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A fun series of loops, tight singletrack, wide open hardwood understory, with short, punchy climbs.


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Map Key

5.0

Miles

8.1

KM

Singletrack

1,226' 374 m

High

1,135' 346 m

Low

269' 82 m

Up

279' 85 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

12%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Family Friendly Easy elevation, hard to get lost, good tread.

Kaplan's Woods Hours: 6 AM - 11 PM

Description

This is the new section of singletrack in Kaplan's Woods. While the overall elevation difference is short in this park (~30'), the contours of the land for these loops get more dramatic.

Steep descents will keep you on your brakes, and the climbs make the most of the landscape to give you a workout. The trail has decent flow, but off-camber turns at the bottom of descents with trees on the inside corner will keep you on your toes. There's a handful of fun rock and log overs, and I suspect more are on their way.

The trail is well-maintained by the trail crew. It crosses a walking/ski path many times, so watch out for walkers and always be respectful. The junctions are well-signed with maps and pointers indicating the direction to the next junction. It's hard to get lost in these woods.

To get to the trail, from the parking lot, head south on the main walking trail. Cross the bridge and the walking path makes a T with another walking path at the base of a hill. The singletrack starts immediately in front of you, across the path from the bridge, jutting off to the right, uphill.

The singletrack ends back on the main walking trail close to where it started, making it easy to take multiple laps. To extend your ride, hit up any of the walking path, doubletrack trails that network throughout the rest of the park. Be sure to bring bug spray during the wet season in the summer.

Contacts

Local Club: Owatonna Trails Association

Land Manager: City of Owatonna

Shared By:

matt pekuri

Trail Ratings

  4.1 from 15 votes

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  4.1 from 15 votes
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Trail Rankings

#120

in Minnesota

#7,220

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Photos

Fall in Minnesota (first weekend in October 2020).
Oct 5, 2020 near Owatonna, MN
Start of Scott’s Scrambler
Jan 31, 2018 near Owatonna, MN
Enjoying a fresh snow excursion in Kaplans Woods
Dec 29, 2014 near Owatonna, MN
Fresh tracks!
Dec 29, 2014 near Owatonna, MN
Quality signage.  Every junction is marked on the trail and labeled on the maps.
Jan 10, 2017 near Owatonna, MN
Beginning of the scott's scrambler loop.  Hopefully all of the loops will get such handsome signage.
Jan 10, 2017 near Owatonna, MN

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Jul 19, 2023
Gavin M
Did full trail system was a lot of lucky climbs and lots of roots and nice easy downhill and some small log jumps also small berm 5mi
Oct 2, 2021
Lou Hibbard
c, was surprised how well could still navigate trail in total darkness coming out 5.8mi
Sep 13, 2021
Quentin Boie
6mi — 2h 15m
Oct 4, 2020
Tracy Seelhammer
Trail was in best shape I've ever ridden! 6mi — 0h 45m
Jul 13, 2020
Wade Baird
With Jasper 3mi — 1h 00m
Apr 26, 2020
Sarah Roesner
Aug 25, 2019
Tracy Seelhammer
Aug 2, 2019
Tammy Schultz
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