1.1 miles
Distance
224 ft
Climb
-123 ft
Descent
00:11:41
Avg time
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Fluvial Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pincushion Mountain Trail System
    Grand Marais, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Ma
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #35967 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50621 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Depending on which way you ride it, this trail is either predominately downhill (ridden from the Back- Eighty) or predominately uphill (ridden from the base of the Talus Trail).

This trail is built to the IMBA flow trail standards, with plenty of high speed sections that contain rollers and bermed corners.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Fluvial Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    101 ft
  • Altitude min
    966 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,167 ft
  • Altitude start
    966 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,066 ft
  • Grade
    1.738%
  • Grade max
    -19.145%
  • Grade min
    25.703%
  • Distance climb
    3,661 ft
  • Distance down
    1,661 ft
  • Distance flat
    478 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:52
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on Feb 8, 2025
Snow Groomed
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      Fluvial Trail Trail Reports

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      Feb 8, 2025 @ 9:06am
      Feb 8, 2025
      Jan 29, 2025 @ 1:59pm
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      Jan 18, 2025 @ 10:34am
      Jan 18, 2025
      		 Fast and fun
      Dec 1, 2024 @ 9:12am
      Dec 1, 2024
      Jul 11, 2024 @ 11:03am
      Jul 11, 2024
      		 Freshly rehabbed!! Fluvial is now a one way trail, ridden counterclockwise. The downhill segment has plenty of optional jumps. All the jumps on...
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      • 1 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
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      • 73 rides
      • Last: Mar 7, 2025

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