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SaveBike 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.
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
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
30 trails
- Hike
9 trails
- Trail Running
9 trails
- Snowshoe
9 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
13 trails
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
Popular Giants Ridge Mountain Biking Trails
Giants Ridge Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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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 |
Photos of Giants Ridge Mountain Bike
trail: Turtle Trot
41 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 7:13am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
101 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
101 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
100 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:59am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
97 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:58am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
77 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:58am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Return to Send'er
82 |
Aug 17, 2023 @ 6:57am
Aug 17, 2023
trail: Techonite
107 |
Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:08pm
Sep 18, 2022Videos of Giants Ridge Mountain Bike
trail: Sector 12
trail: Techonite
trail: Sector 12
trail: Granite Gorge
trail: Granite Gorge
trail: Techonite
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Wiki Way | Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am Oct 13, 2024 | Unknown | giantsridge GR MTN Ops | Due to trail conditions and weather... | |
Turtle Trot | Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am Oct 13, 2024 | Unknown | giantsridge GR MTN Ops | Due to trail conditions and weather... | |
Shortcut | Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:16am Oct 13, 2024 | Unknown | giantsridge GR MTN Ops | Due to trail conditions and weather... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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The Ridge Trail | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Techonite | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Tadpole | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Sector 12 | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Sarajevo Express Lift | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Ribbit Two | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Ribbit Three | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Ribbit One | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Return to Send'er | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops | ||
Return to Lift | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | neffx4 GR MTN Ops |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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thetrailsquatch | wishlist | region | activity #60887893 | Oct 24, 2024 @ 6:42pm Oct 24, 2024 |
neffx4 | add | report | activity #60661043 and 19 more | Oct 19, 2024 @ 8:17am Oct 19, 2024 |
Dodson | ridden | trail | activity #60647183 | Oct 18, 2024 @ 2:46pm Oct 18, 2024 |
giantsridge | add | report | activity #60417462 and 28 more | Oct 13, 2024 @ 6:15am Oct 13, 2024 |
giantsridge | add | report | activity #60367471 and 28 more | Oct 12, 2024 @ 8:12am Oct 12, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Super fast flow. Definitely a group favorite! | Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:11pm Sep 18, 2022 | ||
trail | Rock roll is gnarly, right into some tight... | Sep 18, 2022 @ 6:10pm Sep 18, 2022 | ||
trail | Chaga! | Oct 13, 2020 @ 3:12pm Oct 13, 2020 | ||
trail | Very fun trail. Call it a “rock surfaced... | Sep 8, 2020 @ 7:56am Sep 8, 2020 | ||
trail | One of the best lower-intermediate jump/flow... | Jul 14, 2020 @ 1:50pm Jul 14, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laurentian Divide Recreation Area | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10.3 km | |
Rice Lake Area | 4 | 14.2 km |
Local Badges
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Completionist2 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Little Giants Skills Park | skill park | Biwabik |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- Flowtrack
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 30 | 17 miles | 4,186 ft | 11 miles | 433 ft | #1,608 | #873 | 63 | 4,788 | 7 | 2,048 | |
E-Bike | 15 | 11 miles | 3,451 ft | 9 miles | 420 ft | 125 | 11 | |||||
Horse | 1 | 2 miles | 62 ft | 2,451 ft | 276 ft | 36 | 2 | |||||
Hike | 9 | 8 miles | 892 ft | 3 miles | 479 ft | #8,737 | #3,963 | 4,712 | 34 | |||
Trail Running | 9 | 8 miles | 892 ft | 3 miles | 479 ft | #8,700 | #3,937 | 4,712 | 11 | |||
Snowshoe | 9 | 6 miles | 732 ft | 2 miles | 476 ft | #580 | #323 | 4,595 | 5 | |||
Nordic Ski | 13 | 29 miles | 2,119 ft | 12 miles | 423 ft | #831 | 4,584 | 157 |
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