Name: South Loop
Rating: 4.0

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Official Trail Condition Updates are found at the Minnesota Off Road Cyclists website.

You can make this a loop on its own, or use it as a connector to the Glenwood Loop with some elevation difference and straighter lines. Technical features include skinnies, downhill rock garden, rock step-downs, step-ups, and rock armoring.

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Local Club: Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists (MORC)

Land Manager: Minneapolis, MN - Park and Recreation Board

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Trail Ratings

4.0 from 36 votes

#3

in Theodore Wirth Park

#524

Overall

4.0 from 36 votes

5 Star		31%
4 Star		44%
3 Star		17%
2 Star		8%
1 Star		0%

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Aug 14, 2014 near Golden…, MN

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Jun 29, 2023

Lori Malvey

Tree down! 0.8mi

May 4, 2023

Jonas Cafferty

Jul 16, 2022

Lou Hibbard

c 0.8mi

Jun 5, 2022

JD Moore

May 13, 2022

JD Moore

10h 00m

May 10, 2022

Tony Grossman

0.8mi — 8h 04m

Oct 31, 2021

Graham Kolb

Aug 8, 2021

Erik Olson-Williams

0.8mi

Dec 14, 2020

Angel K

May 16, 2020

JR Zedan

May 13, 2020

Jamey Mossengren

May 11, 2020

Daniel Wilder

Sep 4, 2019

Bojan Tomas

Aug 7, 2019

Darrin Purcell

Jul 30, 2019

Mark Clauson

Oct 21, 2018

Larry Swanson

Jul 19, 2018

Liam Hanson

Now this has to be my all time favorite trail I would rate it an Intermediate because of all the rock editions and bridges but it is very fun 0.8mi

Jun 13, 2018

Tanner Rymanowski

Jun 7, 2018

Hector Mendes

May 16, 2018

Jeff L

Sep 22, 2017

Jeffrey Chandler

Sep 7, 2017

Justin Formaneck

Sep 4, 2017

Uta Moncur

Jul 26, 2017

Matt Lennartson

Ride 'em All Challenge

Jul 16, 2017

Paul Thorsgaard

0.8mi

Jul 13, 2017

Graham Kolb

Windy, technical in a spot or two, a couple fast swoops; relaxing, but buggy 2mi — 0h 30m

Jul 12, 2017

Sam Cleveland

Jul 11, 2017

Brendan Philip

Ride Em All Challenge #10

Jul 8, 2017

Jason Pollard

0.8mi

Jul 7, 2017

Jana Velo

Did the full loop, in two parts- to and from the other loops. 0.8mi

Jul 3, 2017

Dan Grothe

0.7mi

Jul 3, 2017

Private User

Jul 2, 2017

Kevin Jutila

Jul 1, 2017

Don Nguyen

0.8mi

Jun 29, 2017

Sam Cleveland

Jun 27, 2017

Don Nguyen

0.8mi

Jun 26, 2017

Amanda Moran

7.5mi — 1h 00m

Jun 24, 2017

Matthew Vinez

Jun 20, 2017

Ashley Starr

Clinic and ride 9.6mi

Jun 19, 2017

Amanda Malaney

0.8mi

Jun 19, 2017

matt pekuri

Jun 19, 2017

Luke Fiore

Jun 17, 2017

Ashley Elijah

2mi

Jun 15, 2017

Ben Schoenbauer

0.8mi

Nov 23, 2016

Hal Welch

Oct 23, 2016

Gabriel Johnston

Sep 3, 2016

Pablo ST

Jul 29, 2016

Ryan Gross

Aug 29, 2015

Pat Grewe

Jun 18, 2015

Nick Green

Apr 29, 2015

Louie Vidmar

Oct 1, 2009

Adam Smith

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