Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
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Trailhead Parking to Genola
This section of Soo Line South is an easy trail with a great parking lot at the trailhead that has lots of room for trailers. The parking lot has security cameras and two vault-type restrooms.…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Genola to Hillman
Genola to Hillman on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade that is 12 miles long and takes about 40 minutes with an average speed of 19.6 mph. This section…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hillman to Onamia
Hillman to Onamia on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade. At 12 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 24.1 mph. This section of…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Meeker County OHV Park Outer Loop
Narrow and winding trails travel through this 40-acre parcel of woods. There is a youth training area on site, as well as a picnic shelter area, restroom facilities, and plenty of parking. There is a…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Onamia to Wahkon
Onamia to Wahkon on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade. At 8.2 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section of the…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wahkon to McGrath
Wahkon to McGrath is a section of converted rail grade. It's 15 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section starts at the Wahkon City Park. There…
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Outer Loop
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…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Foxy Loop Main
The Foxy Loop is the first ATV trail network along the Soo Line Trail just north of Isle, Minnesota. There are about 2.5 miles of trail within the Foxy Loop network. The 1.5-mile main trail…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Foxy Loop 2
The Foxy Loop 2 is a shorter loop trail within the Foxy Loop network, accessed a short distance in from either entrance on the Soo Line. The trail is a little shorter than the Foxy…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Red Top Loop
The Red Top Loop is located within a wooded area between the communities of Isle and McGrath in Aitkin County. The Red Top Loop trail network is made up of several different trails, all generally…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
McGrath to Denham
McGrath to Denham on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade. It's 19 miles long and takes about 40 minutes with an average speed of 28.5 MPH. This section has a…
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Total Miles
18
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Emily - Blind Lake Trail - West 106
This section of Emily - Blind Lake TRL(West of County Road 106) is mapped from the Bloomquist Dr. ATV parking lot in Emily to the southern Crow Wing County Road 106 trail intersection. This section…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Emily - Blind Lake Trail - East 106
This section of Emily - Blind Lake Trail (East of County Road 106) is mapped from the southern Crow Wing County Road 106 trail intersection (Lens Road) to the Blind Lake Trail. This section is…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Emily/Outing ATV A Trail
Emily/Outing ATV A Trail is mapped from the B Trail to the Bloomquist Dr. ATV parking lot in Emily. This section is 4.9 miles long and takes about 22 minutes with average speed of 12.8…
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Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Solana Loop
The Solana Loop has roughly 15 miles of rideable trail with the main loop being about 14 miles. The trail also provides access to the Solana State Forest, which includes an additional 25+ miles of…
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Total Miles
12.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Blind Lake Connector Trail - South 68
Blind Lake Connector Trail (South of County Road 68) is mapped from the end of the Emily Blind Lake Trail to the Aitkin County Road 68 area. This section is 10 miles long and takes…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
South of Outing on the A Trail
South of Outing on the Emily-Outing A Trail was mapped from the Outing ATV Parking lot to the Emily-Outing B Trail. The length is just under 5 miles, and it stops at the Outing gas…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Emily/Outing ATV B Trail
Emily/Outing ATV B Trail is mapped from Cass County Road 58 near Egg Lake where the trail leaves the gravel and into the woods to A Trail intersection. This section is 11.7 miles long and…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bull Run 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…
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Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bull Run Trail Extension
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…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Cut Lake Scenic Drive
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…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
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…
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Total Miles
2.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
The Narrow Bull Moose Trail
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…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Blind Lake Connector Trail - North 68
Blind Lake Connector Trail (North of County Road 68) is mapped from the Aitkin County Road 68 area to the Soo Line North Trail. This section is 8.3 miles long and takes about 50 minutes…
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Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Spider Lake North State Forestry Rd
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…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Narrow Foothills Highway
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…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
McGregor to Palisade
McGregor to Palisade on the Soo Line North is a section of converted rail grade that is 11.1 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 20.7 MPH. This converted rail…
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Total Miles
10.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wren Lake Loop
Wren Lake Loop which is part of the Moose River Trail system, is 10.8 miles long and takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes at an average of 9.45 MPH. Time and distance are only…
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Total Miles
10.2
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Palisade to Swatara
Palisade to Swatara on the Soo Line North is a section of converted rail grade that is 15.7 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 20.9 MPH. It's a great…
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Total Miles
14.8
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Pikus Forest Road / County Road 58
Pikus Forest Road / County Road 58 is mapped from the Moose River Connector Trail at the Aitkin / Cass County line to Cass County Road 58 near Egg Lake where the trail leaves the…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
ATV Trails Near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Trailhead Parking to Genola
This section of Soo Line South is an easy trail with a great parking lot at the trailhead that has lots of room for trailers. The parking lot has security cameras and two vault-type restrooms.…
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Learn more about Trailhead Parking to Genola
Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Genola to Hillman
Genola to Hillman on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade that is 12 miles long and takes about 40 minutes with an average speed of 19.6 mph. This section…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hillman to Onamia
Hillman to Onamia on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade. At 12 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 24.1 mph. This section of…
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Learn more about Hillman to Onamia
Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Meeker County OHV Park Outer Loop
Narrow and winding trails travel through this 40-acre parcel of woods. There is a youth training area on site, as well as a picnic shelter area, restroom facilities, and plenty of parking. There is a…
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Learn more about Meeker County OHV Park Outer Loop
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Onamia to Wahkon
Onamia to Wahkon on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade. At 8.2 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section of the…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wahkon to McGrath
Wahkon to McGrath is a section of converted rail grade. It's 15 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section starts at the Wahkon City Park. There…
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Trailhead Parking to Genola
This section of Soo Line South is an easy trail with a great parking lot at the trailhead that has lots of room for trailers. The parking lot has security cameras and two vault-type restrooms.…
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Learn more about Trailhead Parking to Genola
Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Genola to Hillman
Genola to Hillman on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade that is 12 miles long and takes about 40 minutes with an average speed of 19.6 mph. This section…
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Learn more about Genola to Hillman
Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hillman to Onamia
Hillman to Onamia on the Soo Line South Trail is a section of converted rail grade. At 12 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 24.1 mph. This section of…
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Learn more about Hillman to Onamia
Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Meeker County OHV Park Outer Loop
Narrow and winding trails travel through this 40-acre parcel of woods. There is a youth training area on site, as well as a picnic shelter area, restroom facilities, and plenty of parking. There is a…
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Learn more about Meeker County OHV Park Outer Loop
Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Onamia to Wahkon
Onamia to Wahkon on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade. At 8.2 miles long, it takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section of the…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Wahkon to McGrath
Wahkon to McGrath is a section of converted rail grade. It's 15 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 13.7 MPH. This section starts at the Wahkon City Park. There…
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Learn more about Wahkon to McGrath
Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa