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Jay Cooke State Park

Nearby Town: Duluth/Carlton, Minnesota
Ride Type: Many Trails To Choose
Trail Type: Single Track 90%
Dirt Road 10%
Distance: 10.00 miles (16.09 KM)
Duration: not specified.
Elevation Gain: 300 Feet (91 Meters)
Climbing: Steep At Times
Skill Level: Weekend Warriors
User Density: not specified.



Trail Description:
O.K. trails, not well maintained. Some grass up to my neck, yeah neck. All the trails are mild except for the Lower Triangle Loop which is decent but short. Cool swinging bridge, they say no bikes but whatever. Connects to the Willard Munger Trail that is paved and goes on forever like 100mi. You can ride the Munger into Duluth (12mi.) There are free trail maps at the visitors center.

How to get there:
The park is about fifteen min. south of Duluth on I-35 exit #249. Big brown signs direct you to the park.

Additional Notes:
Need a day pass $7 or a State Parks Annual Permit $25 to park in the lot which you can buy in the vi


Posted by: Craig on 9/8/2009
These trails are for DH or intermidiate CX riders only. if you are riding the right trails you can find yourself in either extreme DHing or very technical routes. There are about Five trails to ride three are within the same horse trail and the others are off the bike trail.




 



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