5,138 ft
Distance
39 ft
Climb
-50 ft
Descent
00:08:18
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Porcupine Passage Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Mission Creek
    Duluth, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    City of Duluth

Flowing machine-built singletrack.

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More Stats for Porcupine Passage mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -9 ft
  • Altitude min
    905 ft
  • Altitude max
    932 ft
  • Altitude start
    925 ft
  • Altitude end
    915 ft
  • Grade
    -0.2%
  • Grade max
    -9.2%
  • Grade min
    7.3%
  • Distance climb
    1,791 ft
  • Distance down
    1,411 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,939 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:32
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on Jul 21, 2024
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  • Snow Groomed
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  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
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  • Wet
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      Porcupine Passage Trail Reports

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      Jul 21, 2024 @ 8:01am
      Jul 21, 2024
      Jul 6, 2024 @ 2:18am
      Jul 6, 2024
      		 Helped a couple drains….
      May 28, 2023 @ 8:23am
      May 28, 2023
      Aug 24, 2022 @ 7:50am
      Aug 24, 2022
      Aug 5, 2022 @ 12:13pm
      Aug 5, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 38 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 320 rides
      • Last: Jul 6, 2025

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      Bens Route17 miles
      Mission Route race20 miles

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