La Crosse Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
La Crosse rides the Driftless — country the glaciers missed, so instead of moraine you get steep river bluffs, deep coulees and real sustained climbs. The Hixon Forest and Human Powered Trails network above town is the anchor, numbered rather than named, with Levis Mound within reach to the northeast. Silt loam over bedrock drains slowly on the flats and quickly on the bluff faces, and the descents are the steepest in Wisconsin.
127 featured mountain bike trailselevation 630–1,283 ft
Is it muddy in La Crosse right now?
Right now about 13 of 124 featured La Crosse trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
La Crosse conditions at a glancesnapshot · Aug 10
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13 of 124 trails riding well
6 6 1 109 2
Air quality
AQI 47 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
12 Today 13 Tue 14 Wed 27 Thu 33 Fri 4 Sat 0 Sun 3 Mon 11 Tue 3 Wed Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Friday (33 of 127 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Trail soil & drainage
9% 85% 5% 2%
Mostly decomposed granite, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best La Crosse mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning.
connector · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Gander · 0.5 mi Hero dirt Powerline · 0.2 mi Hero dirt Bud Hendrickson Nature Trail · 0.5 mi Hero dirt Great River State Trail · 13.7 mi · 640–682 ft Hero dirt Halfway Creek Trail · 1.9 mi · 663–712 ft Hero dirt Holland Bluffs Trail · 1.9 mi Tacky / good RedApple · 0.1 mi · 797–869 ft Tacky / good Swamp Loop · 0.6 mi Tacky / good South Loop · 1.6 mi Tacky / good Swamp · 1 mi Tacky / good That Confounded Bridge Dry Spillway · 0.6 mi Tacky / good Calvary · 0.9 mi · 823–1,194 ft Soft — ride gently CALVARY PRIVATE · 0.2 mi · 935–1,076 ft Soft — ride gently Camel Hump · 0.9 mi · 889–1,079 ft Soft — ride gently Camelbac · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Camelbac private Soft — ride gently Camels Hump · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Cameltail · 1 mi · 771–1,043 ft Soft — ride gently CAMELTOE · 0.7 mi · 755–919 ft Soft — ride gently D.H.O. · 0.4 mi · 801–1,030 ft Soft — ride gently Forest Hills Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Foxglove · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently golgotha · 0.9 mi · 745–1,145 ft Soft — ride gently La Crosse River State Trail · 11.8 mi · 653–774 ft Soft — ride gently link · 0.2 mi · 968–1,198 ft Soft — ride gently loging track · 0.4 mi · 1,152–1,224 ft Soft — ride gently Maze · 1 mi · 866–974 ft Soft — ride gently Ni Tani (Quarry West) · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently North Quarry · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently North Ridge · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently North Ridge PRIVATE · 1.1 mi · 1,122–1,220 ft Soft — ride gently Private Access Soft — ride gently private property · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Wood Duck Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently blue · 1.1 mi · 725–794 ft Soft — ride gently Vista (2) - Building Champions Trail · 1.3 mi · 1,112–1,283 ft Soft — ride gently 25 · 0.1 mi · 853–886 ft Soft — ride gently 27 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 4 · 0.1 mi · 850–889 ft Soft — ride gently 43 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 47 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 48 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 5 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 51 Soft — ride gently 52 · 0.1 mi · 830–919 ft Soft — ride gently Bicentennial · 1.3 mi · 725–1,234 ft Soft — ride gently Bicentennial Birch Loop · 0.2 mi · 1,211–1,276 ft Soft — ride gently Bicentennial/Hickory · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Bicentennial/Hickory Loop · 0.4 mi · 804–860 ft Soft — ride gently Eagle Bluff Loop · 0.5 mi · 1,086–1,132 ft Soft — ride gently I 93 · 0.7 mi · 1,122–1,191 ft Soft — ride gently Moonshine · 0.1 mi · 1,132–1,201 ft Soft — ride gently Optional Line · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently PRIVATE · 0.7 mi · 866–1,135 ft Soft — ride gently PURPLE EAST · 1.4 mi · 738–1,017 ft Soft — ride gently Red Apple Rocks · 0.4 mi · 1,096–1,158 ft Soft — ride gently Sphinx · 0.4 mi · 968–1,161 ft Soft — ride gently Stinky's / Chicanery Connector Soft — ride gently Vader DH · 0.2 mi · 1,106–1,227 ft Soft — ride gently Vista · 2.5 mi · 738–1,250 ft Soft — ride gently War Eagle · 0.7 mi · 909–1,204 ft Soft — ride gently Which Trail? · 0.2 mi · 1,132–1,201 ft Soft — ride gently Wolfsbane · 0.5 mi · 840–961 ft Soft — ride gently Wood Duck · 0.3 mi · 650–712 ft Soft — ride gently Chaseburg Nature Trail · 1.2 mi · 666–699 ft Soft — ride gently Compass Loop (South) · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently 35 abandoned · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Boy Scout · 0.4 mi · 764–1,125 ft Soft — ride gently Hill Pig · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 2 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 3 · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently 34 · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently 38 · 0.1 mi · 827–860 ft Soft — ride gently 45 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 50 · 0.1 mi · 801–876 ft Soft — ride gently PRIVATE SOUTH · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Beyond The Fence · 0.1 mi · 1,056–1,102 ft Soft — ride gently Birch Point Trail · 0.1 mi · 1,158–1,224 ft Soft — ride gently boB · 0.6 mi · 1,053–1,224 ft Soft — ride gently Compass Connector · 0.4 mi · 1,168–1,214 ft Soft — ride gently connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Endor · 0.3 mi · 1,181–1,227 ft Soft — ride gently Jedi · 0.4 mi · 1,060–1,243 ft Soft — ride gently link · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Mr Hide · 0.6 mi · 1,158–1,227 ft Soft — ride gently Nerfherder DH · 0.5 mi · 1,063–1,253 ft Soft — ride gently OB1 · 0.9 mi · 1,053–1,257 ft Soft — ride gently Still Hill · 0.3 mi · 1,145–1,201 ft Soft — ride gently Table Rock · 1 mi · 689–1,214 ft Soft — ride gently Tramway · 1 mi · 712–1,122 ft Soft — ride gently Twister · 1.9 mi · 1,158–1,257 ft Soft — ride gently Wilder Way · 0.3 mi · 1,122–1,204 ft Soft — ride gently 30 · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Aspen Loop · 0.6 mi · 810–906 ft Soft — ride gently oeange Soft — ride gently Stinky's · 0.7 mi · 1,152–1,220 ft Soft — ride gently Weezer · 0.8 mi · 804–1,188 ft Soft — ride gently 1 · 0.2 mi · 830–886 ft Soft — ride gently 26 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 28 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 31 Soft — ride gently 32 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 36 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 40 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently 41 · 0.1 mi · 886–935 ft Soft — ride gently 44 Soft — ride gently 46 · 0.1 mi · 758–797 ft Soft — ride gently 49 · 0.1 mi · 876–922 ft Soft — ride gently Aspen · 0.6 mi · 912–1,165 ft Soft — ride gently boB / Still Hill Connector Soft — ride gently Chicanery · 0.9 mi · 1,007–1,201 ft Soft — ride gently Community Trail · 1.1 mi · 768–869 ft Soft — ride gently Compass Loop (North) · 0.6 mi · 1,158–1,211 ft Soft — ride gently Prairie Loop · 0.9 mi · 1,194–1,266 ft Soft — ride gently Prairie Loop (Lower) · 1.1 mi · 1,224–1,273 ft Soft — ride gently PURPLE WEST · 0.8 mi · 768–1,037 ft Soft — ride gently Quarry · 2.1 mi · 1,112–1,220 ft Soft — ride gently Trailhead Loop · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Xee Xete (Quarry East) · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Yoshi's Yo · 0.1 mi · 745–791 ft Soft — ride gently Horsetrack Meadows · 1 mi · 666–715 ft Muddy — stay off Link · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off La Crosse mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near La Crosse right now? Today the trails riding best near La Crosse are connector, Gander and Powerline. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in La Crosse dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many La Crosse trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in La Crosse after rain? Right now 111 of 124 featured La Crosse trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. La Crosse is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in La Crosse? La Crosse has 127 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the La Crosse trails? La Crosse trails run from about 630–1,283 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
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Aug 10, 2026 and refreshed every morning from public weather (Open-Meteo), terrain (OSM), and
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