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Free to browse: Minnesota mountain bike destinations, trail systems and beginner guidance.
Battle Creek
Maplewood · Twin Cities North
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.
Bertram Chain of Lakes
Monticello · Twin Cities (exurban)
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.
Braemar
Edina · Twin Cities South
Britton Peak
North Shore
Tofte's North Shore gem — rocky, rooted, and drenched in boreal beauty.
Carver Lake Park
Woodbury · Twin Cities North
Cottage Grove Bike Park
Cottage Grove · Twin Cities South
Primarily a jump/skills bike park rather than cross-country singletrack, per MORC volunteer accounts.
Cuyuna Country
Crosby / Ironton · Iron Range
Reclaimed former iron-ore mine with red dirt, turquoise mine lakes, and roughly 70 miles of singletrack across five areas.
Duluth Trail System
Duluth · Duluth
Nine interconnected trail areas linked by the Duluth Traverse spine, entirely within city limits.
Duluth Traverse
North Shore
100+ mile cross-town singletrack ribbon connecting all of Duluth's neighborhoods.
Elm Creek
Champlin / Maple Grove · Twin Cities North
Maple Grove's crowd-pleaser — flowy machine-built loops for every level.
Giants Ridge
Biwabik · Iron Range
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 · Iron Range
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.
Hillside Park
Elk River · Twin Cities North
Joyce Estates
Grand Rapids (Trout Lake area) · Minnesota · Iron Range
A mowed, easygoing historic-estate trail on Trout Lake in the Chippewa National Forest, about 30 minutes north of Grand Rapids.
Ki-Chi-Saga
Lindstrom · Twin Cities (exurban)
MORC-maintained trail outside the core Twin Cities metro, near Lake Ki-Chi-Saga.
Lake Rebecca
Rockford · Twin Cities North
Rockford's rolling prairie-and-woods singletrack — forever fun XC.
Lebanon Hills
Eagan · Twin Cities South
Eagan's twisty, technical classic — every skill test packed into one loop.
Legion Trail System
Grand Rapids · Minnesota · Iron Range
The first designated singletrack in Itasca County — tight, twisty, technical woods trail wrapping around Hale Lake in Grand Rapids.
Lone Lake Park
Minnetonka · Twin Cities North
Minnesota River Bottoms
Twin Cities South
Bloomington's wild river-flat singletrack — flat, fast, and gloriously weird.
Minnesota River Trail
Bloomington / Burnsville / Savage · Twin Cities South
Monarch Singletrack
Victoria · Twin Cities South
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 · Twin Cities South
Savage's punchy climbs and rocky descents in a hidden regional park.
Pincushion Mountain
North Shore
Grand Marais overlook trails with sweeping ridge-top vistas.
Redhead Mountain Bike Park
Chisholm · Iron Range
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.
Rice Creek Chain of Lakes
Lino Lakes / Blaine · Twin Cities North
Salem Hills
Inver Grove Heights · Twin Cities South
Spirit Mountain
North Shore
Lift-served gravity park overlooking Lake Superior — jumps, berms, and big-mountain views.
Split Rock Wilds
North Shore
Beaver Bay backcountry singletrack with rugged Superior views.
Sunfish Lake Park
Lake Elmo · Twin Cities North
Terrace Oaks
Burnsville · Twin Cities South
Theodore Wirth
Minneapolis / Golden Valley · Twin Cities North
Minneapolis's in-town adventure hub, home of the Loppet.
Tioga Recreation Area
Cohasset · Iron Range
Reclaimed former iron mine (Tioga No. 2 Mine) turned mountain bike destination on 500 wooded acres between two lakes. Opened 2020.
Winona
Winona · Minnesota · Southern Minnesota
Bluff country singletrack — climbs earn you Mississippi River views.