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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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 intended 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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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 388
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 287
- Trails E-Bike
- 74
- Trails Hike
- 312
- Trails Trail Running
- 313
- Trails Horse
- 39
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 45
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 80
- Total Distance
- 523 miles
- Total Descent
- 25,641 ft
- Total Vertical
- 493 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,182 ft
- Reports
- 2,473
- Photos
- 343
- Ridden Counter
- 62,423
Articles
Minnesota’s Most Spectacular Hikes
Aug 23, 2021 from backpacker.com
Experience the beauty of fall foliage in Minnesota with these bucket list hikes
Interview: Wesley Ferguson on Mountain Biking as a Black Man
Oct 23, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Wesley works at a non-profit bike shop in Minneapolis that's working to improve diversity in the cycling world, and he's recently gotten into...
Destination Showcase: Duluth & Lebanon Hills, Minnesota
Aug 7, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Check out two more of the top places to mountain bike in Minnesota.
Sub Regions
- Anoka County (10)
- Bethel (10)
- Haunted Forest (6)
- Bethel (10)
- Carver County (28)
- Chaska (12)
- Hawks Ridge (7)
- Waconia (15)
- Chaska (12)
- Chisago County (1)
- Taylor Falls (1)
- Taylor Falls (1)
- Dakota County (35)
- Eagan (19)
- Eagan Bike Park (6)
- Lebanon Hills (13)
- Inver Grove Heights (3)
- Salem Hills (3)
- Lakeville (13)
- Eagan (19)
- Hennepin County (77)
- Bloomington (21)
- Champlin (16)
- Elm Creek Park (16)
- Minneapolis (30)
- Theodore Wirth Park (21)
- Minnetonka (2)
- Lone Lake Park (2)
- Rockford (8)
- Lake Rebecca (6)
- Sherburne County (1)
- Elk River (1)
- Washington County (77)
- Cottage Grove (6)
- Lake Elmo (43)
- Lake Elmo Park Reserve (30)
- Reid Park (1)
- Sunfish Lake Park (11)
- Stillwater (3)
- Valley View Park (1)
- Woodbury (23)
- Carver Lake Park (8)
- Afton State Park (2)
- Burnsville (9)
- Buck Hill (4)
- Terrace Oaks (4)
- Coon Rapids (9)
- Prior Lake (3)
- Roseville (8)
- Savage (11)
- St. Paul (28)
- Battle Creek (25)
Popular Metro Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Lebanon Hills | |||
| Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Upper Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Rocky Top Lebanon Hills | |||
| Last Climb Lebanon Hills | |||
| X Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Parking Lot to Grizz Elm Creek Park | |||
| Grizz to Parking Lot Elm Creek Park | |||
| Easy Flow Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Grizzland Elm Creek Park | |||
| Woods Bonus Loop Elm Creek Park | |||
| Easy Slalom Lebanon Hills | |||
| Theo North Loop Theodore Wirth Park | |||
| Intermediate to Hard Murphy-Hanrehan Park | |||
| Prairie to Exit Murphy-Hanrehan Park |
Metro Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Theo Wirth Almost Everything Minneapolis | 13 miles | |
| Burnsville Triple Crown Lebanon Hills | 42 miles | |
| BC 10 mile route Battle Creek | 10 miles | |
| Twin Cities Century Minneapolis | 108 miles | |
| Tonka - 60 Miles Minneapolis | 60 miles | |
| Battle Creek XC Loop Battle Creek | 9 miles | |
| 2018 MNHSCL Race Lake Rebecca race Lake Rebecca | 4 miles | |
| 7 mile Lebanon Hills Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
| 22 mile Elm Creek Park Ride | popular ridelog | 22 miles |
| 11 mile Elm Creek Park Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Metro Mountain Bike
trail: Paradise Feature
129 |
Nov 5, 2020 @ 4:25pm
Nov 5, 2020
trail: Paradise Feature
117 |
Nov 5, 2020 @ 4:23pm
Nov 5, 2020
trail: Area 36
166 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
166 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
178 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Main Loop
111 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Main Loop
108 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Intermediate
437 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:12pm
Aug 22, 2018Videos of Metro Mountain Bike
trail: Controlled Berm
1 |
Dec 1, 2021
trail: East Loop (Back)
1 |
Dec 1, 2021
trail: Shore Shimmy
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Dec 1, 2021
trail: Shore Shimmy
2 |
Nov 30, 2021
trail: East Loop (Out)
1 |
Nov 29, 2021
4 |
Nov 29, 2021
4 |
Nov 28, 2021
trail: Black Loop
14 |
Nov 24, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Feature Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Grimm's Grind Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Connector Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Ravine Rush (North) Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Ravine Rush (South) Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Connector Monarch - Carver Park Reserve | Jan 17, 2022 @ 11:08am 3 days | Snow Groomed | benducklow | ||
| Parking Lot to Grizz Elm Creek Park | Jan 16, 2022 @ 10:45am Jan 16, 2022 | Snow Packed | Clewis9593 | ||
| Woods Bonus Loop Elm Creek Park | Jan 16, 2022 @ 10:45am Jan 16, 2022 | Snow Packed | Clewis9593 | ||
| Int Cutoff Coon Rapids | Jan 16, 2022 @ 10:45am Jan 16, 2022 | Snow Packed | Clewis9593 | ||
| Grizz to Parking Lot Elm Creek Park | Jan 16, 2022 @ 10:45am Jan 16, 2022 | Snow Packed | Clewis9593 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WillieJacobsz | update | trail | Luce Line Trail | Jan 18, 2022 @ 10:31am 2 days |
| WillieJacobsz | update | directory | The Loppet Foundation | Jan 18, 2022 @ 10:25am 2 days |
 | benducklow | add | report | Paradise Feature and 5 more | Jan 17, 2022 @ 2:49pm 3 days |
| Clewis9593 | add | report | Int Cutoff | Jan 16, 2022 @ 2:32pm Jan 16, 2022 |
| Clewis9593 | add | report | Parking Lot to Grizz and 3 more | Jan 16, 2022 @ 2:32pm Jan 16, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Pleasantly surprised by this new trail. It... | Nov 30, 2021 @ 8:08am Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| trail | This loop is longer, therefore it will take... | Oct 31, 2021 @ 8:52am Oct 31, 2021 | ||
| trail | This trail deserves a real name. It is... | Oct 17, 2021 @ 3:44pm Oct 17, 2021 | ||
| trail | Super fun, well maintained singletrack riding | Sep 19, 2021 @ 5:20pm Sep 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | This trail is locally known as “Back 40.” | Sep 19, 2021 @ 6:48am Sep 19, 2021 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails274 awarded -
Completionist126 awarded -
Big Ride 30k4,468 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,581 awarded -
Big Ride 30k934 awarded -
10 Blue Trails255 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Lake Skillpark | skill park | Woodbury | |
| Cottage Grove Bike Park | skill park | Cottage Grove | |
| Lebanon Hills Skill Park | skill park | Eagan | |
| Perkins Hill Pumptrack | skill park | Minneapolis |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 287 | 422 miles | 20,164 ft | 151 miles | 492 ft | 341 | 2,473 | 7 | 98,100 | |||
| E-Bike | 74 | 192 miles | 5,476 ft | 69 miles | 390 ft | 2,209 | 2 | 519 | ||||
| Hike | 312 | 474 miles | 22,221 ft | 170 miles | 443 ft | 1 | 2,432 | 1 | 1,633 | |||
| Trail Running | 313 | 475 miles | 22,280 ft | 170 miles | 443 ft | 2,432 | 1 | 599 | ||||
| Horse | 39 | 40 miles | 1,972 ft | 16 miles | 351 ft | 549 | 7 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 9 miles | 282 ft | 3 miles | 118 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 45 | 68 miles | 1,437 ft | 25 miles | 299 ft | 206 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1,181 ft | 33 ft | 3 ft | 31 | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 80 | 80 miles | 2,434 ft | 27 miles | 223 ft | 2,728 |
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