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SaveRice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,142. Its county seat is Faribault.
Rice County comprises the Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.
Rice County comprises the Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
179 trails
- E-Bike
93 trails
- Horse
5 trails
- Hike
246 trails
- Trail Running
247 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Snowmobile
10 trails
- Snowshoe
162 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
6 trails
- Nordic Ski
97 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 228
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 179
- Trails E-Bike
- 93
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 247
- Trails Trail Running
- 247
- Trails Snowmobile
- 10
- Trails Snowshoe
- 162
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 6
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 97
- Total Distance
- 119 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,990 ft
- Total Vertical
- 317 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,204 ft
- Reports
- 126
- Photos
- 82
- Ridden Counter
- 1,636
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Faribault (67)
- Nerstrand (7)
- Caron Park (6)
- Northfield (105)
Popular Rice County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Olaf Natural Lands Singletrack (South) St. Olaf College Natural Lands | |||
| Sechler Park Sechler Park | |||
| East River Trail Sechler Park | |||
| St Olaf Natural Lands Singletrack (East) St. Olaf College Natural Lands | |||
| SST Shattuck St Mary's | |||
| Mill Towns State Trail Sechler Park | |||
| Mill Towns State Trail Sechler Park | |||
| Beginner Loop Caron Park | |||
| Sakatah Singing Hills Faribault | |||
| Shattuck St. Mary's Shattuck St Mary's | |||
| Loop 3 Shattuck St Mary's | |||
| Shattuck Downhill Shattuck St Mary's | |||
| Loop 2 Shattuck St Mary's | |||
| Access Road Caron Park | |||
| Intermediate Loop Caron Park |
Photos of Rice County Mountain Bike
trail: East Trail (South Spur)
10 |
Apr 28, 2024 @ 7:43pm
Apr 28, 2024
trail: Shattuck Downhill
37 |
Sep 11, 2023 @ 10:28am
Sep 11, 2023
trail: Intermediate Loop
71 |
Aug 11, 2020 @ 8:15pm
Aug 11, 2020
trail: SST
211 |
Aug 11, 2020 @ 7:55pm
Aug 11, 2020
trail: SST
151 |
Aug 11, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Intermediate Loop
114 |
Mar 13, 2020 @ 4:59am
Mar 13, 2020Videos of Rice County Mountain Bike
trail: Shattuck Downhill
0:04 |
76 |
Sep 11, 2023
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RandallUGMm4T | ridden | trail | activity #75456472 and 3 more | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:36am Jul 8, 2025 |
| RandallUGMm4T | ridden | trail | activity #75455996 | Jul 8, 2025 @ 7:27am Jul 8, 2025 |
| RandallUGMm4T | ridden | trail | activity #74741950 | Jun 28, 2025 @ 10:00am Jun 28, 2025 |
| evanjpak | add | poi | activity #74325167 | Jun 22, 2025 @ 5:46am Jun 22, 2025 |
| evanjpak | vote | trail | activity #74302140 and 2 more | Jun 21, 2025 @ 9:19pm Jun 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Cleared the tree today, so its all good now! | Aug 28, 2023 @ 7:46pm Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| trail | Probably the most technical bit of singletrack... | Aug 8, 2023 @ 2:08pm Aug 8, 2023 | ||
| trail | A classic Northfield trail. If I recall... | Aug 8, 2023 @ 2:06pm Aug 8, 2023 | ||
| trail | Not that fun of a trail, in my opinion. The... | Aug 8, 2023 @ 2:01pm Aug 8, 2023 | ||
| trail | As of the time of this comment, the trail is... | Aug 8, 2023 @ 1:59pm Aug 8, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Descent 2k1 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k139 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Green Trails10 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sechler Skillpark | skill park | Northfield | |
| Northfield Skatepark | skill park | Northfield | |
| Sechler Skillpark | skill park | Northfield |
Local Trail Association
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 179 | 86 miles | 3,297 ft | 29 miles | 299 ft | 58 | 120 | 3,467 | ||||
| E-Bike | 93 | 30 miles | 1,043 ft | 9 miles | 243 ft | 97 | 10 | |||||
| Horse | 5 | 4 miles | 121 ft | 1 mile | 89 ft | 12 | ||||||
| Hike | 246 | 116 miles | 4,944 ft | 40 miles | 318 ft | 19 | 126 | 1 | 286 | |||
| Trail Running | 247 | 116 miles | 4,944 ft | 40 miles | 318 ft | 126 | 278 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 10 | 6 miles | 220 ft | 2 miles | 233 ft | 2 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 162 | 69 miles | 2,461 ft | 24 miles | 318 ft | 1 | 26 | 19 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 6 | 5 miles | 85 ft | 3,560 ft | 26 ft | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 97 | 61 miles | 2,169 ft | 22 miles | 318 ft | 22 | 129 |
- By CycleKrieg
& contributors - Admins: MW HIKING, namdoogttam, Redpine, CycleKrieg, mnmtb
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