The Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails were nominated for a national cycling award by PeopleForBikes. Launched in 1999 as Bikes Belong, PeopleForBikes includes both an industry coalition of bicycling ...

BRAINERD — Imagine taking a tumble on the mountain bike trails on terrain that makes emergency access a challenge. Now a specialized response team of mountain bikers who are familiar with the Cuyuna ...

The iron ore mines at Cuyuna closed for business over 30 years ago, but in the past decade they've been reborn as one of Minnesota's best mountain biking destinations. Cuyuna is now home to more than ...

IRONTON, Minn. (WCCO) -- In the early 1900s, it was iron ore that brought people to the Cuyuna Range. Speed ahead 100 years and now it's the trails that have become the destination. "Ten years ago the ...

Mari Kivisto lives life firmly on two wheels most days. Kivisto, of Deerwood, hones her mountain biking skills and others' as a longtime coach of the Cuyuna Lakes High School mountain biking team, one ...

CROSBY, Minn. — Edgar and Stephanie Morales had been coming from the Twin Cities to this mining town on Minnesota's Iron Range for years to ride the popular mountain-bike trails at Cuyuna Country ...

"Any person could ride any trail at Cuyuna Lakes [Mountain Bike Trails]. That's how the trails were designed — to allow both beginners and experts to have equal amounts of fun, just by riding ...

BRAINERD — The trail rises and falls with dramatic twists and turns, like a trail would in the heart of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. That's part of its beauty. And the beauty of the area ...

Whether you’re looking for steep singletrack, a short kid-friendly route, or solitude in the forest, you’ll find it in Minnesota. This midwestern state is home to a growing community of mountain ...

Minnesota’s own Wilde Bicycle Co. is proudly presenting the First Annual Midwest Mountain Bike Fest. It will be held from June 20-22nd, 2025, and will be a non-competitive, community-based festival, ...