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A backwoods singletrack delight! Machine-built, but with a few subtle nods to old-school trails.


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Map Key

5.0

Miles

8.0

KM

Singletrack

958' 292 m

High

647' 197 m

Low

508' 155 m

Up

235' 72 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Compared to other new singletrack in Duluth (i.e., the Duluth Traverse), this trail is just slightly more old-school. This one has a narrower tread, tighter trees, fewer berms, occasional rock in the middle of the trail, and some flat/off-camber turns. This trail has a fantastic deep-woods feel to it.

In total, this trail is just shy of five miles and the north end is roughly 300' higher (elevation) than the south end. Most of the elevation change occurs in the southern half of the trail, with the northern half feeling flatter.

The southern end contains numerous sensational hairpins where the trail skirts out, traversing along a steep hillside, to the head of a ridgeline only to whip the rider nearly 180° and back along the next steep hillside.

From end to end, this trail flows easily along, bringing the rider from mature stands of White Pines, Hemlocks, and Cedars, and through big leafy Birch and Aspen groves. You'd never have a clue that you're within a city!

Ojibwe trail name: "Akiing Anishinaabe" (meaning: indigenous land Anishinaabe).

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Shared By:

Matt Goodman

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Photos

Lower side of TBN trail, (I called it Blue Raven for my records) where the trail hugs the hillsides.
Oct 14, 2017 near Esko, MN
Fun 1/4 mile boardwalk at the bottom entrance to IL
Sep 21, 2018 near Esko, MN
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Sep 3, 2024
Atsuko Ohtake
Jul 5, 2022
Jamey Mossengren
Jul 9, 2021
Anna Plotnik
Uphill was more brutal — 1h 30m
Jul 23, 2020
Joe Fifield
Jun 13, 2019
Chris Lee
Aug 23, 2018
Brent Johnson
Dry Trail. Great Flow.
Oct 14, 2017
Chad Dean
Sep 10, 2017
Phil Jalovick
awesome trail 5.7mi
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