boise-Eagle, Idaho; Oak Ridge, Oregon; and two locations in New Zealand!
From IMBA:
"From the buffed-out, flowing trails at Lester to the freerider playgrounds of Piedmont and Brewer to the lift-accessed trails of Spirit Mountain, the riding in Duluth is both high-quality and highly varied. The entire community has embraced trail-based recreation, including a major initiative to create the Duluth Traverse. This in-progress effort—led in part by the Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS)—will result in a 100-mile singletrack network within city limits. Currently, Duluth offers more than 60 miles of trails on or near the glistening shores of Lake Superior.
In 2011, IMBA helped design the first 40 miles of the Duluth Traverse. Based on that trails plan and the superior efforts of COGGS, the city was then awarded a $250,000 Parks and Trails Legacy grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to be used for the traverse project. COGGS will also receive $100,000 annually from the city of Duluth's Park Fund until the Duluth Traverse project is completed.
Due, in part, to the Duluth Traverse, that city was named one of Outside Magazine’s “Best Towns of 2014."
From IMBA:
"From the buffed-out, flowing trails at Lester to the freerider playgrounds of Piedmont and Brewer to the lift-accessed trails of Spirit Mountain, the riding in Duluth is both high-quality and highly varied. The entire community has embraced trail-based recreation, including a major initiative to create the Duluth Traverse. This in-progress effort—led in part by the Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS)—will result in a 100-mile singletrack network within city limits. Currently, Duluth offers more than 60 miles of trails on or near the glistening shores of Lake Superior.
In 2011, IMBA helped design the first 40 miles of the Duluth Traverse. Based on that trails plan and the superior efforts of COGGS, the city was then awarded a $250,000 Parks and Trails Legacy grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to be used for the traverse project. COGGS will also receive $100,000 annually from the city of Duluth's Park Fund until the Duluth Traverse project is completed.
Due, in part, to the Duluth Traverse, that city was named one of Outside Magazine’s “Best Towns of 2014."
eBikes Allowed:
No
AKA: Twin Ports
Links
Region Supporters & Maintainers
![IMBA Gold Ride Center]()
IMBA Gold Ride Center
since 2015Sponsor![Loll Designs]()
Loll Designs
since 2010Sponsor![Kraus-Anderson]()
Kraus-Anderson
since 2014Sponsor![Bent Paddle Brewing Company]()
Bent Paddle Brewing Company
since 2012Sponsor![Minnesota Power]()
Minnesota Power
since 2010Sponsor![City of Duluth]()
City of Duluth
since 2006Sponsor
Region Details
- 17
- 1
- 36
- 29
- 21
- 10
Closed on 20 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #100
- State Ranking
- #1
- Trails (view details)
- 114
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 114
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 101
- Trails Trail Running
- 101
- Total Distance
- 95 miles
- Total Descent
- 18,845 ft
- Total Vertical
- 759 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,361 ft
- Reports
- 10,546
- Photos
- 335
- Ridden Counter
- 8,580
Sub Regions
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Chester Park Area
- 2
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Hartley Park
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 2
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Lester Park
- 2
- 4
- 1
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Mission Creek
- 4
- 6
- 2
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Piedmont & Brewer
- 8
- 8
- 8
- 6
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Spirit Mountain
- 11
- 4
- 8
- 4
Popular Duluth Mountain Biking Trails
Duluth Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth Traverse | 41 miles | |
| Death by Piedmont | 7 miles | |
| Alt DT (more difficult) | 47 miles | |
| Mission Creek Loop | 14 miles | |
| Max Fierek's Duluth Hard Enduro 2018 race | 34 miles | |
| Gitchee Gumee Traverse race | 45 miles | |
| 2018 MNHSCL Race Spirit Mountain race | 4 miles | |
| race | 29 miles | |
| 5 mile Piedmont All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 5 mile Piedmont Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
Photos of Duluth Mountain Bike
trail: BOB (Bones Of the Beast)
46 |
Jul 30, 2018 @ 7:58am
Jul 30, 2018
trail: Loki
389 |
Feb 20, 2015 @ 10:09am
Feb 20, 2015Videos of Duluth Mountain Bike
trail: Duluth Traverse
1:21 |
15 |
Aug 11, 2018
trail: Duluth Traverse
1:21 |
12 |
Aug 11, 2018
trail: Duluth Traverse
1:07 |
33 |
Aug 11, 2018
trail: Greenman
1:48 |
252 |
Jun 14, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Puker | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | Closed - please stay off | |
| Wild Cat | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | Closed - please stay off | |
| Wrecking Ball | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | Closed - please stay off |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Park - Intermediate Jump Line | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Smorgasbord | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Spirit Mtn (Duluth Traverse) | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Sprung A Leak | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Service Road | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Skills Park - Beginner Flow Line | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Skills Park - Beginner Line 1 | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Skills Park - Beginner Rock Line | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Happy Camper | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP | ||
| Happy Camper - Thing 1 | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jert SMBP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aweinzierl0187 | add | ridelog | Apr 18, 2019 ride log | Apr 18, 2019 @ 11:45pm 6 hours |
| BikeMikeBikeMike | add | ridelog | Apr 18, 2019 ride log | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:55pm 7 hours |
 | Dyl218 | add | ridelog | Apr 18, 2019 ride log | Apr 18, 2019 @ 7:11pm 11 hours |
 | jert | add | report | Access Road and 28 more | Apr 18, 2019 @ 10:11am 20 hours |
| jert | update | trail | Moonman | Apr 18, 2019 @ 7:23am 23 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Riding nice today | Mar 2, 2019 @ 10:33am Mar 2, 2019 | ||
| report | Rides like a dream v | Mar 2, 2019 @ 10:33am Mar 2, 2019 | ||
| report | Groomed 2/16/2019. Prime winter biking. | Feb 17, 2019 @ 6:39am Feb 17, 2019 | ||
| report | Groomed but soft. Perfect for snowangels. | Feb 17, 2019 @ 6:38am Feb 17, 2019 | ||
| report | Groomed Friday and Saturday 2/16/2019. Should... | Feb 17, 2019 @ 6:36am Feb 17, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Park Area | 2 | 1.6 km | |||
| Hartley Park | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.8 km | |
| Piedmont & Brewer | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3.3 km |
| Lester Park | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.8 km | |
| Spirit Mountain | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7.8 km |
Local Badges
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10 Black Trails0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Completionist0 awardedSpirit Mountain -
Big Ride 30k14 awarded -
10 Blue Trails0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Mountain | bike park | Duluth | |
| Pump Track | skill park | Duluth | |
| Spirit Mountain Skills Park | skill park | Duluth |
Local Products
PB News Articles
Oct 8, 2018
Local Flavors: The Complete Guide to Riding in Duluth, Minnesota
No matter where you are in Duluth, Minnesota, you're never further than a mile from the trails. Brice Shirbach talks to the people who are shaping...
Mar 10, 2018
Mountain Biking on Fresh Corduroy in "Minnesota Winters" - Video
Max Fierek takes his mountain bike out for a cold day of filming on the freshly groomed jumps in the terrain park at his local ski hill in Minnesota.
Mar 17, 2016
Trailforks Trail of the Month: Duluth, Minnesota
With over 100 miles of trail ranging from flow to technical rides, Duluth is an incredible place to ride and it offers something for everyone all...
Jan 29, 2016
Spirit Mountain: First Lift Access Fatbike Park on the East Coast- Video
If the snow is stopping you from riding your bike, head down to Spirit Mountain for some quality fat biking time.
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