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Region Details
- 8
- 54
- 31
- 4
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 98
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 101
- Trails E-Bike
- 62
- Trails Horse
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 90
- Trails Trail Running
- 90
- Trails Snowshoe
- 10
- Total Distance
- 72 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 28 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,775 ft
- Total Vertical
- 121 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,173 ft
- Reports
- 101
- Photos
- 105
- Ridden Counter
- 663
Sub Regions
- Cerro Gordo County (80)
- Humboldt County (2)
- Humboldt (2)
- Humboldt (2)
- Mitchell County (19)
- Osage (42)
- Osage River Trails (37)
- Osage (42)
Popular North Central Iowa Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Prairie Rock Single Track Trails | |||
| Pumptrack Prairie Rock Single Track Trails | |||
| Brickyard Prairie Rock Single Track Trails | |||
| Haul Road Prairie Rock Single Track Trails | |||
| Junkyard Goat Osage River Trails | |||
| Zerbles Trail Prairie Rock Single Track Trails | |||
| Krunch Berry Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| Guidewire Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| Wild Turkey Loop Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| Harry Cook Osage River Trails | |||
| Old Stage Run Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| Brewery Loop Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| River Bluffs Trail Lime Creek County Conservation Area | |||
| Pine Run Main Trail Osage River Trails | |||
| Pines Osage River Trails |
North Central Iowa Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| MTB Tour of Mason City Mason City | 6 miles | |
| Wayne's Weekly MTB Ride Route Mason City | 9 miles |
Photos of North Central Iowa Mountain Bike
trail: Grasshopper Leap
12 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:00am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Grasshopper Leap
10 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:00am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Grasshopper Leap
6 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:59am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Grasshopper Leap
9 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:59am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Grasshopper Leap
5 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:59am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Launch Pad
7 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:50am
Mar 11, 2025
trail: Launch Pad
9 |
Mar 11, 2025 @ 8:50am
Mar 11, 2025Videos of North Central Iowa Mountain Bike
trail: Brickyard
0:05 |
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Oct 16, 2021
trail: Junkyard Goat
0:57 |
415 |
Oct 4, 2020 , Osage
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| djperry0821 | wishlist | region | activity #74449589 | Jun 23, 2025 @ 10:13pm 18 hours |
| crashesmtb | update | trail | activity #74175805 | Jun 20, 2025 @ 8:07am Jun 20, 2025 |
| crashesmtb | update | region | activity #73297158 | Jun 7, 2025 @ 2:19pm Jun 7, 2025 |
| crashesmtb | add | trail | activity #72034589 | May 20, 2025 @ 6:34am May 20, 2025 |
| djperry0821 | wishlist | region | activity #71885868 | May 17, 2025 @ 11:33pm May 17, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trails are open and good to go. Ride and smile!! | Apr 30, 2023 @ 8:44am Apr 30, 2023 | ||
| trail | Trail is currently closed due to logging.... | Oct 19, 2021 @ 10:26am Oct 19, 2021 |
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Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 101 | 72 miles | 1,775 ft | 28 miles | 121 ft | 107 | 101 | 2 | 2,537 | |||
| E-Bike | 62 | 21 miles | 636 ft | 5 miles | 92 ft | 98 | 63 | |||||
| Horse | 12 | 46 miles | 587 ft | 21 miles | 108 ft | 2 | ||||||
| Hike | 90 | 69 miles | 1,572 ft | 28 miles | 121 ft | 94 | 134 | |||||
| Trail Running | 90 | 69 miles | 1,572 ft | 28 miles | 121 ft | 94 | 43 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 10 | 7 miles | 269 ft | 2 miles | 95 ft | 5 |
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