4,104 ft
Distance
102 ft
Climb
-122 ft
Descent
00:06:15
Avg time

Twister Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hixon Forest - Lower and Upper
    La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #4471 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2001
  • Land Manager
    Outdoor Recreation Alliance "ORA Trails"

One of the original trails at Upper Hixon Park, this trail serves as a great introduction to riding hand cut single track. There are some log and skinny options that can be found on this trail.

Access Info

Access from Prairie Loop, Golnick Trail, OB1, and Darkside.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Twister mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -18 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,175 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,256 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,256 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,237 ft
  • Grade
    -0.4%
  • Grade max
    -16.9%
  • Grade min
    28.2%
  • Distance climb
    1,512 ft
  • Distance down
    1,706 ft
  • Distance flat
    886 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:15
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Status:
on Jul 25, 2020
Dry
Avg: 5 (3 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Twister Trail Reports

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      Jul 25, 2020 @ 10:53am
      Jul 25, 2020
      Jul 18, 2020 @ 10:27am
      Jul 18, 2020
      		 reporter
      Jun 24, 2020 @ 4:38am
      Jun 24, 2020
      		 reporter 5 Days of Rain has made for very wet conditions
      Jun 15, 2020 @ 8:15am
      Jun 15, 2020
      		 This was an absolutely fun trail to ride
      May 13, 2020 @ 8:17am
      May 13, 2020
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 19 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 355 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 298 rides
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      Jun 22, 2015 @ 12:36pm
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      Jun 22, 2015 @ 12:36pm
      Jun 22, 2015
      412 |
      Jun 22, 2015 @ 12:35pm
      Jun 22, 2015

      Routes with this trail

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      titleratingdistance
      La Crosse Outer Loop CW
      		10 miles
      Upper Hixon Long Blue Loop
      		6 miles
      Upper Hixon Green/Blue Route
      		3 miles
      Upper Hixon Long Blue/Black Loop
      		8 miles

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