A beautiful first half of September. It has been a dry 6 weeks with less than a half inch total precipitation. Conditions have been good for working in the woods as we begin the big push of Fall grooming and clearing deadfall, branches, sticks etc. in between the big projects at the resort. The leaves are starting to change more and more each day providing beautiful Autumn scenery. We typically see our peak of fall color around the third week of September.
It has been a busy summer clearing fallen trees off the trails after strong winds over 80mph brought down 100’s of tree on the Maplelag property during the “Solstice Storm”. We have cleared nearly 300 trees on the trails so far. We were able to get the 25 mile “LagChilada” mountain bike course open a week after the storm. We are extremely grateful for the professional crew that helped us out. Thank you!
Support the trails! Day and season pass purchases help us offset costs to maintain the trails. Thanks everyone for the support.
Beautiful evening for the local mtb team practice, September 16th, 2025. Some trees are hitting their peak of color already. Fall grooming, September 12th, 2025.Morning scene at Island lake trail, September 11th, 2025.Mowing on JibFly is trail, September 3rd, 2025. We have begun the big push for fall grooming. Morning fog rolling off Little Sugarbush lake, September 3rd, 2025.Trail tuning on Skaters Waltz, August 21st, 2025.Tree clearing crew! August 18th, 2025. Thanks for the help boys! Nature scene along Mother North Star trail, August 15th, 2025.Calm Little Sugarbush lake, August 14th, 2025. Campion flowers blooming, August 13th, 2025.Oyster mushrooms on a dead maple tree, August 10th, 2025.Little Sugarbush sunset August 9th, 2025. Another round of Chicken of the Woods mushrooms popping up on a oak tree, August 9th, 2025.Little Sugarbush sunset, August 8th, 2025.Ski trail mowing, August 1st, 2025.Natural Knotweed along the trail, August 1st, 2025.Fog lingering over the marsh area, north end of Little Sugarbush lake, July 28th, 2025.Decaying oak deadfall providing nutrients for the forest floor, July 28th, 2025.“Maple” mushroom, July 22nd, 2024.Ghost pipe mushrooms popping up along the trail this week, July 23rd, 2024.Tranquil evening on Little Sugarbush, July 17th, 2025.Bald eagles along Skaters Waltz extension, Ju.ly 16th, 2025. Active nest on Eagle View along Island Lake trail again. “Buck” moon over Little Sugarbush lake, July 9th, 2025.Calm waters on Little Sugarbush, July 8th, 2025.Clearing on Sukkerbusk ski trail, June 27th, 2025.Black Eyed Susan along the trail, June 28th, 2025.Yarrow along the trail, June 28th, 2025.Trees still to clear at start of Bullhead lake trail, June 28th, 2025.Colorful mushrooms sprouting along the trail, June 28th, 2025.Clearing storm blow down before the start of the LagChilada bike course, June 23rd, 2025.Thanks Jack and Laurens for your help this week clearing trail!Thanks Steve and Keith! Jens tossing off another log. One of many this week!Blowdown on the ski trail after the Solstice storm, June 21st, 2025.Wild Iris flowers blooming the end of this week, June 13th, 2025.“Strawberry” moon over Little Sugarbush lake, June 12th, 2025.
Trails are open. Fall riding conditions with beautiful Autumn scenes emerging. Another nice evening for the Wolves local MTB team practice Tuesday evening. During the day we blew out most of the Citizen/Sport/Expert loop as well as Feeling Lucky and SukkerWest. Watch for acorns on some areas on the corners…they are coming down fast now as well as the basswood leaves but otherwise great riding. We will continue blowing select segments and loops as needed as the thick canopy of leaves continues to fall the next 4-5 weeks.
Beautiful day for the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race! Thanks to everyone that came over Labor Day weekend and supported the 35th running of this event! We are already looking forward to next year and making it better….Also good job to the riders that took on the LagChilada challenge this weekend. The next 4-6 weeks is the one of the best times of year to ride at Maplelag and do the LagChilada!
We cleared nearly 300 trees so far since the Solstice Storm. Huge huge thanks to the crew that helped us out! Be aware trees may fall without warning and assume full responsibility while riding.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
Maps: Trailforks and click on Maplelag map for reference of the trails. The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Beautiful evening for mtb practice, September 16th, 2025.Wolves on the move! September 16th, 2025.Enjoying fresh cleared singletrack, September 16th, 2025.Heading to the singletrack, September 16th, 2025.Thin leaf covering on Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 202.Fern Gully singletrack, September 14h, 2025.Twin Lakes rock garden, September 14th, 2025.Twin Lakes lakeside, September 14th, 2025.Ski trail segment, September 14th, 2025.Rooty section on first half Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 2025.
Trails are open. Fall riding conditions with beautiful Autumn scenes emerging. Watch for acorns on some areas on the corners…they are coming down fast now as well as the basswood leaves.
Trail blowing planned today on Bjorps, Moorhead, Feeling Lucky and Hudson’s Hula. We will continue blowing select segments and loops as needed as the thick canopy of leaves continues to fall the next 4-5 weeks.
Beautiful day for the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race! Thanks to everyone that came over Labor Day weekend and supported the 35th running of this event! We are already looking forward to next year and making it better….Also good job to the riders that took on the LagChilada challenge this weekend. The next 4-6 weeks is the one of the best times of year to ride at Maplelag and do the LagChilada!
We have cleared nearly 300 trees so far since the Solstice Storm. Huge huge thanks to the crew that helped us out! Be aware trees may fall without warning and assume full responsibility while riding.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
Maps: Trailforks and click on Maplelag map for reference of the trails. The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Thin leaf covering on Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 202.Fern Gully singletrack, September 14h, 2025.Twin Lakes rock garden, September 14th, 2025.Twin Lakes lakeside, September 14th, 2025.Ski trail segment, September 14th, 2025.Rooty section on first half Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 2025.
Trails are open. Great Fall riding. Dry conditions remain in place. No recent precipitation. Fall colors are emerging more and more each day. Watch for acorns on some areas on the corners…they are coming down fast now as well as the basswood leaves.
Trail blowing this week planned Tuesday on inner trails and Hudson’s Hula. We will continue blowing select segments and loops as needed as the thick canopy of leaves continues to fall the next 4-5 weeks.
Beautiful day for the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race! Thanks to everyone that came over Labor Day weekend and supported the 35th running of this event! We are already looking forward to next year and making it better….Also good job to the riders that took on the LagChilada challenge this weekend. The next 4-6 weeks is the one of the best times of year to ride at Maplelag and do the LagChilada!
We have cleared nearly 300 trees so far since the Solstice Storm. Huge huge thanks to the crew that helped us out! Be aware trees may fall without warning and assume full responsibility while riding.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
Maps: Trailforks and click on Maplelag map for reference of the trails. The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Thin leaf covering on Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 202.Fern Gully singletrack, September 14h, 2025.Twin Lakes rock garden, September 14th, 2025.Twin Lakes lakeside, September 14th, 2025.Ski trail segment, September 14th, 2025.Rooty section on first half Twin Lakes singletrack, September 14th, 2025.
Trails are open. Great Fall riding. Dry conditions remain in place with just a few off an on showers the past few weeks including early Friday morning keeping the dirt relatively fresh and rolling good. Fall colors are emerging more and more each day. Watch for acorns on some areas on the corners…they are coming down fast now as well as the basswood leaves.
Trail blowing this week: Bullhead Bootleg and Fargo cleared Thursday, and all of the Twin Lakes loop cleared and Feeling Lucky cleared Wednesday. Ski trail segments cleared on Saturday on inner trails. We will continue blowing select segments and loops as needed as the thick canopy of leaves continues to fall the next 4-5 weeks.
Incredible evening for the NW Wolves practice Tuesday evening. Always fun having the kids out riding!
Beautiful day for the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race! Thanks to everyone that came over Labor Day weekend and supported the 35th running of this event! We are already looking forward to next year and making it better….Also good job to the riders that took on the LagChilada challenge this weekend. The next 4-6 weeks is the one of the best times of year to ride at Maplelag and do the LagChilada!
We have cleared nearly 300 trees so far since the Solstice Storm. Huge huge thanks to the crew that helped us out! Be aware trees may fall without warning and assume full responsibility while riding.
The LagChilada challenge remains in place which encompasses all the trails at Maplelag. Click here for more details. Secondary signage is up and the LagChilada course is marked. Click here for the Strava map which can be downloaded. Nice job to everyone completing the challenge this year including the riders doing a double!!
Maps: Trailforks and click on Maplelag map for reference of the trails. The Maplelag trails are described as classic or old style. Featuring more narrow singletrack with roots and rocks and generally more technical in nature. A good beginner loop is the Citizen Loop and a good intermediate loop is the Sport loop.
Maplelag is a family owned and operated business. We are one of the few MTB trail systems in the Midwest that maintain the trails ourselves with no outside funding or assistance and pay property taxes that in turn help support other trails locally and in the state! Please consider a trail pass to offset some of our expenses. We love to mountain bike and share the trail with others…what it is all about! Thank you.
Heading out to leaf blow at the start of the LagChilada on the “Feeling Lucky” loop, September 10th, 2025. We try to clear any areas needing attention during the week and will continue to do so throughout the Autumn season.
Fresh cleared singletrack on Twin Lakes loop, September 10th, 2025.
Clearing on “Fargo” singletrack, September 10th, 2025.The roots of Maplelag on Fargo singletrack, September 10th, 2025.Local HS MTB team “Wolves” heading out for practice, September 9th, 2025.Going hard! September 9th, 2025.Hudson’s Hula singletrack, September 9th, 2025.Congrats to Brandt Elson who completed a triple LagChilada Monday, September 8th, 2025!!!Bike practice! September 2nd, 2025.Bent Crank Racing team riders completing the LagChilada challenge, September 1st, 2025
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