1.0 mile
Distance
405 ft
Climb
00:12:13
Avg time

The Puker Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowmobile
  • Riding Area
    Spirit Mountain Bike Park
    Duluth, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11559 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #29957 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowmobiling
  • Land Owner
    Spirit Mountain

The original name of this climb has held on over the years. This is an up-hill specific trail that can be used in many weather conditions and link to the AWT and is also a part of the multiple XC race courses.

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Puker mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    405 ft
  • Altitude min
    752 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,157 ft
  • Altitude start
    752 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,158 ft
  • Grade
    7.5%
  • Grade max
    0.4%
  • Grade min
    32%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    105 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:59
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on Sep 27, 2023
Wet
Avg: 5 (4 votes)
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      The Puker Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Sep 27, 2023 @ 9:35am
      1 day
      		 reporter Closed
      Sep 22, 2023 @ 9:24am
      Sep 22, 2023
      		 reporter Closed 9/22 - 9/24 for MCA race weekend
      Sep 15, 2023 @ 12:45pm
      Sep 15, 2023
      		 reporter Open
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 12:18pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      		 reporter Open
      Aug 31, 2023 @ 9:39am
      Aug 31, 2023
      		 reporter Open
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 134 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 414 rides
      • Last: Sep 22, 2023

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      Aug 31, 2020 @ 6:15am
      Aug 31, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      2023 Duluth Bike Fest Partial Exposure race featured19 miles
      DULUTH TRAVERSE31 miles
      2018 MNHSCL Race Spirit Mountain race4 miles
      Max Fierek's Duluth Hard Enduro 2019 race33 miles

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