Category Archives: Redhead
Three Ways to Build Your Autumn Biking Weekend on Minnesota’s Iron Range
In most places, fall color is something you drive past. On Minnesota’s Iron Range, you can ride through it. Red-dirt trails run beside deep blue mine lakes. Yellow aspens brighten the rock and forest surrounding the singletrack. Cooler days invite longer rides, while small towns, local restaurants and northwoods lodging give you plenty of reasons…
Where to Cool Off After Mountain Biking Minnesota’s Iron Range
A great mountain bike day does not have to end when you roll back into the trailhead. One of the best parts of summer riding in northern Minnesota is how often the trail experience and the water go together. Clear mine lakes, sandy beaches, and classic Northwoods lakes sit near some of the best singletrack…
Ride Like a Local: Mountain Biking at Redhead
If you’re planning a mountain biking trip to Minnesota’s Iron Range, Redhead Mountain Bike Park should be high on your list. Built into the landscape of a former mine, Redhead offers one of the most unique mountain biking experiences in the Midwest. With red dirt, blue water, mining history, scenic rim trails, technical singletrack, downhill-style…
Best Fat Biking Trails in Minnesota
Written by Ride the Range Ambassador Guy Thompson Northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range boasts some of the best opportunities for biking enthusiasts to explore unique trails in the summer, but did you know that Minnesota’s bike scene doesn’t end when the snow falls? What if I told you that you could access the best year-round biking…
Discovering the Iron Range: A Guide to Places to Stay, Eat, and Explore in Northern Minnesota
The Iron Range in northern Minnesota is an area rich in history, natural beauty, and outdoor adventure. With small towns like Hibbing, Chisholm, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Eveleth, Hoyt Lakes, and Aurora, the Iron Range offers a variety of lodging options, dining experiences, and fun attractions that make it an unforgettable destination. Home to two main…
First ride at Redhead Mountain Bike Park
Starting the Season with a Ride at Redhead Editor’s Note: this blog was written by Redhead Mountain Bike Park ambassador Miriam Kero. Summer 2024 was off to a wet start. But one of the gifts of Redhead is that its soils drain well and (most of) it recovers quickly. I finally got out for my…
Hiking Redhead Mountain Bike Trails With Dogs
Editor’s Note: this blog was written by Redhead Mountain Bike Park ambassador Miriam Kero Exploring Redhead with a Furry Friend: Your Dog! As a dog-mom mountain biker, I long to bring my dog mountain biking. Even though we have had Mabel, our sheepadoodle, for three years, bikes still make her crazy. Not a chaser, Mabel…
Best Camping in Northern Minnesota is on The Range
Minnesota’s Iron Range, from Hibbing in the west to Hoyt Lakes in the east, is dotted with amazing municipal campgrounds. Find some of the best campgrounds in Minnesota right here! Quiet, well-staffed and offering easy access to trails, amenities and more, the campgrounds of the Range are worth checking out this summer. Fisherman’s Point In…
Redhead Mountain Bike Park: A Minnesota Mountain Bike Park Surrounded by History
Just one hour north of Duluth, MN, land that was mined for iron ore decades ago has been reclaimed for recreation. Surrounded by history, Redhead Mountain Bike Park makes use of the dramatic elevation in the former mine even as active mining takes place less than one mile away. With 25 miles of incredible trails…