Dirt Bike Trails Near Knife River, Minnesota

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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
10.7
Tech Rating
7 Difficult
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gandy Dancer Trail

The Minnesota portion of the Gandy Dancer trail is 30-miles long and is an easy ride. The trail is open year round to ATV/UTV/ORV and bikes. In winter, the trail is groomed and also shared…
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Total Miles
29
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Park Forest, Potlatch, and Hilton Trails

This route is an out-and-back starting from the Gandy Dancer Trail and traversing through the heart of Nemadji State Forest. The route begins at the Park Forest Trail and eventually becomes the Potlatch Trail. The…
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Total Miles
13.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Sp

Core Trail

This is a dirt trail with tons of rocks. Most of the trail is open to all uses, but the stretch from Eveleth and Virginia to the main trail is only open to ATVs and…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
4 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bayfield Timber Trail

The Timber Trail which combines with Randysek Road starts out like a normal trail with some narrow and mostly dirt terrain. However, as you get closer to the cable this intersects with Randsek Rd. and…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail 57

This is a short loop trail that connects Camp 38th to Randysek Road allowing you to get off the automobile-shared route. There are a few more narrow spots where meeting another machine will require someone…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail 8

Trail 8 is a long dirt/gravel mix trail connecting 2 roads that could be used for access. It is mostly a dirt trail, and it is easy to navigate with plenty of spots to pull…
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Total Miles
7.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Trail 77

Trail 77 is a gravel connecting route from Trail 8 to County Road OO or Trail 31. It is one of the longer connecting trails and has nice easy rolling terrain to get you over…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mallard Lake Trail

This route follows the Mallard Lake Trail; there are several St. Croix Forest Road offshoots. Starting from County Highway 25, the trail follows gravel roads and several Jeep and SxS specific routes that you can…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Echo Trail

Echo Trail, a former logging trail that runs through Superior National Forest, is one of northern Minnesota's most scenic and accessible ORV trails. Technically, the whole trail spans over 70 miles with a mix of…
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Total Miles
34.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Temperance River Backroad Scenic Drive

This forest road is a pretty drive through many birch trees and other colorful trees in the fall. Overall the road is quite wide but is one car wide as the elevation gain increases. There…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

GG to Highbridge

This is a gravel forest road starting on State Highway GG, right outside of Mellen, and ending on County Highway C in Highbridge. These forest roads have some nice scenic views as you make your…
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Total Miles
10.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Tuscobia State Trail - Park Falls to Loretta

The Tuscobia State Trail runs a total of 74 Miles. This leg is 19 miles but connects to a massive trail system that you can jump onto at a bunch of different intersections. There are…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Pine Mountain Forest Road

A maintained gravel road with many spurs off of it. While the spurs can be narrow and heavily wooded, the main road is standard gravel with regular potholes and bumps, and wide enough to accommodate…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su