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Region Details
- 382
- 47
- 521
- 546
- 225
- 45
- 15
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,329
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,789
- Trails E-Bike
- 621
- Trails Horse
- 41
- Trails Hike
- 2,090
- Trails Trail Running
- 2,066
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 50
- Trails Observed Trials
- 14
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 85
- Trails Snowmobile
- 70
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,003
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 15
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 144
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 486
- Total Distance
- 2,423 miles
- Total Descent
- 206,784 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,787 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,238 ft
- Reports
- 21,453
- Photos
- 2,245
- Ridden Counter
- 126,603
Sub Regions
- Algoma District (333)
- Elliot Lake (90)
- Sault Ste Marie (236)
- Unorganized North Algoma (59)
- Wawa (1)
- Cochrane District (196)
- Cochrane (9)
- Iroquois Falls (9)
- Kapuskasing (8)
- Moonbeam Township (7)
- Timmins (176)
- Unorganized North Cochrane District (26)
- Cochrane (9)
- District of Parry Sound (96)
- Carling Township (1)
- Machar Township (26)
- McDougall Township (27)
- Georgian Nordic (27)
- Parry Sound (13)
- Timber Ridge (12)
- Ryerson (1)
- Seguin Township (12)
- South River (26)
- The Archipelago Township (4)
- Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District (7)
- Whitestone Township (2)
- Kenora District (162)
- Dryden (14)
- Ghost Lake (14)
- Kenora (53)
- Sioux Lookout (3)
- Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls (37)
- Unorganized Kenora District (52)
- Dryden (14)
- Manitoulin Island (16)
- Burpee And Mills Township (0)
- M'Chigeeng (0)
- McLean's Park (16)
- Burpee And Mills Township (0)
- Nipissing District (308)
- East Ferris Township (4)
- Stepping Stones (33)
- Mattawa (2)
- Mattawan (14)
- North Bay (225)
- Boulter Township (5)
- Duchesnay Falls (18)
- Horse Trails (The Monastery Trails) (8)
- Laurentian Ski Hill Area (78)
- Laurier Woods (12)
- Northshore (53)
- Peninsula Road (0)
- Sage Trails (2)
- The Ridge (9)
- Three Towers Trails (19)
- Tupper Trails (4)
- Temagami (14)
- Whitney (18)
- East Ferris Township (4)
- Rainy River District (27)
- Sudbury District (402)
- Chapleau Township (2)
- Espanola (8)
- Boogie Mountain (8)
- Killarney (7)
- Sables-Spanish Rivers Township (5)
- Sudbury (372)
- Big Top (0)
- Bioski Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe (0)
- Fielding Park (4)
- French River Provincial Park (2)
- Hanmer (0)
- Kivi Park (25)
- Lake Laurentian Conservation Area (81)
- Little Britain (4)
- Lonsdale (7)
- Mikkola (15)
- Minnow Lake (14)
- New Sudbury (11)
- Nickeldale (13)
- Parc Voyageur Park (4)
- Princess Anne (4)
- Robinson Lake (17)
- Skead (8)
- Walden Trails (109)
- Wavy Lake (2)
- Unorganized Sudbury District (7)
- Chapleau Township (2)
- Thunder Bay District (233)
- Armstrong Station (32)
- Dorion Township (2)
- Manitouwadge Township (3)
- Perry Lake (3)
- Marathon (6)
- Neebing Township (3)
- Mink Mountain (3)
- Nipigon (4)
- Oliver Paipoonge Township (3)
- Red Rock Township (3)
- Thunder Bay (135)
- Unorganized Thunder Bay District (46)
- Timiskaming District (18)
Popular Northern Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemesis Hiawatha Highlands | |||
| Conveyor Belt Trowbridge Forest | |||
| Grand Chasm Trowbridge Forest | |||
| Whitney's Whip Walden Trails | |||
| Twist and Shout Walden Trails | |||
| Mucho Gusto Walden Trails | |||
| Ferns Walden Trails | |||
| Guillotine Hiawatha Highlands | |||
| Crossover Trowbridge Forest | |||
| Pinnacle Walden Trails | |||
| Wet Spot Walden Trails | |||
| Crystal Hiawatha Highlands | |||
| Wedding Crasher Hiawatha Highlands | |||
| Tabletop Walden Trails | |||
| Fish & Chips Walden Trails |
Northern Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| WMBC Sept Social Ride - Advanced Lake Laurentian Conservation Area | 7 miles | |
| WMBC Sept Social Ride - Intermediate Lake Laurentian Conservation Area | 7 miles | |
| WMBC Sept Social Ride - Beginner Lake Laurentian Conservation Area | 9 miles | |
| Kettle Lakes Bike Trail Circuit Kettle Lakes Provincial Park | ||
| Red - Kitchen Sink Walden Trails | 7 miles | |
| White Loop - (Crystal Creek Trails) Hiawatha Highlands | 8 miles | |
| Blue Loop - Groomed Fatbike Trails Laurentian Ski Hill Area | 4 miles | |
| Wolfpak Racing Training Loop #1 Walden Trails | 4 miles | |
| Farmer Lake Trails via Crystal Creek Hiawatha Highlands | 2 miles | |
| Farmer Lake & Swamp Donkey Hiawatha Highlands | 5 miles |
Photos of Northern Mountain Bike
trail: The Vein
244 |
Oct 8, 2022 @ 7:48pm
Oct 8, 2022
trail: The Vein
236 |
Oct 4, 2022 @ 6:01am
Oct 4, 2022
trail: Rattlesnake
158 |
Oct 27, 2020 @ 10:09pm
Oct 27, 2020
trail: LPH Trails
70 |
Oct 20, 2020 @ 5:06pm
Oct 20, 2020
trail: LPH Trails
85 |
Oct 16, 2020 @ 1:58am
Oct 16, 2020
trail: Rattlesnake
309 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 9:24am
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Kelly Lake Trail
81 |
Oct 8, 2018 @ 5:16am
Oct 8, 2018
trail: Kelly Lake Trail
52 |
Oct 8, 2018 @ 4:55am
Oct 8, 2018Videos of Northern Mountain Bike
trail: Slalomander
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Aug 24, 2024
trail: Slalomander
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Aug 24, 2024
trail: Eastbound and Down
31 |
Aug 14, 2024
trail: Ladder
13 |
May 17, 2024
trail: Cedar Heights DH
23 |
May 17, 2024
trail: Rodeo Ride
5 |
May 17, 2024
trail: Berms
22 |
May 17, 2024
trail: Hillbilly
5 |
May 17, 2024
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fluidusershep | update | trail | activity #68502223 and 1 more | Mar 27, 2025 @ 6:36am 1 day |
| fluidusershep | update | region | activity #68502159 | Mar 27, 2025 @ 6:35am 1 day |
| fluidusershep | update | region | activity #68502125 | Mar 27, 2025 @ 6:34am 1 day |
| fluidusershep | update | trail | activity #68501041 and 3 more | Mar 27, 2025 @ 6:05am 1 day |
| ancaziggy | wishlist | region | activity #68460547 | Mar 26, 2025 @ 11:52am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | looks like some one has cut up almost every... | Mar 18, 2025 @ 11:09am Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| report | anyone ride here lately? hows the snow? | Mar 7, 2025 @ 6:09am Mar 7, 2025 | ||
| report | anyone ride here lately? hows the snow? | Mar 7, 2025 @ 6:05am Mar 7, 2025 | ||
| report | anyone ride here lately? hows the snow? | Mar 7, 2025 @ 6:04am Mar 7, 2025 | ||
| trail | No recommended for winter fat bike (12/25/3025) | Dec 25, 2024 @ 12:36pm Dec 25, 2024 |
Local Badges
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The Miner0 awarded -
The Prospector248 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k17 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuniah Mines Skills Area | skill park | Thunder Bay | |
| Esposito Park Pumptrack | skill park | Sault Ste Marie | |
| Kinsmen Bike Park | skill park | Thunder Bay | |
| Kinsmen Junior Pump Track | skill park | Sault Ste Marie | |
| Minnow Lake Outdoor Skate Park (Carmichael Arena) | skill park | Sudbury |
Local Trail Supporters
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- Bill
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- BULL FAMILY
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- Built by Andrew but maintained by Dave and Cathy
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- OneUp Components
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- Holocene Trail Co.
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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 | 1,786 | 1,543 miles | 114,324 ft | 579 miles | 1,604 ft | 1,876 | 20,922 | 166 | 99,641 | |||
| E-Bike | 621 | 681 miles | 44,488 ft | 252 miles | 1,624 ft | 7 | 12,597 | 26 | 985 | |||
| Horse | 41 | 192 miles | 8,337 ft | 77 miles | 1,719 ft | 4,917 | 10 | |||||
| Hike | 2,090 | 2,242 miles | 186,122 ft | 851 miles | 1,788 ft | 304 | 20,741 | 14 | 14,263 | |||
| Trail Running | 2,066 | 2,223 miles | 184,547 ft | 843 miles | 1,788 ft | 11 | 20,730 | 49 | 12,210 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 50 | 237 miles | 9,140 ft | 86 miles | 810 ft | 1 | 4,917 | 87 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 14 | 49 miles | 1,906 ft | 20 miles | 682 ft | 275 | 5 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 85 | 295 miles | 12,028 ft | 111 miles | 830 ft | 2 | 5,508 | 1 | 78 | |||
| Snowmobile | 70 | 224 miles | 9,669 ft | 89 miles | 804 ft | 1,544 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 1,003 | 1,113 miles | 91,070 ft | 424 miles | 1,375 ft | 13 | 10,552 | 12 | 1,710 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 15 | 3 miles | 2,146 ft | 3 miles | 591 ft | 312 | 1,036 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 144 | 137 miles | 9,409 ft | 51 miles | 1,007 ft | 10 | 1,566 | 4 | 275 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 481 | 509 miles | 32,595 ft | 200 miles | 1,263 ft | 9 | 10,220 | 15 | 8,445 |
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