September 12th, 2026

Timed Race Across Duluth

If you have a need for speed, sign up for the timed Race Across Duluth. There will be 300 registration slots available and you will be assigned a timing chip and be provided detailed results to the hundredth of the second. With the addition of another timing system, we will be able to have more untimed road crossings for increased safety.  We will also be adding an “enduro” run to the race.  We will have 2 waves of timed participants to help spread riders across the course. The waves will be self-seed during registration.  Wave 1 is for those looking to be competitive and flying high on the results list.  Wave 2 is for timed participants less ambitious for top results, more focused on top fun.  Awards will be provided to this category.

Untimed Ride Across Duluth

If you are looking for a glorious day on the trails, aid station support, and grand experience, sign up for the untimed Ride Across Duluth. There will be 100 registration slots available and you will be hand timed with variable levels of accuracy. No awards in this category, but you have access to all of the swag, aid stations, and after party fun. This category will be open to e mountain bikes, unicycles, whatever floats your boat. Save a few bucks in registration with all the same fun

Men’s Timed Race Across Duluth - $90

Woman’s Timed Race Across Duluth - $80

Junior’s Timed Race Across Duluth - $80

Non Binary Timed Race Across Duluth - $80

Untimed Ride Across Duluth - $70

***Pricing includes marked course, number plate, swag items, finish line food and beer, aid station food and beverages, and after party beverage with all proceeds going back to COGGS and the trails***

***One initiative is to help grow the woman's field.  All women's entries will be discounted $10.  It might not be game changing, but know the effort is there!***

The Duluth Traverse is the result of a shared vision that COGGS and the City of Duluth has for a multi-use, singletrack trail that is purpose-built for mountain biking and completely traverses the entire length of the City of Duluth. Consisting of mostly flowing beginner-level singletrack, the DT connects extensive and more difficult trail networks in clusters at Lester Park, Hartley Park, Piedmont-Brewer Park, Spirit Mountain and Mission Creek. The Duluth Traverse race is about 45 miles in length. It consists of about 3750 feet of climbing and descending. Start at Lester Park and finish at Chambers Grove. For the safety of all, we will be implementing a 9 hour event cut off time. This means no finishers after 6:00 pm.

GPX File: Race Across Duluth Course Map

We want to provide the full Duluth Experience. We have partnered with only local businesses throughout the area to provide some amazing aid stations along your journey of the Duluth Traverse. Each aid station will also have some more standard options if you prefer to go that route.

Start: Coffee from Duluth Coffee Company and some breakfast treats from Duluth’s Best Bread.

Mile 9 Aid Station #1: Owatonna Street - We will have bagels from Bean and Bear Bagel to help get your ride started right!

Mile 21 Aid Station #2: 24th Ave W - Corktown Deli is putting together mini deli sandwiches along with other typical race food to keep you going. Neutral support from Continental Ski and Bike.

Mile 29 Aid Station #3: Traverse Duluth will be supporting an official aid station this year. Finish your enduro stage with a variety of baked goods from Positively 3rd Street Bakery.

Mile 37 Aid Station #4: The DWP Tunnel - UMD Techno Club will be cranking tunes in the tunnel accompanied by fresh grilled cheese from Burnett’s Dairy and Duluth’s Best Bread. Made on the spot by the fine folks at The Ski Hut. Neutral mechanic services from Ski Hut to help get you through the last leg of the race.

Finish Line: Hang out and enjoy a job well done. We will be grilling up Yker Acres brats for all participants. Enjoy a Love Creamery ice cream cup and Ursa Minor beer to top the day off.

The Duluth Traverse is an urban mountain bike trail. As such, there are many road crossings to navigate. Majority of these are low traffic roads where slowing down and looking both ways will suffice. There are about 10 higher traffic road crossings that require increased safety awareness. These crossings will have signage and volunteers, but please use caution. Traffic will NOT be stopped during the event. These road crossings include Woodland, Central Entrance, Jean Duluth, Arrowhead, College, Kenwood, Rice Lake, Piedmont/Trinity, Cody, and Becks. We will be stopping individual race times at several crossings as described below. The GPX file will also provide alerts. In short, please use caution, we are sharing the roads and the trails. Safety is first and foremost. Traffic will not be stopped for this event and it is the responsibility of the participant to safely and respectfully cross the roads.

Parking is limited at both the start and the finish. Please use the old Lester Golf Course parking lot just a bit further up Lester River Road for overflow parking. Beyond that, street parking is available in the Lakeside neighborhoods. Car pooling is encouraged.

At the finish, Chambers Grove also has limited parking. Overflow parking is available at Mont du Lac ski area. The address is 3125 S Mont Du Lac Dr Superior, WI 54880.

Unfortunately at this time, it will be the responsibility of the participant to organize their own transportation and logistics for the point to point race. Bikes are really expensive, and the liability of scratching your beauty is just not a risk we want to take. Partner with your fellow participants and car pool for the race.

With the expansion of participants this year, we will be offering two registration options.

If you would prefer a competitive day and race against the clock and others, we recommend signing up for the chip timed Race Across Duluth. Chip timed participants will be self seeded (in registration) into two seperate start waves. Wave 1 will start at 9:00. Wave 2 will start at 9:15. We will be timing the event using SPORTident Enduro Timing System. This system uses wrist chips to accurately time mountain bike specific events. This system also allows us to start and stop each individuals time at various road crossing to improve participant safety. We will also be having a timed “enduro” run in the middle of the race to crown king and queen of gravity. Returning the chips after the event is required. Any lost timing chips will incur a fee to the participant.

If you would prefer a supported full traverse ride with friends and family, we recommend signing up for the untimed Race Across Duluth. All untimed participants will start in wave 3 at 9:30 am. This is a self timed wave.

Packet, number plate, and swag pick up will occur at Ursa Minor Brewing from 6 to 9 pm on September 11th. If you are unable to make this time, you can pick up at the start of the race. Please have a spot to put your event swag at this time.

Saturday morning we will distribute all of the race chips that will go on your right wrist.  With the increase in timing chip participants, we need to implement chip pick up times.  This is very important to help us get the race started on time!  If you are in wave 1, chip pick up is from 7:30 to 8:30 am.  If you are in wave 2, chip pick up is from 7:45 to 8:45.  Race start will be approximately 9am for wave 1, 9:15 for wave 2, and 9:30 for the untimed wave.  We will be implementing a cut off time of 6pm (recommending leaving Spirit mountain no later than 4pm) for rider safety and time to pack up and get to the after party.  Please remember to return your timing chip after the race, they are expensive and we certainly don’t want to be sending anyone an unexpected bill. 

We do these events for the swag right? Each participant will receive a sweet swag item TBD, various coupons and stickers, number plate, and food/beverages. Entry includes aid station food and mechanical support, finish line food and beverage, and their first drink at the Ursa Minor Brewing after party. And money still goes back to COGGS? What a deal!!

Chambers Grove is the place to be. Once you have finished your race, hang out with a brat from Yker Acres, beverage from Ursa Minor Brewery, ice cream from Love Creamery, and cheer on other riders. Registration packet will have info for brat, ice cream, and a beverage. If you would like another or family and friends want to enjoy a brat or beverage, they will be for sale at the finish line with all sales going right back to COGGS and the trails (can take both cash, card, or Venmo). Talk stories from the day, enjoy the outdoors, and celebrate a job well done. Join us after the event beginning at 7:00 pm at Ursa Minor Brewery. We will be presenting awards and giving away awesome prizes. Registration packet will have token for your first drink on us.

We will have awesome 3D printed Medals for award winners. Categories include Open Men, Open Women, Masters Men (55 plus), Masters Women (55 plus), Junior Men (18 and under), and Junior Woman (18 and under). Award ceremony will take place at Ursa Minor beginning at 7:30. We look forward to seeing you there!

Safety is of utmost importance. Basic first aid will be available at each aid station, and with the sweeps as well.  In case of an emergency or any serious injury or medical concern, please call 911.

Weather can be unpredictable. Unfortunately, if significant rain causes trails to close the race will be canceled. We can and will accommodate segment trail closures and will notify these accordingly, but there is no good alternative if the trail system as a whole is wet and closed. We apologize, but trail damage is no fun! If the race is cancelled, we will provide all registrants with a discount code for next years event. In the case of cancellation, we will provide some wonderful gravel options and still party at Ursa Minor Brewery with plenty of goods to give away.

Life happens! We all hate races with strict no refund policies. It is a drag! We want to help you come back to the RAD excited every year. So if something comes up, you can either transfer your registration to another free of charge, or email me at raceacrossduluth@coggs.com and I will send a refund for registration costs. 100% refund up until August 6th. 50% refund from August 7th to August 31st. All proceeds go right back to the trails, so if you choose to keep your registration, you can write it off as a donation!