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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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Region Details
- 384
- 396
- 821
- 697
- 180
- 52
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 4,256
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 2,648
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,439
- Trails Horse
- 351
- Trails Hike
- 4,052
- Trails Trail Running
- 3,937
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 41
- Trails Observed Trials
- 19
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 58
- Trails Snowmobile
- 129
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,630
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 166
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 30
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1,878
- Total Distance
- 5,963 miles
- Total Descent
- 328,081 ft
- Total Vertical
- 10,319 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,920 ft
- Reports
- 48,948
- Photos
- 3,982
- Ridden Counter
- 322,968
Articles
Video: Boundary Waters Traverse
Jan 18, 2022 from trailrunnermag.com
Alex Falconer set out to traverse the Boundary Waters of Minnesota in May 2021. He would ultimately set a new FKT on the 110-mile stretch.
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.
Destination Showcase: Detroit Lakes & Cuyuna, Minnesota
Jul 17, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Check out two of the best locations for mountain biking in Minnesota.
Sub Regions
- Central Region (99)
- Isanti County (11)
- Kanabec County (0)
- Mille Lacs County (25)
- Stearns County (20)
- Wright County (42)
- Metro Region (582)
- Anoka County (10)
- Carver County (77)
- Chisago County (7)
- Dakota County (82)
- Hennepin County (208)
- Ramsey County (87)
- Scott County (17)
- Sherburne County (2)
- Washington County (85)
- Northeast Region (723)
- Aitkin County (8)
- Carlton County (27)
- Cook County (74)
- Itasca County (79)
- Koochiching County (26)
- Lake County (117)
- St. Louis County (392)
- Northwest Region (702)
- Becker County (146)
- Beltrami County (24)
- Cass County (70)
- Clay County (11)
- Clearwater County (17)
- Crow Wing County (146)
- Douglas County (36)
- Grant County (1)
- Hubbard County (172)
- Kittson County (7)
- Lake of The Woods County (0)
- Marshall County (0)
- Otter Tail County (43)
- Pennington County (1)
- Polk County (2)
- Pope County (1)
- Roseau County (1)
- Wadena County (11)
- Wilkin County (12)
- South Central (227)
- Blue Earth County (40)
- Le Sueur County (3)
- McLeod County (6)
- Nicollet County (18)
- Rice County (160)
- Southeast (307)
- Fillmore County (19)
- Freeborn County (20)
- Goodhue County (38)
- Houston County (28)
- Mower County (23)
- Olmsted County (160)
- Steele County (12)
- Wabasha County (1)
- Winona County (13)
- Southwest (22)
- Cottonwood County (1)
- Jackson County (10)
- Lyon County (5)
- Murray County (3)
- Noble County (1)
- Pipestone County (0)
- Rock County (2)
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 | |||
| Overburden Road - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Exit Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Entrance Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Auger Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Bobsled Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Drag Line - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Trout Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Skills Area Access Trail Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - South (Switchback) Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Intermediate Skills Loop - Jump Line Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Novice Skills Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Man Cage Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area |
Minnesota Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth Traverse Lester Park Trails | 41 miles | |
| Blue Loop Memorial Park | 4 miles | |
| The Grand Tour Memorial Park | 6 miles | |
| Traverse Trails Full Loop South Start Traverse des Sioux Park | 9 miles | |
| NO SHUTTLE Full Duluth Traverse Duluth | 68 miles | |
| Split Rock Wilds big XC loop Split Rock Wilds | 16 miles | |
| Death by Piedmont Piedmont & Brewer | 7 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Galloping Goose (Easy Street) Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 6 miles | |
| 2021 MCA Race #6 Course Redhead Mountain Bike Park Redhead Mountain Bike Park | 4 miles | |
| Xcel Energy - Easiest Loop Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park | 1 mile |
Photos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Stovetop - Upper Burner
139 |
Jul 19, 2021 @ 8:26pm
Jul 19, 2021
trail: Stovetop - Upper Burner
129 |
Jul 19, 2021 @ 8:26pm
Jul 19, 2021
trail: Paradise Feature
303 |
Nov 5, 2020 @ 4:25pm
Nov 5, 2020
trail: Paradise Feature
297 |
Nov 5, 2020 @ 4:23pm
Nov 5, 2020
trail: Area 36
259 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
263 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
257 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Deerslayer
130 |
Oct 16, 2017 @ 1:44pm
Oct 16, 2017Videos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Monkey Business
40 |
Sep 12, 2023
trail: Shattuck Downhill
9 |
Sep 11, 2023
trail: Shattuck Downhill
13 |
Sep 11, 2023
trail: Antenna Farm
30 |
Mar 14, 2023
trail: Lollygagger
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Mar 3, 2023
trail: Medropolis
98 |
Sep 16, 2022
trail: Lay Down Sally
27 |
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Apple
38 |
Aug 1, 2022
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Central Lakes State Trail
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowmobile
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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Duluth Traverse
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Mesabi Trail
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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North Country Trail
- Mountain Bike
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V270H | wishlist | region | Battle Creek | Oct 3, 2023 @ 9:53pm 5 hours |
| AdamNwvQmp | ridden | poi | Jump | Oct 3, 2023 @ 8:50pm 6 hours |
| PeterGustafsonKvz | ridden | route | Thrillseeker Enduro Tioga | Oct 3, 2023 @ 6:31pm 8 hours |
| JacobDnKt8S | add | report | Gooseberry MTB Trail | Oct 3, 2023 @ 3:49pm 11 hours |
| BlueFalcon1 | add | photo | in My City | Oct 3, 2023 @ 3:16pm 11 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Why no E-bikes? | Oct 2, 2023 @ 10:52pm 1 day | ||
| trail | Many many downed trees covering the... | Oct 2, 2023 @ 3:28pm 1 day | ||
| trail | Very pretty double track. Heavy growth when... | Sep 15, 2023 @ 9:15am Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| trail | For anyone considering checking this trail... | Sep 13, 2023 @ 8:12am Sep 13, 2023 | ||
| trail | Yes a black. Also a trail built to be... | Sep 9, 2023 @ 12:23pm Sep 9, 2023 |
Local Badges
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West Lake Marion Legend0 awarded -
Completionist7 awarded -
2023 COGGS Challenge The Whole Shebang3 awarded -
2023 COGGS Challenge A Bunch of It5 awarded -
2023 COGGS Challenge Pretty Much All of It3 awarded -
2023 COGGS Challenge Some of it5 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Duluth | |
| Giants Ridge | bike park | Biwabik | |
| Detroit Mountain Recreation Area | bike park | Detroit Lakes | |
| Mount Kato | bike park | Mankato | |
| Cottage Grove Bike Park | skill park | Cottage Grove |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 2,640 | 4,019 miles | 161,378 ft | 1,286 mile | 8,330 ft | #22 | 3,888 | 48,496 | 118 | 318,842 | ||
| E-Bike | 1,439 | 2,457 miles | 90,735 ft | 865 miles | 8,330 ft | #12 | 9 | 35,207 | 19 | 3,550 | ||
| Horse | 351 | 492 miles | 25,810 ft | 189 miles | 10,318 ft | #50 | 17,901 | 89 | ||||
| Hike | 4,052 | 5,343 miles | 262,690 ft | 1,800 mile | 10,318 ft | #27 | 104 | 45,995 | 16 | 11,411 | ||
| Trail Running | 3,937 | 5,248 miles | 255,423 ft | 1,754 mile | 10,318 ft | #27 | 6 | 45,970 | 9 | 6,387 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 41 | 131 miles | 4,268 ft | 39 miles | 8,251 ft | 3 | 17,456 | 23 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 19 | 40 miles | 1,260 ft | 13 miles | 574 ft | 1 | 397 | 1 | 51 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 58 | 222 miles | 6,604 ft | 74 miles | 8,251 ft | #44 | 1 | 17,450 | 63 | |||
| Snowmobile | 129 | 730 miles | 15,092 ft | 268 miles | 1,214 ft | #26 | 538 | 18 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 1,630 | 2,198 miles | 113,740 ft | 800 miles | 1,437 ft | #18 | 5,409 | 8 | 1,861 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 166 | 89 miles | 20,417 ft | 48 miles | 981 ft | 4,423 | 1,831 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 30 | 41 miles | 1,496 ft | 10 miles | 732 ft | #28 | 1 | 3,534 | 336 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 1,875 | 2,024 miles | 78,701 ft | 705 miles | 1,427 ft | #26 | 17 | 5,812 | 2 | 11,835 |
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