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      Bike Park Closed for Season. Opens on May 25
      The Giants Ridge Bike Park features 10 lift-served gravity (downhill) mountain bike trails Featuring berms, jumps, rollers and rock gardens, our downhill trail system is designed for riders of all ability levels and embraces the scenic but rugged terrain of Giants Ridge.

      Giants Ridge welcomes XC riders to explore our 9.2 miles of purpose-built cross country mountain bike trail winding through the Superior National Forest.
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      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      eBikes Allowed: No
      Land Status: Ski Resort
      Parking google parking directions
      Activities Click to view
      Bike Park Details
      • 9
      • 12
      • 3
      • 2

      Region Status
      Caution as of Oct 19, 2024
      Day Ticket
      $39 USD
      Uplift Type
      Chair Lift
      Season start
      May 25
      Season end
      Oct 20

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      48
      Trails Mountain Bike
      30
      Trails E-Bike
      15
      Trails Horse
      1
      Trails Hike
      9
      Trails Trail Running
      9
      Trails Snowshoe
      9
      Trails Nordic Ski
      13
      Total Distance
      53 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      25 miles
      Total Descent
      7,132 ft
      Total Vertical
      478 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,844 ft
      Reports
      4,793
      Photos
      63
      Ridden Counter
      6,458

      Giants Ridge Mountain Bike Routes

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      Short GRIND 2024* with re-route race
      19 miles
      Long GRIND 2024* With re-route race
      35 miles
      Unicon XC 2024 race
      17 miles
      Short GRIND 2023 race
      19 miles
      Long GRIND 2023 race
      34 miles
      Jr Grind 2023 race
      5 miles
      Jr. GRIND 2024 race
      5 miles

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 0 rides
      Past Week
      • 2 rides

      Photos of Giants Ridge Mountain Bike

      trail: Turtle Trot
      41 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 7:13am
      Aug 17, 2023
      101 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
      Aug 17, 2023
      101 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
      Aug 17, 2023
      100 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
      Aug 17, 2023
      97 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:58am
      Aug 17, 2023
      77 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:58am
      Aug 17, 2023
      82 |
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:57am
      Aug 17, 2023
      trail: Techonite
      107 |
      Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:08pm
      Sep 18, 2022

      Videos of Giants Ridge Mountain Bike

      Season ending crash
      trail: Sector 12
      0:14 | 97 | Oct 12, 2020
      Nothing Beats Fall Bike Park Riding! Giants...

      16:23 | 99 | Mar 23, 2024
      Giant's Ridge Bike Park Tech & Jump...
      trail: Techonite
      12:23 | 66 | Mar 23, 2024 , Biwabik
      Giant's Ridge Bike Park! Classic Downhill...
      trail: Sector 12
      12:25 | 57 | Mar 23, 2024 , Biwabik
      Giant's Ridge - The new double black 'Granite...
      2:25 | 205 | Aug 3, 2022 , Biwabik
      youtuber First Park Day of the Season – Techonite at...
      trail: Techonite
      7:22 | 280 | Jun 28, 2022 , Biwabik
      Granite Gorge | Giants Ridge | Biwabik, MN
      3:46 | 421 | Oct 7, 2021 , Biwabik
      Techonite | Giants Ridge | Biwabik, MN
      trail: Techonite
      2:44 | 312 | Sep 23, 2021 , Biwabik

      Current Trail Warnings

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      Wiki Way
      Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am
      Oct 13, 2024
      Unknowngiantsridge GR MTN Ops Due to trail conditions and weather...
      Turtle Trot
      Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am
      Oct 13, 2024
      Unknowngiantsridge GR MTN Ops Due to trail conditions and weather...
      Shortcut
      Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am
      Oct 13, 2024
      Unknowngiantsridge GR MTN Ops Due to trail conditions and weather...

      Recent Trail Reports

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      The Ridge Trail
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Techonite
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Tadpole
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Sector 12
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Sarajevo Express Lift
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Ribbit Two
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Ribbit Three
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Ribbit One
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Return to Send'er
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops
      Return to Lift
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Ideal Trails nice and tacky for the last Saturdayneffx4 GR MTN Ops

      Activity Feed

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      thetrailsquatchwishlistregionactivity #60887893
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 6:42pm
      Oct 24, 2024
      neffx4addreportactivity #60661043 and 19 more
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am
      Oct 19, 2024
      Dodsonriddentrailactivity #60647183
      Oct 18, 2024 @ 2:46pm
      Oct 18, 2024
      giantsridgeaddreportactivity #60417462 and 28 more
      Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:15am
      Oct 13, 2024
      giantsridgeaddreportactivity #60367471 and 28 more
      Oct 12, 2024 @ 8:12am
      Oct 12, 2024

      Recent Comments

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      ABEDMtrailFeatherlysSuper fast flow. Definitely a group favorite!
      Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:11pm
      Sep 18, 2022
      ABEDMtrailTechoniteRock roll is gnarly, right into some tight...
      Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:10pm
      Sep 18, 2022
      GenerationGreentrailMoonshinerChaga!
      Oct 13, 2020 @ 3:12pm
      Oct 13, 2020
      nedersotantrailGranite GorgeVery fun trail. Call it a “rock surfaced...
      Sep 8, 2020 @ 7:56am
      Sep 8, 2020
      nedersotantrailLeapfrogOne of the best lower-intermediate jump/flow...
      Jul 14, 2020 @ 1:50pm
      Jul 14, 2020

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      Laurentian Divide Recreation Area 3 12 110.3 km
      Rice Lake Area 414.2 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike3017 miles4,186 ft11 miles433 ft
      #1,608#873634,78872,048
      E-Bike1511 miles3,451 ft9 miles420 ft
      12511
      Horse12 miles62 ft2,451 ft276 ft
      362
      Hike98 miles892 ft3 miles479 ft
      #8,737#3,9634,71234
      Trail Running98 miles892 ft3 miles479 ft
      #8,700#3,9374,71211
      Snowshoe96 miles732 ft2 miles476 ft
      #580#3234,5955
      Nordic Ski1329 miles2,119 ft12 miles423 ft
      #8314,584157
      • By DeadThrone & contributors
      • Admins: GR MTN Ops, giantsridge
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