Developed in the 90s, Hartley Park is the longest-standing mountain bike trail center in Duluth. The park features beginner and intermediate level trails that add up to nine miles in length.

Krista Holden is an avid mountain biker who works at SkiHut. She says there are various options to enjoy the trails at Hartley, and it is often one of the first trail areas to reopen after it rains.

“You’ve got great trails for walking, great trails for biking, great trails for biking with families, and then you move into the mountain bike trails, which include a skills park,” said Holden. “We’ve got anywhere from green up to black trails, so you can work on some shorter technical riding, and you can work on you know, just going over some blue intermediate bumpy trails, getting used to it on your bike. It’s really a special place, and they’ve put a lot of work into these trails.”

The trail type at Hartley varies from the “green” Duluth Traverse main trail to an old-school, hand-built, single track with plenty of roots to provide a little bit of a challenge. Hartley Nature Center is located in the middle of Duluth’s East End neighborhoods, at 3001 Woodland Ave.