In the hills above Lutsen...

[TrailPatrol]

The Superior National Forest offers a lot for the biking enthusiast, especially mountain bikers. In addition to Forest Roads, there are a number specifically designated mountain bike routes on the forest. Most of these routes follow old logging roads which vary in terrain and type of road surface (e.g., gravel, dirt). These routes also vary in difficulty, ranging from easy going routes with few hills and smooth surfaces to routes that will test the skills of even the most experienced mountain biker.

For more information, go to:

http://www.trailpatrol.org/OurTrails2.htm

Ride safe,
Hans :banana:

[slim]

I can't get that link to work, and when I go to the site, I don't see anything about Superior N.F. , just Chippewa, Wisconsin and MN State parks.

[TrailPatrol]

We stopped patrolling Superior N.F. about a year ago when the Arrowhead patrol was formed, and removed the link.

Check out: http://www.boundarycountry.com/biking.html

Good luck!
Hans

[jitterjepp]

I was in a race up around Carlton Peak over the weekend and I was pleased to see the red and white mountain bike signs. It's a lot like what Hans says it is but there are also some really fun hills to go down on those old logging roads. I also ran across some really rocky parts that were a blast. One spot reminded me of the Rim trail in Moab. well...it was only about 200 feet long but it was super cool! Everyone was walking thier bikes down and was just fliyng along with that crazy grin. Yeee hawww!
The race started at 2am with a mountain biking section. It's kind of tough to really appreciate the trails when you are trying to navigate in the dark in a place you have never been to while trying to stay in front. Or at least near the front. We also had a major bike issue about an hour into the race. the chain busted on one of the bikes and the derailer went 180 degrees upsidedown into the spokes and bent the hanger and the axel. What a mess! It took fifteen minutes just to get the derailer out of the spokes but we got it fixed on the trail, continued on and still got 4th place.
I don't get up there much in the summer. I'm up there so much in the winter that I don't much feel like the drive by spring.
I think I'll have to go back up there again before the snow starts to fly.