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Carver Lake Park

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“A nice, fast trail for any rider. ”

Joe Switek
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4.5

Miles

7.2

KM

100%

Singletrack

998' 304 m

High

926' 282 m

Low

305' 93 m

Up

290' 88 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

12%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Allowed

Overview

Carver Lake Park is a nice twisty stacked loop of intermediate singletrack. It's never too technical, but there are several places where a short advanced side trail leaves the main trail, then rejoins it again shortly.

Description

Head west out of the main parking lot and take a quick left off the paved trail. Decend to just above Carver lake and then climb back up to the top of the hill. There are technical features both on the main trail (with ride-arounds) and on turn-off loops. Don't worry, you won't lose any trail by trying out the technical features, they all loop you back to before you left.

Cross the "saggy bridge" a wide (and solid) boardwalk that crosses a valley, and climb up to the point. Test out your flow and pump skills on this short section.

Cross the entrance road and turn right (there are lines painted on the pavement to guide riders). This next section of trail is flatter and faster and is without any technical features. The trail takes a sharp left at a fence and gets a little rooty, but still quick.

After a super easy climb, take a right and fly down the hill great hops and slides available on the way. Ride on or around the downed tree obstacle and then give it a quick hop over a log pyramid.

Climb gently to the paved path and cross it, bearing right. This section is a blast and has more opportunities for speed and fun maneuvering keep right at the fork and follow the two-way trail to the next fork and keep left.

This outer loop has more banked curves and a ditch crossing. Head back out on the two-way trail and keep right at the fork. Climb up the hill back to the path crossing (or cut-off and take that short downhill loop again) and bear right, into the pines.

This last section of trail is flatter and less technical than others and can be ridden very quickly. Catch yourself another log pyramid and ride on until you're dumped out on the grass at the southwest corner of the parking lot.

Contacts

Local Club: Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (MORC)

Land Manager: City of Woodbury, MN - Parks and Trails

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Joe Switek with improvements by Sam Roeh and 1 other
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  4.5 from 95 votes

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in Minneapolis - St. Paul

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Riding Carver Lake Park
Oct 4, 2018 near Woodbury, MN
Raised bridge skinny in the optional X section; the rock steps to the left of my front wheel provide an optional easier exit; west loop, Carver Lake MTB trail
Jun 20, 2013 near Woodbury, MN
Reflecting on the awesome wood feature @ Carver!
Jul 20, 2017 near Woodbury, MN
Triple beam skinny: angled, raised and stepped; west loop, Carver Lake MTB trail
Jun 20, 2013 near Woodbury, MN
Middle berm, end of west loop, Carver Lake MTB trail
Jun 20, 2013 near Woodbury, MN
Top berm, end of west loop, Carver Lake MTB trail
Jun 20, 2013 near Woodbury, MN

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Aug 3, 2024
ryan Windgassen
10mi — 1h 00m
Oct 2, 2023
Lori Malvey
Rode the loop and some paved trails to enjoy this lovely fall day. 7.5mi — 1h 09m
Aug 25, 2023
Lori Malvey
New jump line by skills park. A bit over my abilities. Lol 5.5mi
Jul 25, 2023
Lori Malvey
Hot and dusty. Fun! 4.5mi — 0h 45m
Jul 23, 2023
CJ Jarocki
REI MTB Beginner class 3.5mi — 1h 30m
Jul 8, 2023
Lori Malvey
7mi — 1h 30m
Sep 16, 2022
Eric L
Skipped most features 5.8mi — 0h 33m
Sep 11, 2022
Kennedy Thompson

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