Is Duluth & Northeastern Railroad dry and rideable today? Here is the current mud, dust, and snow read, the 10-day forecast, and the best time to ride, refreshed every morning.
0.48" rain Thu; S-facing sandy soil; staying good
Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is a mountain bike trail in the Minnesota Backcountry area of Minnesota. This page tracks its current riding conditions, whether it's hero dirt, dusty, soft, or too muddy to ride, alongside the ten-day outlook and the best time of day to ride. We build the read from real weather, soil, terrain, and snowpack data and refresh it every morning, so you can decide what to ride before you load up the bike.
The best window to ride Duluth & Northeastern Railroad today is 1 PM–5 PM, when it is coolest and the dirt is at its best. Watch out later in the day: stays shaded — cool tread; chilly early. We read this from real hourly weather at trail elevation, heat, tree shade, and wind, and refresh it every morning.
Conditions change daily. The live reading at the top of this page shows whether Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is hero dirt, tacky, soft, or too muddy to ride today, refreshed every morning from local weather, soil, and terrain data.
Today, the best window to ride Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is the cooler 1 PM–5 PM stretch. It shifts with heat, shade, and how wet the dirt is. Open the live forecast to see the recommended time of day to ride Duluth & Northeastern Railroad today and across the next ten days. Open the live forecast →
This page carries the live weather that drives Duluth & Northeastern Railroad's trail conditions, temperature, rain, and snow at trail elevation, today through the next ten days. Because Duluth & Northeastern Railroad tops out around 1,345 ft, its weather runs cooler and wetter than the nearby town, which is why we read conditions at the trail rather than the valley. See the 10-day weather →
It comes down to recent moisture. Duluth & Northeastern Railroad rides as hero dirt when the soil holds a little moisture and turns dusty and loose once it dries out or sees heavy traffic. The live reading at the top of this page shows today's dirt quality, hero dirt, tacky, dusty, or soft, refreshed every morning.
Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is about 6.8 mi, sitting between 1,188–1,345 ft. It is a mountain bike trail in the Minnesota Backcountry area of Minnesota. See the elevation profile →
Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is a mountain bike trail in the Minnesota Backcountry area of Minnesota, between about 1,188–1,345 ft. Open the live map for the trailhead location, a GPX download, and today's conditions. Open the live map →
Yes. Use the Download GPX button on this page to save a GPX track of Duluth & Northeastern Railroad, built from real OpenStreetMap trail geometry and ready for your GPS unit, bike computer, or phone. The live map also has the trailhead and today's conditions. Download GPX →
Duluth & Northeastern Railroad is mostly sandy soil, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain. That is a big part of why the live mud reading reacts the way it does after rain, and why some nearby trails dry out faster than others.
Duluth & Northeastern Railroad tops out around 1,345 ft. Higher Minnesota trails hold snow later into spring, so this page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out alongside the dry-dirt read. Check the current reading and the 10-day outlook before you head up. See the 10-day outlook →