Off-Road Trails in Minnesota

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Learn more about Spider Lake

Spider Lake

This trail is a nice test loop during the winter to see if you should really venture around spider lake while winter wheeling. On the day we visited, there were 8-12 inches of fresh snow,…
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Total Miles

2.5

Tech Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Spider Lake North State Forestry Rd

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

1.5

Tech Rating

1 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Temperance River Backroad Scenic Drive

Temperance River Backroad Scenic Drive

This forest road is a pretty drive through many birch trees and other really colorful trees in the fall. Overall the road is quite wide but is one car wide as the elevation gain increases.…
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Total Miles

2.0

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about The Narrow Bull Moose Trail

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. It is primarily gravel, with some loose sand spot and water puddles…
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Total Miles

3.1

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Thompson Minimum Maintenance Forest Road

Thompson Minimum Maintenance Forest Road

Typical narrow minimum maintenance forest road. Some areas of rough mud and gravel. Overall nothing to really be worried about even in a stock SUV. There may be extra water or down branches depending on…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Learn more about Wahkon to McGrath

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

14.9

Tech Rating

1 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Learn more about West Round River - Part 1

West Round River - Part 1

This trail is a natural continuation of the Akeley Cutoff Road trail. Similarly challenging and part of a larger loop where you can pass by a lookout tower. I am unsure where it is allowed…
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Total Miles

1.2

Tech Rating

2 Easy

Best Time

Summer, Spring, Fall

Learn more about West Turtle Lake Loop Trail

West Turtle Lake Loop Trail

This is a minimal/no maintenance trail in the Northwest quadrant of Chippewa National Forest, Trail # 2513. High Clearance, low range transfer case, and winch recommended. A vehicle shouldn't be too tall as there can…
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Total Miles

5.4

Tech Rating

5 Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Learn more about Whiteface Truck and Round Lake

Whiteface Truck and Round Lake

Open seasonally for OHV but nearly impassable in spring or when highly saturated. The route from either end starts with a gravel forestry road and then quickly turns into a minimum maintenance road. The middle…
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Total Miles

11.2

Tech Rating

7 Difficult

Best Time

Summer, Fall

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