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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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SaveWashington County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 238,136, making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillwater. The largest city in the county is Woodbury, which had a population of 61,961 at the 2010 census.
Washington County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Washington County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
source: Wikipedia
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
80 trails
- E-Bike
51 trails
- Horse
16 trails
- Hike
105 trails
- Trail Running
105 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Snowmobile
2 trails
- Snowshoe
38 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
43 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 119
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 80
- Trails E-Bike
- 51
- Trails Horse
- 16
- Trails Hike
- 105
- Trails Trail Running
- 105
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 38
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 43
- Total Distance
- 162 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,829 ft
- Total Vertical
- 411 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,090 ft
- Reports
- 367
- Photos
- 48
- Ridden Counter
- 10,428
Articles
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Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Cottage Grove (9)
- Lake Elmo (36)
- Lake Elmo Park Reserve (29)
- Reid Park (1)
- Sunfish Lake Park (5)
- Marine On St.Croix (1)
- Stillwater (5)
- Valley View Park (1)
- Woodbury (26)
- Carver Lake Park (10)
- Afton State Park (2)
Popular Washington County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Skills Park Loop and Renegade Run Carver Lake Park | |||
Shore Shimmy Carver Lake Park | |||
Renegade Run Carver Lake Park | |||
Shore Shimmy Carver Lake Park | |||
Sticks N Stones Carver Lake Park | |||
Boardwalk Shimmy / Skinny Shimmy Carver Lake Park | |||
Blue Loop Sunfish Lake Park | |||
Black Loop Sunfish Lake Park | |||
To the Trailhead Sunfish Lake Park | |||
Challenge Bypass Carver Lake Park | |||
Trailhead Return Sunfish Lake Park | |||
Green Loop Sunfish Lake Park | |||
Root Bypass Carver Lake Park | |||
Jump Trail Carver Lake Park | |||
Brown's Creek State Trail Stillwater |
Washington County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
Carver lake MTB route Woodbury | 5 miles | |
13 mile Carver Lake Park Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
11 mile Carver Lake Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
6 mile Carver Lake Park Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
16 mile Carver Lake Park Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
5 mile Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
4 mile Carver Lake Park Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
5 mile Carver Lake Park Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
5 mile Carver Lake Park Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
1 mile Carver Lake Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 1 mile |
Photos of Washington County Mountain Bike
trail: Black Loop
19 |
Sep 27, 2024 @ 12:59pm
Sep 27, 2024
trail: Black Loop
19 |
Sep 27, 2024 @ 12:30pm
Sep 27, 2024
trail: Renegade Run
45 |
Aug 11, 2023 @ 7:33am
Aug 11, 2023
trail: Renegade Run
38 |
Aug 11, 2023 @ 7:33am
Aug 11, 2023
trail: Sticks N Stones
47 |
Aug 11, 2023 @ 7:30am
Aug 11, 2023
trail: Black Loop
129 |
Oct 28, 2022 @ 2:56pm
Oct 28, 2022
trail: Black Loop
123 |
Oct 28, 2022 @ 2:56pm
Oct 28, 2022
trail: Black Loop
191 |
Aug 12, 2022 @ 12:09am
Aug 12, 2022Videos of Washington County Mountain Bike

trail: Sticks N Stones
60 |
Dec 1, 2021

trail: Renegade Run
24 |
Dec 1, 2021

trail: Shore Shimmy
15 |
Dec 1, 2021

trail: Shore Shimmy
28 |
Nov 30, 2021

trail: Black Loop
293 |
Nov 24, 2021

trail: Trailhead Return
17 |
Nov 22, 2021

trail: To the Trailhead
41 |
Nov 22, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Trailhead Return Sunfish Lake Park | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
Blue Loop Sunfish Lake Park | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
Green Loop Sunfish Lake Park | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
To the Trailhead Sunfish Lake Park | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
16W to 15W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
13W to 17W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
3W to 12W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
3W to 4W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
5W to 4W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie | ||
6W to 5W Lake Elmo Park Reserve | Oct 20, 2024 @ 9:00am Oct 20, 2024 | Very Dry | Aadownie |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Cranky22 | rsvp | event | activity #65061133 | Jan 23, 2025 @ 1:38pm Jan 23, 2025 |
tehniemer | wishlist | region | activity #64966183 | Jan 21, 2025 @ 11:15am Jan 21, 2025 |
tehniemer | wishlist | region | activity #64966164 | Jan 21, 2025 @ 11:14am Jan 21, 2025 |
update | event | activity #64453449 | Jan 11, 2025 @ 6:30pm Jan 11, 2025 | |
BikeRegCom | add | event | activity #64453445 | Jan 11, 2025 @ 6:30pm Jan 11, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This jump line is incredibly well built and a... | Jul 6, 2024 @ 8:05pm Jul 6, 2024 | ||
report | Trail report before said there was clean up to... | May 2, 2023 @ 8:32am May 2, 2023 | ||
trail | This trail deserves a real name. It is... | Oct 17, 2021 @ 3:44pm Oct 17, 2021 | ||
trail | Super fun, well maintained singletrack riding | Sep 19, 2021 @ 5:20pm Sep 19, 2021 | ||
report | Sorry but bout all the reports it was a acident | May 18, 2021 @ 4:59pm May 18, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Top 10 Trails2 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k93 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k121 awarded -
Big Ride 30k192 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Cottage Grove Bike Park | skill park | Cottage Grove | |
Carver Lake Skillpark | skill park | Woodbury |
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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 | 80 | 118 miles | 4,856 ft | 47 miles | 407 ft | 48 | 367 | 1 | 18,973 | |||
E-Bike | 51 | 89 miles | 2,808 ft | 37 miles | 407 ft | 306 | 269 | |||||
Horse | 16 | 12 miles | 781 ft | 5 miles | 305 ft | 29 | 6 | |||||
Hike | 105 | 155 miles | 7,507 ft | 62 miles | 410 ft | 343 | 1,469 | |||||
Trail Running | 105 | 155 miles | 7,507 ft | 62 miles | 410 ft | 343 | 251 | |||||
Snowmobile | 2 | 5 miles | 164 ft | 1 mile | 85 ft | |||||||
Snowshoe | 38 | 25 miles | 1,083 ft | 9 miles | 318 ft | 53 | ||||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4,452 ft | 154 ft | 26 ft | 11 | |||||||
Nordic Ski | 43 | 33 miles | 1,358 ft | 12 miles | 318 ft | 600 |
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