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- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- 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 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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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
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Parking
Viewpoint
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Warning
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Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
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Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
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Region Details
- 136
- 80
- 281
- 307
- 111
- 36
Region Status
Caution as of 1 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,139
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 952
- Trails E-Bike
- 216
- Trails Hike
- 907
- Trails Trail Running
- 902
- Trails Horse
- 43
- Trails Dirtbike
- 12
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 13
- Trails Snowmobile
- 15
- Trails Snowshoe
- 64
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 74
- Total Distance
- 1,727 miles
- Total Descent
- 167,834 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,447 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,049 ft
- Reports
- 23,214
- Photos
- 1,381
- Ridden Counter
- 101,839
Sub Regions
- Central (195)
- Cass County (2)
- Crow Wing County (128)
- Douglas County (8)
- Isanti County (8)
- Kanabec County (0)
- Mille Lacs County (24)
- Otter Tail County (10)
- Stearns County (5)
- Wright County (9)
- Metro (191)
- Carver County (16)
- Chisago County (1)
- Hennepin County (15)
- Sherburne County (1)
- Washington County (17)
- Northeast (312)
- Carlton County (15)
- Cook County (15)
- Itasca County (52)
- Lake County (21)
- St. Louis County (209)
- Northwest (91)
- Becker County (55)
- Beltrami County (23)
- Clay County (12)
- Kittson County (1)
- South Central (69)
- Blue Earth County (35)
- Le Sueur County (3)
- McLeod County (5)
- Nicollet County (17)
- Rice County (9)
- Southeast (106)
- Goodhue County (38)
- Mower County (1)
- Olmsted County (59)
- Steele County (2)
- Winona County (6)
- Southwest (0)
Popular Minnesota Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galloping Goose - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - West Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Exit Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Bobsled Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Novice Skills Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Auger Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Overburden Road - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Drag Line - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Entrance Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| More Difficult (Blue) Lebanon Hills | |||
| Sand Hog Mountain Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Drag Line - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Switchback - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area |
Minnesota Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth Traverse Duluth | 41 miles | |
| Traverse Trails Full Loop South Start Traverse des Sioux Park | 9 miles | |
| Death by Piedmont Piedmont & Brewer | 7 miles | |
| 2019 COGGS GGG Duluth | 44 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Beginner Bicycle Skills Area Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 574 ft | |
| Mahnomen: Skills Loop & Intro to Galloping Goose Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 2 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Galloping Goose (Easy Street) Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 6 miles | |
| Scenic Mine Lake Tour Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 16 miles | |
| Lutsen 49er Lutsen | 50 miles | |
| Lutsen 25er Lutsen | 25 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 108 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 157 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 1,630 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Photos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Area 36
113 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
115 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
109 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Deerslayer
48 |
Oct 16, 2017 @ 1:44pm
Oct 16, 2017Videos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: The Edge
0:16 |
9 |
Jun 25, 2020
trail: The Edge
0:21 |
8 |
Jun 25, 2020
trail: Sand Witch
0:19 |
9 |
Jun 25, 2020
trail: Gas Can
1:13 |
4 |
Jun 25, 2020
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CraigerM | add | photo | in My City and 1 more | Aug 10, 2020 @ 5:05pm 31 mins |
| Ddorn424 | wishlist | trail | South Loop and 1 more | Aug 10, 2020 @ 4:14pm 1 hours |
| vetygud | add | report | Wolf Lake South - Trail 4 | Aug 10, 2020 @ 1:23pm 4 hours |
| vetygud | add | report | Switchback - North and 7 more | Aug 10, 2020 @ 1:18pm 4 hours |
| dinosoles | wishlist | trail | Jackpot/High Climber | Aug 10, 2020 @ 7:47am 10 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is nice and packed down. Flew down the... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 8:38pm 2 days | ||
| trail | As Benjamin Franklin famously said on the on... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 4:58pm 2 days | ||
 | report | Ha ill be riding with you on Friday | Aug 5, 2020 @ 8:28pm Aug 5, 2020 | ||
| trail | This trail is everything we could have wanted... | Aug 5, 2020 @ 7:49pm Aug 5, 2020 | ||
| trail | I saw a TON of very large cedar planks where... | Aug 5, 2020 @ 7:45pm Aug 5, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Hog Roast160 awarded -
Trail Explorer 100449 awarded -
Step to the Stars102 awarded -
Mahnomen Superstar24 awarded -
Have Great Skills16 awarded -
Yawkey Superstar62 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain Recreation Area | bike park | Detroit Lakes | |
| Giant's Ridge | bike park | Biwabik | |
| Mount Kato | bike park | Mankato | |
| Spirit Mountain | bike park | Duluth | |
| Carver Lake Skillpark | skill park | Woodbury |
Pinkbike Articles
Jul 19, 2019
Destination Showcase: Detroit Lakes & Cuyuna, Minnesota
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Aug 7, 2019
Destination Showcase: Duluth & Lebanon Hills, Minnesota
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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...
May 15, 2020
Photo Epic: #PanShotFriday - Crowd-Sourced Blur Love From The Week of May 15th
Blurry goodness to start your Friday off right.
May 22, 2019
Duluth Hard Enduro to Feature The First Urban Enduro Stage in the US
Duluth Hard enduro heads to the streets in 2019.
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