MTB Project Logo
Climb
MTB
Hike
Trailrun
Ski
Limited Time70% OffonX Backcountry

Minooka Park Loop

RECOMMENDED ROUTE
Intermediate Intermediate
 4.3 (83)
  1. Areas
  2. WI
  3. …Southern Wisconsin
  4. Minooka Park
Explore MTB in 3D
Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.
Previous Next

“A fun piece of urban singletrack that almost feels like it is in the country. ”

Jan van den Handel II
Your Rating: Rating Rating Rating Rating Rating      Clear Rating
Your Difficulty:
Your Favorites: Add To-Do · Your List
Google Map
Zoom in to see details
Map Key

5.1

Miles

8.2

KM

100%

Singletrack

1,094' 334 m

High

954' 291 m

Low

348' 106 m

Up

346' 106 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

16%

Max Grade (9°)

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Allowed

Family Friendly At a slower pace, sections of this ride are perfect for kids learning to mountain bike.

Overview

This ride makes a mid-length loop with entertaining up and downs, tight trees, and wide open sections. This loop will challenge newer riders while keeping skilled riders interested with variety and opportunities to let it fly.

Need to Know

Some notes about the trail: The trail is for bikes only, but does cross walking and equestrian paths, so use proper trail etiquette. If you come across a horse, stop and speak in a calm voice so as not to startle the horse.

Description

From the trailhead at Parking Lot 5, take the singletrack. The Green Loop and Blue Loop start out together. The ride starts with a gentle climb that soon levels out. Continue through the twists and turns and you'll come to a split in the trail. The left fork takes you on the Blue Loop (intermediate loop) and the right fork takes you on the beginner Green Loop.

Next up is some nice singletrack through the woods. Trail construction is still going on, so you may find a slightly different route or some altered features. The Waukesha Bike Alliance volunteers continue to work adding more trail, fun berms, rollers, rock gardens, and other fun features to add some nice spice to the ride. You'll find some very tight trees to navigate through. There are also some tight climbing and descending turns. These can be fairly technical for a newer rider, but you never go too far without crossing a section of doubletrack or another bail-out if needed.

Once you meet back up with the Green Loop, you are not far from the meadow section. Here you can let the bike run! See how fast you can rail the corners and see just how much traction your tires have! Most of this section of the trail is smooth singletrack. At a slower pace, it is perfect for kids learning to mountain bike. Continue along the trail until you get to another fork. The left fork takes you back to the parking lot and the right fork takes you back to the trail for some more fun.

Contacts

Local Club: Waukesha Bike Alliance

Land Manager: Waukesha County Parks

Shared By:

Jan van den Handel II with improvements by Kaden Bintz
Full Details

Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 83 votes

#1

in Minooka Park

#143

Overall
  4.3 from 83 votes
5 Star
47%
4 Star
39%
3 Star
10%
2 Star
4%
1 Star
1%
Recommended Route Rankings

#1

in Minooka Park

#1

in Wisconsin

#143

Overall
42 Views Last Month
31,396 Since Jan 12, 2015
Intermediate Intermediate
1%
5%
68%
16%
9%
0%
Add a Photo

Photos

Autumn colors.
Oct 30, 2016 near New Berlin, WI
Watch out at this section, 2 narrow trees
Jul 5, 2015 near New Berlin, WI
Jump Logs
Jun 10, 2023 near New Berlin, WI
Hop the rocks
Jun 10, 2023 near New Berlin, WI
Waffling about night riding and eMTB at Monooka.
Aug 21, 2022 near New Berlin, WI
Rocky Terrain
Jun 10, 2023 near New Berlin, WI

9 Comments

Sort by: Oldest Drop down
Newest Oldest Popular
loading

Weather

Current Trail Conditions

All Clear 19 days ago
Add Your Check-In

Check-Ins

Sep 2, 2024
Curt Litza
First time out on this one close to my home. Pretty fun! 4.8mi — 0h 43m
Jul 19, 2023
Gregor Wilke
2 laps 11mi — 1h 10m
May 28, 2023
Matthew Boyer
Jun 18, 2022
Mark Webster
Nov 17, 2021
Sam Rodmyre
Closed due to conditions
Sep 18, 2021
Scott Magee
Jun 3, 2021
Gregor Wilke
The dirt was great. Love the new addition of the wooden berm/drop! 5mi — 0h 37m
May 11, 2021
Leigh Kennedy
Nice trail with a huge wood feature. Good for a quick after work/lunch ride 9.5mi

Nearby Recommended Routes

Welcome

Join the Community! It's FREE

Already have an account? Login to close this notice.

Get Started