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- 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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Region Details
- 164
- 123
- 370
- 500
- 140
- 43
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,775
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,402
- Trails E-Bike
- 497
- Trails Hike
- 1,514
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,506
- Trails Horse
- 60
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 30
- Trails Observed Trials
- 14
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 26
- Trails Snowmobile
- 54
- Trails Snowshoe
- 380
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 19
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 269
- Total Distance
- 2,936 miles
- Total Descent
- 193,080 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,439 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,040 ft
- Reports
- 31,004
- Photos
- 2,059
- Ridden Counter
- 165,389
Sub Regions
- Central (379)
- Cass County (169)
- Crow Wing County (142)
- Douglas County (18)
- Isanti County (8)
- Kanabec County (0)
- Mille Lacs County (24)
- Otter Tail County (11)
- Pope County (0)
- Stearns County (7)
- Wright County (0)
- Metro (286)
- Anoka County (10)
- Carver County (28)
- Chisago County (1)
- Dakota County (34)
- Hennepin County (44)
- Sherburne County (2)
- Washington County (58)
- Northeast (442)
- Carlton County (19)
- Cook County (31)
- Itasca County (56)
- Lake County (73)
- St. Louis County (259)
- Northwest (92)
- Becker County (62)
- Beltrami County (18)
- Clay County (8)
- Hubbard County (3)
- Kittson County (1)
- South Central (79)
- Blue Earth County (37)
- Le Sueur County (3)
- McLeod County (6)
- Nicollet County (18)
- Rice County (15)
- Southeast (115)
- Freeborn County (1)
- Goodhue County (34)
- Mower County (4)
- Olmsted County (65)
- Steele County (5)
- 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 | |||
| Overburden Road - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Auger Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Entrance Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Bobsled Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Drag Line - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Novice Skills Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Switchback - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Drag Line - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Intermediate Lebanon Hills | |||
| Beginner Loop Lebanon Hills | |||
| Sand Hog Mountain 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 | |
| NO SHUTTLE Full Duluth Traverse Duluth | 68 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Galloping Goose (Easy Street) Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 6 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Skills Loop & Intro to Galloping Goose Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 2 miles | |
| Mahnomen: Beginner Bicycle Skills Area Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 574 ft | |
| Scenic Mine Lake Tour Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 16 miles | |
| The Complete Cuyuna Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 29 miles | |
| Alt DT (more difficult) Duluth | 47 miles | |
| Lutsen 49er Lutsen | 50 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 93 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 386 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 1,957 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Photos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Area 36
154 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
152 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
158 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Main Loop
104 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Main Loop
103 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:20pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Intermediate
392 |
Aug 22, 2018 @ 9:12pm
Aug 22, 2018
trail: Hard Loop
328 |
Aug 21, 2018 @ 10:29am
Aug 21, 2018
trail: Deerslayer
81 |
Oct 16, 2017 @ 1:44pm
Oct 16, 2017Videos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Hard Loop
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Jul 4, 2021
trail: Hard Loop
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Jul 4, 2021
trail: Hard Loop
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Jul 4, 2021
trail: SH South Loop
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Jul 4, 2021
trail: Black Betty DH Trail
108 |
May 18, 2021
trail: Spirit Mtn (Duluth Traverse)
56 |
Dec 2, 2020
trail: Joe's Diner
199 |
Nov 12, 2020
trail: Green Loop
19 |
Oct 22, 2020
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Clexcen | wishlist | trail | Ravine Rush (Middle) | Aug 2, 2021 @ 2:14pm 5 mins |
| kpmcgurk | add | report | Cruser's Kettle | Aug 2, 2021 @ 1:47pm 32 mins |
| yoslater | comment | trail | Neovison | Aug 2, 2021 @ 12:56pm 1 hours |
 | YoungPNW | wishlist | trail | Jackpot | Aug 2, 2021 @ 12:55pm 1 hours |
| jamie1rh | add | photo | in My City and 1 more | Aug 2, 2021 @ 11:08am 3 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | As of now the trail is an ‘out and back’... | Aug 2, 2021 @ 12:56pm 1 hours | ||
| trail | This trail was tough, could of been designed... | Aug 1, 2021 @ 4:29pm 22 hours | ||
| trail | This trail is open. Trail forks needs to... | Jul 31, 2021 @ 10:51am 2 days | ||
 | report | Tree partially down This is on the two-way... | Jul 30, 2021 @ 11:47am Jul 30, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Super fun. Lots of mid-size rocks interrupting... | Jul 30, 2021 @ 11:40am Jul 30, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Hog Roast159 awarded -
Step to the Stars101 awarded -
Have Great Skills45 awarded -
Mahnomen Superstar56 awarded -
Yawkey Superstar161 awarded -
Portsmouth Superstar134 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain Recreation Area | bike park | Detroit Lakes | |
| Giants Ridge | bike park | Biwabik | |
| Mount Kato | bike park | Mankato | |
| Spirit Mountain | bike park | Duluth | |
| Carver Lake Skillpark | skill park | Woodbury |
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Check out two more of the top places to mountain bike in Minnesota.
Oct 8, 2018
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,392 | 2,284 miles | 123,419 ft | 721 miles | 1,299 ft | #22 | 2,025 | 31,006 | 69 | 163,886 | ||
| E-Bike | 497 | 813 miles | 51,273 ft | 315 miles | 1,050 ft | #12 | 25,976 | 17 | 993 | |||
| Hike | 1,514 | 2,741 miles | 163,809 ft | 898 miles | 1,440 ft | #24 | 29 | 29,635 | 7 | 4,296 | ||
| Trail Running | 1,506 | 2,741 miles | 163,822 ft | 898 miles | 1,440 ft | #24 | 3 | 29,616 | 5 | 1,763 | ||
| Horse | 60 | 174 miles | 4,852 ft | 64 miles | 764 ft | #47 | 16,745 | 33 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 30 | 29 miles | 1,217 ft | 8 miles | 305 ft | 16,500 | 5 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 14 | 17 miles | 778 ft | 3 miles | 141 ft | 1 | 11 | 30 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 26 | 31 miles | 1,811 ft | 13 miles | 827 ft | 16,501 | 35 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 54 | 400 miles | 9,439 ft | 162 miles | 1,060 ft | #10 | 29 | 9 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 380 | 779 miles | 65,112 ft | 315 miles | 1,437 ft | #25 | 169 | 5 | 615 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 19 | 22 miles | 4,157 ft | 4 miles | 551 ft | #26 | 25 | 158 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 269 | 354 miles | 21,670 ft | 135 miles | 1,115 ft | #37 | 3 | 706 | 3,485 |
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