Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Motley, Minnesota

Bull Moose Trail is an incredibly beautiful forest road with access to many activities besides trail riding. This road provides fishing access to two different backwoods lakes and plenty of dispersed camping. One lake has a small beach and appears to be fairly deep. The drive out to the two lakes at...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail

This section of road seems to be tended to on occasion. Regardless, its a fairly wide trail with a few shoot off trails and campsites. One trail shoots off and connects up with a very long dirt bike/ATV trail. Overall the trail is tame with some pretty evergreens and small lakes. Note on Trail Ridin...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail Extension

Located just east of Brainerd, Minnesota, this loop is part of the Miller Hills trail system. This outer loop snakes around the outer bounds of the North East section of the trail. The single track trail features many tight turns, lots of exposed rocks, ruts, and steep hills. Many fallen trees and a...
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This is one of the best trails in the Spider Lake, Foot Hills Park area. Don't ruin this gem! You drive off a beach and drive on small hills next to the lake with an incredible view. You'll experience some nice rolling spots within the trail. It is overall smooth and some areas with water but super ...
Learn more about Cut Lake Scenic Drive

This trail could basically be a forest road, granted it is ATV, SxS, and dirt bike only. It is really wide in spots and is primarily gravel, with some loose sand spots, water puddles to cross, and smaller rocks. It is a fun trail but primarily for cruising, nothing too technical. Some spots are roug...
Learn more about The Narrow Bull Moose Trail

This trail connects forest roads from Spider Lake to Foot Hills State Forest. This minimum maintenance road is a little narrower in spots, overgrown with grass in spots, and I presume pretty fun in the winter. You will see lots of Northern Minnesota scenery. Note on Trail Riding in MN: Many trails h...
Learn more about Bull Moose Trail

This trail is really nice. There are areas of open forest where you can ride faster and other areas where it winds through the trees. There were no notable obstacles. Compared to nearby Paul Bunyan and Spider Lake Trails, this trail system is generally narrower but has fewer obstacles, fewer incline...
Learn more about Huntersville Southeast Leg

This trail is nothing too special as far as terrain goes, but there is a really nice seating and lookout space right near the river. There is space for bikes to pull off and enjoy the scenery. There is some small debris and whoops on the trail, but it's overall tame. Compared to nearby singletrack ...
Learn more about Scenic River Overlook Single Track

This trail is a nice continuous loop single track. There were a number of sections of roots and lots of whoops. There are no other major obstacles except one larger downed tree with a bypass. General Notes about Huntersville: I have ridden single track at Paul Bunyan and Spider Lake Trails nearby an...
Learn more about Huntersville East Central Loop

This trail appears relatively new to the Huntersville Trail System. There are really small, close bumps that are hard to bridge;you feel them without going fast. The trail has many tight spots throughout the loop that add difficulty. The northern section, however, is much more open. Compared to near...
Learn more about Huntersville Eastern Loop

This trail is just one possible loop through the Huntersville Trail System;there are so many different sub-trails that it's hard to know which to take. These trails are all typically narrow with whoops and some roots. There are no major rocks or other obstacles. Compared to nearby singletrack Paul B...
Learn more about Huntersville East Wooded Free for All Trail

This trail parallels a pretty lake toward the western section of the Huntersville trail system. The trail has some small hills and whoops, as well as some sharper, windy sections that appear to be rutted/wet on occasion. Those sections might have just been cleaned up from downed trees. Overall, it's...
Learn more about Finn Lake Loop

This single-track route is a borderline direct cut-through from many western/central forest roads to the primary Huntersville forest road. The trail winds through some pretty dense evergreen sections with lots of roots. There is also a wooden bridge that assists in passing a wet marsh section given ...
Learn more about Central Huntersville Cut Through

This trail featured a starter trail that is a cleared-out, tall-trunk forest with very few obstacles. There were many whoops but no water or rocks and little to no roots. General Notes about Huntersville: I have ridden single track at Paul Bunyan and Spider Lake Trails nearby and this trail system i...
Learn more about NE Huntersville Winding Woods

This is a smooth well maintained forest road with access to some small lakes and dispersed camping. This road continues on to connect with perch lake minimum maintenance forest road which has some other really pretty lakes and camping spots. The road is primarily sand and gravel and seems to be grad...
Learn more about Spider Lake North State Forestry Rd

This trail is the continuation of the Narrow Bull Moose Trail. A small jaunt across the paved road will get you here. The trail does not allow SUV/lifted 4x4 rigs but is wide in some areas. Five or more years ago, this used to be much more open and clear; logging will cause different changes to thes...
Learn more about Narrow Foothills Highway

This trail is one of two options if starting the western central Huntersville trails directly north of the system as opposed to near the river. This trail is pretty standard as wider single track with a few whoops and small debris in the trail, but overall it's quite smooth and easy. Compared to nea...
Learn more about Huntersville Western Central Trail Start

This trail has many diverse woods sections: areas with new growth, narrow trees, then open mature forest. The trail has very few rocks and roots, just many whoops. Compared to nearby singletrack Paul Bunyan and Spider Lake Trails, this trail system is generally narrower but has fewer obstacles, fewe...
Learn more about Circle Farm Trail

This trail is a nice alternative to the other starter trails for the western trails at Huntersville. It parallels the river and adds some additional time to get to the bulk of the trails, but saves you from riding in the sandy ditches. The trail has some wide birch sections and some narrow evergreen...
Learn more about Crow Wing River Single Track

This trail is a Huntersville sampler. There are super dense forest sections where you have to slow down to thread trees, sections of many whoops, somewhat washed-out trails that are sandy, and some trail sections hit by the forestry service with roots, sticks, and stumps. Compared to nearby singletr...
Learn more about Huntersville Southwestern Trail

Bull Moose Trail is an incredibly beautiful forest road with access to many activities besides trail riding. This road provides fishing access to two different backwoods lakes and plenty of dispersed camping. One lake has a small beach and appears to be fairly deep. The drive out to the two lakes at...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail

This section of road seems to be tended to on occasion. Regardless, its a fairly wide trail with a few shoot off trails and campsites. One trail shoots off and connects up with a very long dirt bike/ATV trail. Overall the trail is tame with some pretty evergreens and small lakes. Note on Trail Ridin...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail Extension

This is one of the best trails in the Spider Lake, Foot Hills Park area. Don't ruin this gem! You drive off a beach and drive on small hills next to the lake with an incredible view. You'll experience some nice rolling spots within the trail. It is overall smooth and some areas with water but super ...
Learn more about Cut Lake Scenic Drive

This trail could basically be a forest road, granted it is ATV, SxS, and dirt bike only. It is really wide in spots and is primarily gravel, with some loose sand spots, water puddles to cross, and smaller rocks. It is a fun trail but primarily for cruising, nothing too technical. Some spots are roug...
Learn more about The Narrow Bull Moose Trail

Bull Moose Trail is an incredibly beautiful forest road with access to many activities besides trail riding. This road provides fishing access to two different backwoods lakes and plenty of dispersed camping. One lake has a small beach and appears to be fairly deep. The drive out to the two lakes at...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail

This section of road seems to be tended to on occasion. Regardless, its a fairly wide trail with a few shoot off trails and campsites. One trail shoots off and connects up with a very long dirt bike/ATV trail. Overall the trail is tame with some pretty evergreens and small lakes. Note on Trail Ridin...
Learn more about Bull Run Trail Extension

This is one of the best trails in the Spider Lake, Foot Hills Park area. Don't ruin this gem! You drive off a beach and drive on small hills next to the lake with an incredible view. You'll experience some nice rolling spots within the trail. It is overall smooth and some areas with water but super ...
Learn more about Cut Lake Scenic Drive

This trail could basically be a forest road, granted it is ATV, SxS, and dirt bike only. It is really wide in spots and is primarily gravel, with some loose sand spots, water puddles to cross, and smaller rocks. It is a fun trail but primarily for cruising, nothing too technical. Some spots are roug...
Learn more about The Narrow Bull Moose Trail