6.6 miles
Distance
698 ft
Climb
-696 ft
Descent
00:45:06
Avg time

Hillside Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hillside Park
    Elk River, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #62485 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25100 in E-Biking
    • #81454 in Trail Running
    • #48811 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Elk River

Six miles of dirty cross-country bliss, with a number of difficult technical features thrown in to keep things fresh.

Access Info

There is a parking lot on the north end off 181st Ave

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hillside Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude min
    904 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,015 ft
  • Altitude start
    924 ft
  • Altitude end
    925 ft
  • Grade max
    -25.8%
  • Grade min
    21.7%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3 miles
  • Avg time
    00:45:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:46:16
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on Jan 19, 2025
Dry
Avg: 3.91 (7 votes)
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      Hillside Trail Trail Reports

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      Jan 19, 2025 @ 5:37pm
      Jan 19, 2025
      		 I saw a bunch of loose sand, I saw a tree down in the middle of the trail and some berms have questionable quality.
      Sep 25, 2024 @ 4:45pm
      Sep 25, 2024
      		 Hero dirt, the trail is riding fantastic! Thanks to the awesome trail work crew and MORC for such an awesome trail!
      Jul 17, 2024 @ 10:05am
      Jul 17, 2024
      		 Could really use a weed whip in all sections; some berms are squirmy with loose sand; tree down towards the end of section 4 shortly before...
      Jun 26, 2024 @ 1:56pm
      Jun 26, 2024
      		 Great dirt with a few soft spots - watch some of berms in section 3
      Apr 21, 2024 @ 8:20am
      Apr 21, 2024
      		 Perfect!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 61 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 277 rides
      • Last: Jan 24, 2025

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      May 23, 2023 @ 4:52pm
      May 23, 2023

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