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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- 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 Difficulties
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
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Popular Trail Networks
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Region Details
- 131
- 43
- 230
- 268
- 101
- 28
Region Status
Caution as of 3 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #21
- Trails (view details)
- 895
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 804
- Trails E-Bike
- 133
- Trails Hike
- 709
- Trails Trail Running
- 708
- Trails Horse
- 13
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 6
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 11
- Total Distance
- 1,350 miles
- Total Descent
- 151,352 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,300 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,901 ft
- Reports
- 19,981
- Photos
- 951
- Ridden Counter
- 66,494
Sub Regions
- Central (144)
- Crow Wing County (118)
- Crosby (80)
- Deerwood Township (10)
- Gail Lake Township (1)
- Irondale Township (8)
- Nisswa (1)
- Oak Lawn Township (10)
- Douglas County (7)
- Alexandria (0)
- Otter Tail County (7)
- Wadena (7)
- Monticello (7)
- Saint Cloud (4)
- Crow Wing County (118)
- Metro (171)
- Bloomington (12)
- Burnsville (9)
- Coon Rapids (8)
- Eagan (19)
- Elk River (1)
- Inver Grove Heights (3)
- Lake Elmo (8)
- Lakeville (13)
- Minneapolis (28)
- Prior Lake (3)
- Rockford (8)
- Roseville (8)
- Savage (11)
- St. Paul (31)
- Stillwater (1)
- Woodbury (8)
- Bloomington (12)
- Northeast (225)
- Iron Range Area (36)
- Carlton (6)
- Duluth (129)
- Ely (3)
- Grand Marais (8)
- Grand Rapids (25)
- Lake Bronson (1)
- Tofte (6)
- Two Harbors (1)
- Northwest (82)
- Bemidji (24)
- Brainerd (1)
- Detroit Lakes (32)
- Fergus Falls (3)
- Moorhead (8)
- Bemidji (24)
- River Bluff Trails (0)
- South Central (68)
- Eagle Lake (2)
- Henderson (3)
- Hutchinson (5)
- Mankato (33)
- Northfield (7)
- Saint Peter (17)
- Eagle Lake (2)
- Southeast (104)
- Southwest (0)
- Callaway (14)
- Cohasset (3)
- Lutsen (2)
- Silver Bay (0)
Popular Minnesota Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice Skills Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - West Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Bobsled Loop Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Auger Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Drag Line - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Exit Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Grizzly Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Overburden Road - South Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Haul Road - Entrance Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Galloping Goose - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Switchback - North Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Sand Hog Mountain Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| Endo Alley Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | |||
| More Difficult (Blue) Lebanon Hills |
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 | |
| BC 10 mile route Battle Creek | 10 miles | |
| Tom Selleck Stole My Mom (Advanced) by Wild Sun Adventures Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 26 miles | |
| Rainbow Dreams (Beginner) by Wild Sun Adventures Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 10 miles | |
| 2nd and Half Base (Intermediate) by Wild Sun Adventures Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 20 miles | |
| Long Not Strong (Intermediate) by Wild Sun Adventures Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | 21 miles | |
| piedmont lap Piedmont & Brewer | 5 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 16 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 26 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 693 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Area 36
75 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:59pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Area 36
75 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 12:58pm
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Theo North Loop
61 |
Aug 26, 2018 @ 11:34am
Aug 26, 2018
trail: Deerslayer
34 |
Oct 16, 2017 @ 1:44pm
Oct 16, 2017Videos of Minnesota Mountain Bike
trail: Spirit Mtn (Duluth Traverse)
0:22 |
109 |
Oct 22, 2019
trail: SHT (Lismore Road)
0:04 |
38 |
Oct 7, 2019
trail: Calculated Risk
0:08 |
99 |
Oct 3, 2019
trail: Compresser
1:29 |
3 |
Sep 23, 2019
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stromboli | wishlist | trail | Brownie Lake | Oct 23, 2019 @ 12:10pm 1 hours |
| Stromboli | wishlist | trail | BL Expert 1 and 5 more | Oct 23, 2019 @ 12:10pm 1 hours |
 | jert | add | report | Access Road and 33 more | Oct 23, 2019 @ 10:31am 3 hours |
| Stromboli | wishlist | trail | Back Loop and 19 more | Oct 23, 2019 @ 10:25am 3 hours |
| Stromboli | wishlist | trail | Astonishing Bike Path and 11 more | Oct 23, 2019 @ 10:24am 3 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Was hoping to ride this Sunday but will it... | Sep 25, 2019 @ 8:17am Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| trail | No its not possible now. You can only ride... | Sep 23, 2019 @ 8:27pm Sep 23, 2019 | ||
| trail | Hi, do you know if its possible to start at... | Sep 22, 2019 @ 4:24pm Sep 22, 2019 | ||
 | trail | This is not actually Iron Lady! Please... | Sep 22, 2019 @ 1:14pm Sep 22, 2019 | ||
| trail | Easily the best trail in Minnesota. Has a... | Sep 20, 2019 @ 5:04pm Sep 20, 2019 |
Local Badges
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Trail Explorer 100279 awarded -
Big Ride 30k363 awarded -
10 Blue Trails195 awarded -
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Big Ride 30k954 awarded -
10 Blue Trails78 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain Recreation Area | bike park | Detroit Lakes | |
| Giant's Ridge | bike park | Hibbing | |
| Mount Kato | bike park | Mankato | |
| Spirit Mountain | bike park | Duluth | |
| Welch Village MTB Park | bike park | Welch |
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Mountain Biking on Fresh Corduroy in "Minnesota Winters" - Video
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