Mission Creek
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Trail Length: About 23 miles
Trail Type: If flow trail is your style, Mission Creek is for you. By far the largest collection of flow in Duluth, you’ll find some long climbs and long descents on some smooth trail. Enjoy some awesome views of the St. Louis River and the surrounding area.
Trail Direction: Two way (except “Fly Over”)
Trail Status
The Story
Brand new in 2014, the Mission Creek trail system becomes the first professionally built trail system in Duluth and establishes itself as the western bookend of the Duluth Traverse trail system. With the aid of a State Legacy Grant, Federal Recreational Trails Program Grant, and assistance from the City of Duluth, COGGS was able to hire Progressive Trail Design of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Rock Solid Trails of Copper Harbor, Michigan to complete phases 1 and 2 of this destination trail system.
Complete in the 2014 riding season is Phase 1, approximately 7 miles of machine-built Singletrack. By the end of the 2015 season, Phase 1 construction will bring the total trail length to over 12 miles. COGGS has mapped and reviewed an additional 11 miles of trail, that will bring the entire trail system up to 23 miles when complete!
The trail is best accessed from Chambers Grove Park in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth. Riders have the option of climbing the lower cathedral trail, or taking Highway 210 to access the rest of the trails.
The Ride
Fast and flowing singletrack with many bridges, berms, and rollers. This trail network traverses through a dramatic, heavily forested, landscape with spectacular views of the St. Louis River Valley and Jay Cooke State Park.