Mountain bike destinations
Every destination guide is free to read — trail systems, difficulty, parking and beginner guidance. Minnesota is our starting region.
Twin Cities North
Battle Creek
Maplewood
Something for riders of all technical abilities with 10 miles of 2-way trail. Hilly at times with relatively short climbs; mainly fast hard-pack with a few sandy sections and some rocks and roots.
Carver Lake Park
Woodbury
Elm Creek
Champlin / Maple Grove
Maple Grove's crowd-pleaser — flowy machine-built loops for every level.
Hillside Park
Elk River
Lake Rebecca
Rockford
Rockford's rolling prairie-and-woods singletrack — forever fun XC.
Lone Lake Park
Minnetonka
Intermediate Trail tucked right in the heart of Minnetonka
Rice Creek Chain of Lakes
Lino Lakes / Blaine
Sunfish Lake Park
Lake Elmo
Sunfish Lake Park, located at 10000 Stillwater Avenue N, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Lake Elmo park system, an important symbol of the quiet, rural character of Lake Elmo. The first European settlement in Lake Elmo was located near this park, and it is here that the assembly met, creating the township that is now the City of Lake Elmo.
Theodore Wirth
Minneapolis / Golden Valley
Minneapolis's in-town adventure hub, home of the Loppet.
Twin Cities (exurban)
Bertram Chain of Lakes
Monticello
MORC-maintained singletrack at Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park, outside the core Twin Cities metro. Mileage figures below are from third-party trail listings, not MORC's own page, and need verification.
Ki-Chi-Saga
Lindstrom
MORC-maintained trail outside the core Twin Cities metro, near Lake Ki-Chi-Saga.
Twin Cities South
Braemar
Edina
Fast and Playful - Intermediate (Blue Square) and an Advanced Black Jump Line
Cottage Grove Bike Park
Cottage Grove
Primarily a jump/skills bike park rather than cross-country singletrack, per MORC volunteer accounts.
Lebanon Hills
Eagan
Eagan's twisty, technical classic — every skill test packed into one loop.
Minnesota River Bottoms
Bloomington's wild river-flat singletrack — flat, fast, and gloriously weird.
Minnesota River Trail
Bloomington / Burnsville / Savage
Monarch Singletrack
Victoria
MORC-built and maintained singletrack at Three Rivers Park District's Carver Park Reserve. Five loops from easy to advanced plus an advanced skills area ("Paradise Playground"), including a trail built with adapted cycles in mind.
Murphy-Hanrehan
Prior Lake / Savage
Savage's punchy climbs and rocky descents in a hidden regional park.
Salem Hills
Inver Grove Heights
With mellow trails and park amenities that include a playground, Salem Hills is the perfect spot for families, beginner-level riders, and riders who enjoy pedaling through scenic views.
Terrace Oaks
Burnsville
Terrace Oaks is a shorter, yet really fun trail that consists mainly of intermediate level singletrack. It's fast and rolling with a few tight spots here and there, and some logs and roots thrown in for good measure. source: MORC Website
North Shore
Britton Peak
Tofte's North Shore gem — rocky, rooted, and drenched in boreal beauty.
Duluth Traverse
100+ mile cross-town singletrack ribbon connecting all of Duluth's neighborhoods.
Pincushion Mountain
Grand Marais overlook trails with sweeping ridge-top vistas.
Spirit Mountain
Lift-served gravity park overlooking Lake Superior — jumps, berms, and big-mountain views.
Split Rock Wilds
Beaver Bay backcountry singletrack with rugged Superior views.
Iron Range
Cuyuna Country
Crosby / Ironton
Reclaimed former iron-ore mine with red dirt, turquoise mine lakes, and roughly 70 miles of singletrack across five areas.
Giants Ridge
Biwabik
Four-season resort on Minnesota's Iron Range. Lift-served gravity mountain bike park plus cross-country singletrack through Superior National Forest.
Hidden Valley Recreation Area
Ely, Minnesota
Purpose-built singletrack in Ely, operated and groomed by the Ely Nordic Ski and Bike Club. Actively under multi-phase construction — total mileage not yet reconciled across sources.
Joyce Estates
Grand Rapids (Trout Lake area), Minnesota
A mowed, easygoing historic-estate trail on Trout Lake in the Chippewa National Forest, about 30 minutes north of Grand Rapids.
Legion Trail System
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
The first designated singletrack in Itasca County — tight, twisty, technical woods trail wrapping around Hale Lake in Grand Rapids.
Redhead Mountain Bike Park
Chisholm
Public multi-use trail system built into a reclaimed, water-filled iron mine pit. Free to ride, open 7 days a week except heavy rain/seasonal changeover. Opened 2020.
Tioga Recreation Area
Cohasset
Reclaimed former iron mine (Tioga No. 2 Mine) turned mountain bike destination on 500 wooded acres between two lakes. Opened 2020.