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- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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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
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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SavePaul Bunyan State Forest's 105,113 acres feature a terrain that's rough and hilly, with many tiny ponds and bogs.
Paul Bunyan State Forest's hundreds of miles of trails among pine forests makes it one of premier state forest destinations.
Visitors choose among Paul Bunyan State Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail, Martineau OHM Trails, and Round River Drive ATV Trail to explore.
Gulch Lake and Mantrap Lake campgrounds and day-use area in the Paul Bunyan State Forest can serve as handy overflow campgrounds or as a great alternative to the more developed and heavily used Itasca State Park.
Paul Bunyan State Forest's hundreds of miles of trails among pine forests makes it one of premier state forest destinations.
Visitors choose among Paul Bunyan State Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail, Martineau OHM Trails, and Round River Drive ATV Trail to explore.
Gulch Lake and Mantrap Lake campgrounds and day-use area in the Paul Bunyan State Forest can serve as handy overflow campgrounds or as a great alternative to the more developed and heavily used Itasca State Park.

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
166 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Hike
180 trails
- Trail Running
180 trails
- Snowshoe
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 15
- 149
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Nov 4, 2020Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 180
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 166
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 180
- Trails Trail Running
- 180
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 575 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 54 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,621 ft
- Total Vertical
- 528 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,826 ft
- Reports
- 4
- Photos
- 7
- Ridden Counter
- 83
Photos of Paul Bunyan State Forest Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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NCT - Steamboat Forest Rd | May 3, 2022 @ 12:36pm May 3, 2022 | Snow Covered | birdman6 | ||
Track 3 | May 3, 2022 @ 12:36pm May 3, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | birdman6 | ||
Track 7 | May 3, 2022 @ 12:36pm May 3, 2022 | Snow Covered | birdman6 | ||
Track 74 | Nov 4, 2020 @ 8:00am Nov 4, 2020 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | calgold |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | ScottClow | wishlist | region | Paul Bunyan State Forest | Sep 11, 2022 @ 9:58am Sep 11, 2022 |
![]() | MnDIBT | wishlist | region | Paul Bunyan State Forest | Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:31am Sep 4, 2022 |
![]() | qj4bJO | wishlist | region | Paul Bunyan State Forest | Jul 30, 2022 @ 5:21am Jul 30, 2022 |
![]() | JayVAndy77 | comment | trail | Track 153 | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:31pm Jul 5, 2022 |
![]() | birdman6 | add | report | NCT - Steamboat Forest Rd and 2 more | May 4, 2022 @ 6:29am May 4, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Just a gravel road. No single track and no... | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:31pm Jul 5, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Good Backcountry trail used mostly by... | Aug 31, 2021 @ 5:01pm Aug 31, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Shingobee Recreation Area | 9.1 km | ||||
Hubbard County Forest | 3 | 10.5 km | |||
Chippewa National Forest | 16 | 17.7 km | |||
Itasca State Park | 2 | 1 | 20.9 km | ||
Lake Bemidji State Park | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30.9 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 166 | 542 miles | 6,220 ft | 40 miles | 482 ft | #10,030 | #4,232 | 1 | 4 | 37 | ||
E-Bike | 1 | 433 ft | 20 ft | #2,006 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
Hike | 180 | 575 miles | 8,622 ft | 54 miles | 528 ft | #8,955 | #4,081 | 4 | 4 | |||
Trail Running | 180 | 575 miles | 8,622 ft | 54 miles | 528 ft | #8,922 | #4,051 | 4 | 1 | |||
Snowshoe | 1 | 5 miles | 374 ft | 2 miles | 151 ft | #1,249 | ||||||
Nordic Ski | 1 | 5 miles | 374 ft | 2 miles | 151 ft | #813 |
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