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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,035
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 640
- Trails E-Bike
- 400
- Trails Horse
- 105
- Trails Hike
- 927
- Trails Trail Running
- 927
- Trails Snowmobile
- 7
- Trails Snowshoe
- 261
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 5
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 316
- Total Distance
- 1,152 miles
- Total Descent
- 45,781 ft
- Total Vertical
- 504 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,182 ft
- Reports
- 4,564
- Photos
- 465
- Ridden Counter
- 141,133
Articles
The Best Mountain Biking in Minnesota
Aug 22, 2024 from outsideonline.com
World-class riding is the state’s best-kept secret. These are the top trails, according to a local expert.
This Hiking Paradise In The Heartland Flies Under The Radar
Aug 19, 2024 from backpacker.com
Want in on one of the Midwest’s best-kept secrets for urban hiking? These Minneapolis trails offer the best in the Heartland.
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 (29)
- Bethel (10)
- Haunted Forest (6)
- Centerville (16)
- East Bethel (3)
- Bethel (10)
- Carver County (89)
- Channassen (10)
- Chaska (39)
- Shorewood (14)
- Waconia (26)
- Chisago County (11)
- North Branch (8)
- Taylor Falls (7)
- Ki-Chi-Saga County Park (1)
- North Branch (8)
- Dakota County (87)
- Burnsville (12)
- Buck Hill (7)
- Terrace Oaks (4)
- Eagan (29)
- Farmington (0)
- Hastings (16)
- Inver Grove Heights (4)
- Salem Hills Park (4)
- Lakeville (22)
- south st. paul (3)
- Kaposia Landing (3)
- Burnsville (12)
- Hennepin County (218)
- Bloomington (68)
- Champlin (24)
- Elm Creek Park (15)
- Edina (10)
- Braemar Park (10)
- Minneapolis (67)
- Minnetonka (28)
- Big Willow Park (12)
- Bredesen Park (1)
- Byrant Luke Regional Park (3)
- Lone Lake Park (5)
- Purgatory Park (2)
- Staring Lake Park (5)
- Plymouth (0)
- Richfield (1)
- Rockford (10)
- Baker Park Reserve (3)
- Lake Rebecca (15)
- Wazyata (1)
- Ramsey County (83)
- Scott County (14)
- Savage (14)
- Murphy-Hanrehan Park (12)
- Savage (14)
- Sherburne County (7)
- Elk River (7)
- Hillside Park (7)
- Elk River (7)
- Washington County (84)
- Cottage Grove (9)
- Lake Elmo (36)
- Lake Elmo Park Reserve (29)
- Reid Park (1)
- Sunfish Lake Park (5)
- Marine On St.Croix (1)
- Oakdale (4)
- Stillwater (5)
- Valley View Park (1)
- Woodbury (26)
- Carver Lake Park (10)
- Afton State Park (2)
- Coon Rapids (3)
- Maplewood (2)
- 3M Center (2)
- Prior Lake (3)
- Shakopee (10)
Popular Metro Region Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Rocky Top Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Upper Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Last Climb Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| X Loop Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Parking Lot to Grizz Elm Creek Park | |||
| Easy Flow Loop Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Grizz to Parking Lot Elm Creek Park | |||
| Easy Slalom Lebanon Hills Regional Park | |||
| Grizzland Elm Creek Park | |||
| Theo North Loop Theodore Wirth Park | |||
| Glenwood Loop Theodore Wirth Park | |||
| Woods Bonus Loop Elm Creek Park | |||
| Prairie to Exit Murphy-Hanrehan Park |
Metro Region Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy - Easiest Loop Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park | 1 mile | |
| Battle Creek XC Loop Battle Creek | 9 miles | |
| Carver lake MTB route Woodbury | 5 miles | |
| Xcel Energy - Easy Lake Loop Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park | 2 miles | |
| BC 10 mile route Battle Creek | 10 miles | |
| Theo Wirth Almost Everything Minneapolis | 13 miles | |
| Burnsville Triple Crown Lebanon Hills Regional Park | 42 miles | |
| Fast and Loose Jump Run West Lake Marion Park | 2 miles | |
| Tonka - 60 Miles Minneapolis | 60 miles | |
| Twin Cities Century Minneapolis | 108 miles |
Photos of Metro Region Mountain Bike
trail: Area 36
327 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
351 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
321 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Main Loop
203 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Main Loop
165 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Intermediate
717 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:12pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Hard Loop
618 |
Aug 21, 2018 @ 10:29am
Aug 21, 2018
trail: Hard Loop
545 |
Aug 21, 2018 @ 9:27am
Aug 21, 2018Videos of Metro Region Mountain Bike
trail: Six North
113 |
Nov 21, 2023
trail: Apple
53 |
Aug 1, 2022
trail: Sticks N Stones
60 |
Dec 1, 2021
trail: Renegade Run
24 |
Dec 1, 2021
trail: Shore Shimmy
15 |
Dec 1, 2021
trail: Shore Shimmy
28 |
Nov 30, 2021
36 |
Nov 29, 2021
46 |
Nov 29, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levy Trail Chaska | Mar 14, 2025 @ 12:54pm 1 day | Ideal | elkribk | ||
| Winchell Trail Minneapolis | Mar 9, 2025 @ 3:18pm Mar 9, 2025 | Variable | Dquady | ||
| Hillside Trail Hillside Park | Jan 19, 2025 @ 5:37pm Jan 19, 2025 | Dry | zZQvZh | ||
| Northwest Green Loop Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| Northwest Blue Jumpline Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| Northwest Black Jumpline Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| Northwest Blue Loop Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| Southwest Blue Loop Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| East Segment Braemar Park | Nov 8, 2024 @ 2:11pm Nov 8, 2024 | Ideal | aweldum | ||
| Rice Lake Loop Champlin | Nov 5, 2024 @ 1:44pm Nov 5, 2024 | Wet | jks399 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elkribk | add | report | activity #67751082 | Mar 14, 2025 @ 1:28pm 1 day |
| tincanmike | wishlist | region | activity #67743659 | Mar 14, 2025 @ 10:38am 1 day |
| CycleKrieg | update | trail | activity #67524687 | Mar 10, 2025 @ 7:00am Mar 10, 2025 |
| Dquady | add | report | activity #67510889 | Mar 9, 2025 @ 7:05pm Mar 9, 2025 |
| ShantelEezHT4 | wishlist | trail | activity #67420869 | Mar 8, 2025 @ 2:20pm Mar 8, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Overgrown swamp. All bridges are washed out.... | Sep 22, 2024 @ 12:48pm Sep 22, 2024 | ||
| trail | Great for introducing your kid to mountain... | Sep 20, 2024 @ 10:48am Sep 20, 2024 | ||
| trail | Last part of this loop is now closed and on... | Sep 2, 2024 @ 6:27pm Sep 2, 2024 | ||
| trail | Trail is gone from all the flooding. | Aug 24, 2024 @ 3:12pm Aug 24, 2024 | ||
| trail | Trail is gone from all the flooding. | Aug 24, 2024 @ 3:11pm Aug 24, 2024 |
Local Badges
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West Lake Marion Legend0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails14 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k31 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Bike Park | skill park | Cottage Grove | |
| Lebanon Hills Skill Park | skill park | Eagan | |
| Carver Lake Skillpark | skill park | Woodbury | |
| Skills park | skill park | Burnsville | |
| Perkins Hill Pumptrack | skill park | Minneapolis |
Upcoming Local Events
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 639 | 837 miles | 31,204 ft | 262 miles | 499 ft | 473 | 4,532 | 12 | 220,190 | |||
| E-Bike | 400 | 623 miles | 19,262 ft | 194 miles | 407 ft | 3,824 | 2 | 3,452 | ||||
| Horse | 105 | 111 miles | 4,547 ft | 42 miles | 430 ft | 646 | 20 | |||||
| Hike | 927 | 1,075 miles | 41,296 ft | 346 miles | 446 ft | 3 | 4,441 | 1 | 6,354 | |||
| Trail Running | 927 | 1,075 miles | 41,266 ft | 346 miles | 446 ft | 4,440 | 1 | 6,614 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 7 | 19 miles | 620 ft | 6 miles | 269 ft | 42 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 261 | 257 miles | 8,501 ft | 86 miles | 374 ft | 123 | 438 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 5 | 14 miles | 344 ft | 4 miles | 400 ft | 42 | 747 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 2 | 1 mile | 187 ft | 72 ft | 42 | 72 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 316 | 310 miles | 11,204 ft | 103 miles | 446 ft | 1 | 144 | 9,859 |
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