Dirt Bike Trails
Near Floodwood, Minnesota

The Kytola Lake Trail is a short but enjoyable trail that branches off Ditch Bank Forest Road and leads to access at Thirty-Six Lake. The trail starts out as a dirt road, with a wet, watery ditch area running alongside the beginning of the route. As you continue toward the lake, the trail gradually...
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As the name implies, this trail takes you out to an old gravel pit, but getting there is part of the fun. The trail starts out as a relatively easy dirt road that winds back into the timber. Eventually, you come to a Y in the trail, with either direction providing access to the gravel pit, which is ...
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The Berthiaume Trail is one of the longer trails in the area and is a great choice for anyone looking for a little bit of everything. What starts out as an easy ride gradually changes as you travel deeper into the forest, bringing mud, water, rocks, hills, and increasingly narrow trail sections alon...
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This is not a trail for someone looking to keep their vehicle clean. During the wetter times of the year, when rain has saturated the ground, this trail becomes a great Minnesota backcountry adventure filled with mud, ruts, and plenty of divots to make the drive interesting. The trail winds through...
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This is a fairly easy trail that offers a nice little adventure through the woods and leads to a quiet lake at the end. Near the beginning of the trail, you will cross a railroad track before continuing toward the lake. As you get farther along the route, the trail gradually becomes narrower. There...
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UPM Blandin Trail South area starts from the Rabey Line and runs northwest 11.1 miles to the picnic area overlooking Cook Lake. The travel time is about an hour with an average speed of 9.6 MPH. The trail is easy to follow with changes in scenery from lightly wooded to open areas and wetlands. From ...
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Rabey Line converted rail grade, this section is 12.1 miles long and takes about an hour and 15 minutes with an average speed of 10.1 MPH including time to take trail pictures. This is an easy section of trail starting from the Washburn Lake area where the old rail grade is no longer used at the int...
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Lawler Loop Trails to Lawler goes from the far east intersection of Soo Line Trail North and Lawler Loops North and South 4-way intersection. This section of converted rail grade is 5.6 miles long and takes about 20 minutes with an average speed of 15.3 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enoug...
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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 grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even after several days of rain, the water on the trail is m...
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Lawler to McGregor on the Soo Line North is a section of converted rail grade that is 8.9 miles long and takes about 45 minutes with an average speed of 11.1 MPH. Take note at the McGregor end that you leave the old rail grade corridor to safely cross an active BNSF Railroad. There are signs on the ...
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Kettle River to Lawler Loop Trails on the Soo Line North is a section of converted rail grade that is 9.6 miles long and takes about 25 minutes with an average speed of 23.3 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even after rain for several days, the water on ...
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UPM Blandin Trail North area starts from the picnic area overlooking Cook Lake to the parking lot on Shingle Mill Road and Sugar Lake Trail. This section is 9.8 miles long with a travel time of about an hour at an average speed of 11.0 MPH. The trail is easy to follow with changes in scenery from li...
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Hill City to Washburn Lake on the Rabey Line converted rail is a section that is 7.1 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 12.6 MPH. This is an easy section of trail that was mapped from Sunny's gas station in Hill City. A short section of trail uses the State Highway 200 br...
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Moose Lake to Nemadji (Carlton County Road 11 at Ballou Road) on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade that is 9.2 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 19.6 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even on a rainy day ...
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Denham to Moose Lake on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade that is 12.6 miles long and takes about 45 minutes with an average speed of 16.8 MPH. This section has a few muddy areas due to spring thaw and could be wet during rainy times later in the season. There are great views o...
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Moose Lake to Kettle River on the Soo Line North is a section of converted rail grade that is 7 miles long and takes about 20 minutes with an average speed of 21.3 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even after rain for several days, the water on the trail ...
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The Hill City Trail runs between the Rabey Line and Soo Line Trails, as the name suggests it takes you over, on the side of and around area hills. This trail is 14.2 miles long and takes just under an hour with average speeds of 16.3 MPH including time to take trail pictures. This trail is easy to f...
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Carlton County Road 3 to the Wisconsin border on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade that is 7.3 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 15.2 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even on a rainy day or after several...
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Nemadji to Carlton County Road 3 on the Soo Line South is a section of converted rail grade that is 9.4 miles long and takes about 30 minutes with an average speed of 16.4 MPH. This converted rail grade is raised enough that it sheds water very well. Even on a rainy day or after several days of rain...
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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 trail to run if you are in the area during a wet period or the springtime.
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The Kytola Lake Trail is a short but enjoyable trail that branches off Ditch Bank Forest Road and leads to access at Thirty-Six Lake. The trail starts out as a dirt road, with a wet, watery ditch area running alongside the beginning of the route. As you continue toward the lake, the trail gradually...
Learn more about Kytola Lake Trail

As the name implies, this trail takes you out to an old gravel pit, but getting there is part of the fun. The trail starts out as a relatively easy dirt road that winds back into the timber. Eventually, you come to a Y in the trail, with either direction providing access to the gravel pit, which is ...
Learn more about Gravel Pit Trail

The Berthiaume Trail is one of the longer trails in the area and is a great choice for anyone looking for a little bit of everything. What starts out as an easy ride gradually changes as you travel deeper into the forest, bringing mud, water, rocks, hills, and increasingly narrow trail sections alon...
Learn more about Berthiaume Trail

This is not a trail for someone looking to keep their vehicle clean. During the wetter times of the year, when rain has saturated the ground, this trail becomes a great Minnesota backcountry adventure filled with mud, ruts, and plenty of divots to make the drive interesting. The trail winds through...
Learn more about Arrowhead Road

The Kytola Lake Trail is a short but enjoyable trail that branches off Ditch Bank Forest Road and leads to access at Thirty-Six Lake. The trail starts out as a dirt road, with a wet, watery ditch area running alongside the beginning of the route. As you continue toward the lake, the trail gradually...
Learn more about Kytola Lake Trail

As the name implies, this trail takes you out to an old gravel pit, but getting there is part of the fun. The trail starts out as a relatively easy dirt road that winds back into the timber. Eventually, you come to a Y in the trail, with either direction providing access to the gravel pit, which is ...
Learn more about Gravel Pit Trail

The Berthiaume Trail is one of the longer trails in the area and is a great choice for anyone looking for a little bit of everything. What starts out as an easy ride gradually changes as you travel deeper into the forest, bringing mud, water, rocks, hills, and increasingly narrow trail sections alon...
Learn more about Berthiaume Trail

This is not a trail for someone looking to keep their vehicle clean. During the wetter times of the year, when rain has saturated the ground, this trail becomes a great Minnesota backcountry adventure filled with mud, ruts, and plenty of divots to make the drive interesting. The trail winds through...
Learn more about Arrowhead Road