Trails are open. The mountain bike trails will be open until November 1st. We have been clearing leaves on the entire mountain bike trail system the past 10 days and conditions are excellent.
Surface conditions are hardpack and dry. A few leaves still to come down and might be some that blow in otherwise great late season riding.
Please park in far parking lot by the recycling containers.
Enjoying the freshly cleared trail on Twin Lakes singletrack, October 20th, 2022.Sunset on the “Bjorp’s” berms, October 19th, 2022.Golden hour ride on ski trail segment of bike course, October 18th, 2022.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, October 18th, 2022.Twin Lakes “bridge loop” after fresh clearing, October 18th, 2022.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, October 16th, 2022.
Wintry feel the past few days with first accumulating snowfall on Friday and temps in the lower teens this morning.
Fall color still alive in pockets in the woods along with the grasses and underbrush providing a autumn balance.
We will continue doing trail work this fall until deer hunting with plans to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.
Mountain bike singletrack after fresh clearing, October 18th, 2022. Mountain bike trails remain open until November 1st.Fall color scene along Skaters Waltz extension, October 15th, 2022.Snowy autumn scene near Twin Lakes crossing, October 14th, 2022.Sunset over Little Sugarbush, October 14th, 2022.
The mountain bike trails will be open until November 1st. We have been clearing leaves on select segments with plans to clear the entire course by the end of the week.
Surface conditions are hardpack and dry. A few leaves still to come down and might be some that blow in otherwise great late season riding.
Please park in far parking lot by the recycling containers.
Golden hour ride on ski trail segment of bike course, October 18th, 2022.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, October 18th, 2022.Twin Lakes “bridge loop” after fresh clearing, October 18th, 2022.Fall color on North Star extension singletrack, October 16th, 2022.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, October 16th, 2022.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, October 16th, 2022.
Trails Open. Incredible fall riding in place. The woods are vibrant with color. The leaves are starting to fall a bit more rapidly on the trail as we have passed our peak, but all part of the fall riding experience!
We have been clearing on the course the past few days as leaves fall to the deck and cleared 95% of the entire 25 mile mountain bike course Thursday-Sunday.
We will continue clearing on select segments, usually clearing the entire course over a period of 10 days, up until the end of October. The trails close for the first season 3 days before deer hunting season then open for the winter riding season late November.
Click here for new map online. The main trail head is near the resort with other trails accessible from the driveway for the Twin Lakes and Sukkerwest loops, county road 110 and hiway 34 for the Bullhead Bootleg loop. Trailforks is also a great resource to use for identifying the Maplelag mountain bike trails.
Twin Lakes has a “sport” option to bypass the first part that has more roots that leads to Hudson’s Hula loop which is rolling great the end of summer. Feeling Lucky, SukkerWest and the Citizen loop good starter trails/loops for first time riders to Maplelag.
We also have pink signs out for the LagChilada challenge which is one continuous ride of the entire trail system, about 25 miles.
Summer pass can be purchased here. The passes helps offset maintenance costs. The Maplelag trails are privately owned and operated and we receive no grants or assistance for operating.
By riding at Maplelag, assume all risk and responsibility for any changing conditions that may alter the riding surface.
Leaf clearing on Twin Lakes singletrack, October 8th, 2022. After today’s clearing the entire MTB trail system cleared the past three days. Incredible golden hour riding, October 7th, 2022.Weaving through “Fargo” singletrack, October 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack return, October 7th, 2022,“Fargo” singletrack cleared today, October 6th, 2022.Vibrant colors as seen at “Pirate’s Pass” trail segment, October 5th, 2022.One of the “Five Dollar Corners” on North Loup Gnar trail, October 4th, 2022.Maplelag driveway vibrant with fall color, October 4th, 2022.Sukkerbusk ski trail, part of the bike course near the end point, October 4th, 2022.Near the trail head on Sukkerbusk, October 4th, 2022.Members of the Northwest Wolves scholastic mountain bike team enjoying the fall colors, October 3rd, 2022. (Ben Olson photo)Sunday ride on Bullhead Bootleg, October 2nd, 2022. (P. Arneson photo)Ski trail segment on bike course, September 30th, 2022.Hudson’s Hula singletrack fresh cleared today, September 30th, 2022.Fall colors coming to fruition along the trail, September 30th, 2022.Bridge section cleared today, September 30th, 2022.Rolling through “Bjorp’s” singletrack, cleared earlier in day. September 29th, 2022.Ramp feature on Bjorp’s Singletrack, September 29th, 2022.Rolling over rock feature on Bjorp’s singletrack, September 29th, 2022.Heading into Fargo singletrack after being cleared earlier in the day, September 28th, 2022.Twin Lakes clearing, September 27th, 2022.Heading out for a early evening ride among beautiful fall color, September 26th, 2022.
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