328 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:00:15
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Lightning Bruiser Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Giants Ridge
    Biwabik, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May-Oct
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Skinny
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2021

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Lightning Bruiser is a 328 ft moderately popular blue singletrack trail located near Biwabik Minnesota. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill only and has a moderate overall physical rating. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Lightning Bruiser mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -5 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,416 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,426 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,421 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,417 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -9.8%
  • Grade min
    7.6%
  • Distance climb
    33 ft
  • Distance down
    98 ft
  • Distance flat
    128 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:55
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      Lightning Bruiser Trail Reports

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      Jun 21, 2025 @ 5:40am
      Jun 21, 2025
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      Jun 20, 2025 @ 7:54am
      Jun 20, 2025
      		 reporter Tacky conditions
      Jun 16, 2025 @ 5:54am
      Jun 16, 2025
      		 reporter
      Jun 14, 2025 @ 8:01am
      Jun 14, 2025
      		 reporter Dry conditions with all gravity trails open for the weekend
      Jun 13, 2025 @ 8:09am
      Jun 13, 2025
      		 reporter Dry to tacky conditions with all downhill trails now open! Always Pre-ride and Re-ride before you Free-ride!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 48 rides
      • Last: Jun 24, 2025

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