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A difficult descent, from Home Brew to Skyline Parkway and climb back up.


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Map Key

0.6

Miles

0.9

KM

Singletrack

1,251' 381 m

High

1,030' 314 m

Low

1' 0 m

Up

222' 68 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

22%

Max Grade (12°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

This is a steep, difficult, narrow, raw, super rocky, hand-built descent. No mandatory air, all the steeps can be rolled.

From Home Brew, watch for this trail to the south. From a very modest initial gate, the trail drops through a series of switchbacks.

A notable feature, early-on, is a wide wooden bridge up onto am escarpment where there is a fantastic scenic overlook of the Twin Ports harbor. Next are a couple of spaced out, very steep, descents on rocky faces, both with pretty quick left-hand turns at the bottom.

Also, at one of the points where the trail switchbacks heading east (uphill on your left, downhill on your right), watch for a big B-line on the left that takes you up a rock outcrop for a steep roll-in back to the main line. Immediately after this there is another a/b option where the left option takes you through a "V" tree, and the right takes you off of a roughly three-foot boulder drop.

The trail mellows out slightly for the final couple of switchbacks, though, it's still plenty exciting and rough.

At the bottom, you'll find yourself just above Skyline Parkway (paved road). Either exit here or continue on counterclockwise climbing back up to Homebrew..

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Matt Goodman

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  4.4 from 10 votes

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#118

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#7,225

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Photos

Descending Kissing Booth with a view (photo by Hansi Johnson - used with permission)
Oct 13, 2014 near Proctor, MN
Kissing Booth downhill
Aug 22, 2017 near Proctor, MN
Scenic overlook of the Duluth/Superior harbor.
Sep 28, 2014 near Proctor, MN
Runaway descent!  On Kissing Booth
Sep 28, 2014 near Proctor, MN
Well built crossings...
Jul 10, 2014 near Proctor, MN
Bottom of "Kissing Booth" at Skyline Parkway
Sep 28, 2014 near Proctor, MN
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Sep 19, 2020
Anna Plotnik
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Alex Schmies
Rugged. Walked a few drops 0.6mi
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