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5.8 miles
Distance
432 ft
Climb
-433 ft
Descent
00:45:28
Avg time
-1 ft
Altitude change
1,211 ft
Altitude min
1,320 ft
Altitude max
1,225 ft
Altitude start
1,224 ft
Altitude end
-0%
Grade
-27.3%
Grade max
23.8%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
3 miles
Distance flat
00:45:28
Avg time
Bison Run Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaCuyuna Lakes - Sagamore Unit
Crosby-Ironton, Minnesota -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
- 95 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#2098 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #29080 in E-Biking
- #213778 in Trail Running
- #135578 in Hiking
- #897 in Snowshoeing
- #2840 in Winter Fat Biking
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State Ranking#6 in Mountain Biking · Minnesota [+]
- #134 in E-Biking
- #1,736 in Trail Running
- #1,405 in Hiking
- #32 in Snowshoeing
- #94 in Winter Fat Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
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Year Opened2022
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Land OwnerMinnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR)
Trail Type: Singletrack – Technical features, single loop trail (XC/AM)
Trail Experience: A flowy trail traversing a two hills within the Sagamore Unit. Not a physically demanding trail, but both tight and technical the whole length. Trail soil changes radically depending on where the trail is located, hard clay, the famous Cuyuna Red Gold, gravel, sandy loam. Regular and unmarked rock rolls, drops and gardens are sprinkled along the trail.
Access Info
From Sagamore MTB Parking Lot
Trail Supporters
Rock Solid Trail ContractingBuilder
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 132 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
All
- 620 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to bison-run trailhead
(46.458700, -94.045870)
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Oct 12, 2024 , Crosby-Ironton
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0:43 |
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22:17 |
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5:22 |
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Jul 14, 2022 , Crosby-Ironton
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11 Reviews & Comments
gwieme
My favorite trail in Cuyuna, if I had to knock it I'd blame the narrow trees in some places and the long rock garden in the middle, but different strokes! Perfect line for someone learning to jump, nothing too big or small and if you want bigger you can jump onto Dynamite!
JasonerwY90
I had more fun on this trail today than anywhere else in the system.
I'm not in the best of shape and the climbs didn't kill me, a couple of the rock gardens were beyond my ability level and I ended up walking some after losing my balance in the middle, but those were maybe 1% of the actual trail.
had a blast and im looking forward to taking another shot at it to try and build more skilsl
I'm not in the best of shape and the climbs didn't kill me, a couple of the rock gardens were beyond my ability level and I ended up walking some after losing my balance in the middle, but those were maybe 1% of the actual trail.
had a blast and im looking forward to taking another shot at it to try and build more skilsl
burgundeejones
I go on all the blue trails at Cuyuna but I hate this one! I must really dislike rock gardens... I walked a lot. Felt much harder than blue and I think I should have turned. Just too techy for me and not enjoyable at all... the husband also disliked. We are hardcore flow trail peeps though.
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