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2.2 miles
Distance
89 ft
Climb
-91 ft
Descent
00:15:19
Avg time
-2 ft
Altitude change
1,500 ft
Altitude min
1,537 ft
Altitude max
1,531 ft
Altitude start
1,529 ft
Altitude end
-0%
Grade
-14.4%
Grade max
10.7%
Grade min
2,543 ft
Distance climb
2,093 ft
Distance down
1 mile
Distance flat
00:15:19
Avg time
Bright Side Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaRedhead Mountain Bike Park
Chisholm, Minnesota -
Ref Number#5
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 25 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 45 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#119919 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #138542 in E-Biking
- #306079 in Trail Running
- #296114 in Hiking
- #16618 in Snowshoeing
- #1723 in Winter Fat Biking
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State Ranking#651 in Mountain Biking · Minnesota [+]
- #663 in E-Biking
- #3,365 in Trail Running
- #3,592 in Hiking
- #1,326 in Snowshoeing
- #76 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionOne Direction[+]
- One Direction for E-Biking
- One Direction for Trail Running
- One Direction for Hiking
- One Direction for Snowshoeing
- One Direction for Winter Fat Biking
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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 TrailRock Garden
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Bright Side Loop is a 2 mile less popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Chisholm Minnesota. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. It features rock garden. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 15 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 13 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
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- 156 rides
- Last: Oct 24, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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darkins44
I woke a sleeping bear sleeping in the foliage on a downhill yesterday...closest I've been to a bear (6 feet or so) but when I went by it immediately bolted away from the trail. Insane!
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