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trail kids 6-week mountain bike programs
It's Like Riding a Bike!
Trail Kids Mountain Bike Programs are part of the Loppet Foundation’s Trail Kids year-round programming.
Trail Kids offers three sessions of six-week mountain bike programs for novice to advanced riders. Participants ages 7-13 will explore single-track trails while gaining skills they can use for a lifetime (for programming for 13 and older, check out LCW Juniors programs)! The focus of the mountain bike program is to have fun, meet new friends, and build confidence riding the single track trails.
Female-identifying, trans, and nonbinary youth seeking to ride only with others identifying as female, trans, or nonbinary can sign up for our Girls Rock Mountain Bike Program. *Nonbinary and trans participants are welcome to join any offering in which they feel most comfortable. Participants ages 13 – 18 years old can join the Loppet Cycle Works Juniors program.
Ability Level Guide
Registration by ability: Those who have no experience mountain biking on singletrack trails should take one of our Beginner Mountain Bike Clinics before taking one of the six-week evening sessions.
When registering your child make sure to indicate their ability level as described in the Trail Kids MTB Ability Level Guide. Practice sessions incorporate skills, games, and riding MTB trails. Participants will be coached by trained Loppet coaches with the goals of becoming safe and confident riders.
Additional Details
Ages/Ability: Ages 7 – 13, beginner to advanced abilities welcome; we split into different coaching groups based on ability, fitness, and age (for programming for 13 and older, check out LCW Juniors programs). We do not have programs for kids 6 years of age and under, so please do not register them until they turn seven years old.
Equipment Needed: Participants will need their own mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier to participate. We do not provide rental bikes for our six week sessions. Bikes need to have front and back wheel brakes on the handle bars (no peddle brakes or kickstands allowed). Tires must have tread and be wide enough to ride safely on mountain bike trails. For more on mountain bike equipment, view the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide.
Friend Requests: For safety and equity reasons, Trail Kids does not offer friend requests as part of registration. The mass quantity of friend requests made it impossible to accommodate them all and greatly impacted safety and group dynamics. We would love to allow everyone to practice with their friends, but if we cannot accommodate all friend requests, we cannot offer them to everyone. We encourage riders to embrace the opportunity to form new friendships through our programs!
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Registration Information
Registration FAQs: For answers to many common registration questions please visit our Registration FAQ page
Wirth Session Dates
Mountain Bike Session 1 – Monday/Wednesday
- Coed or Girls Rock offerings available!
- Dates: May 5 – June 11 (no practice Memorial Day)
- Days/Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $265
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Mountain Bike Session 1 – Tuesday/Thursday
- Coed or Girls Rock offerings available!
- Dates: May 6 – June 12
- Days/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $289
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Mountain Bike Session 2 – Monday/Wednesday
- Coed or Girls Rock offerings available!
- Dates: June 23 – August 6 (no practice the week of July 4th)
- Days/Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $289
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Mountain Bike Session 2 – Tuesday/Thursday
- Coed or Girls Rock offerings available!
- Dates: June 24 – August 7 (no practice the week of July 4th)
- Days/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $289
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Mountain Bike Session 3 Offerings
**New for Session 3**
Trail Kids 6-week program offerings for Session 3 will meet ONCE a week. While it is preferred that riders with no single track experience take a Beginner Mountain Bike Clinic before participating in the 6-Week Sessions, we are accommodating new to mountain biking riders in the 2025 Session 3 offering.
Mondays
- Dates: August 18, August 25, September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29 (NO PRACTICE LABOR DAY)
- Days/Time: Mondays 5:30-7pm
- Cost: $147
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Wednesdays
- Dates: August 20, August 27, September 3, September 10, September 17, September 24
- Days/Time: Wednesdays 5:30-7pm
- Cost: $147
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: The Trailhead (meet at team flags east of the Trailhead)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Elm Creek Session Dates
Mountain Bike Session 1 – Monday/Wednesday
- Dates: May 5 – June 11 (no practice Memorial Day)
- Days/Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $265
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: Elm Creek Singletrack Trailhead (meet at team flags)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Lebanon Hills Session Dates
Mountain Bike Session 1 – Tuesday/Thursday
- Dates: May 6 – June 12
- Days/Time: Tuesdays and Thursday 6 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cost: $289
- All pricing listed on RunSignUp reflects the processing fees per Minnesota’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” SB 478. RunSignup charges a variable processing fee of $1 per transaction plus 6% as our standard price.
- Location: Ridge Cliff Park (meet at team flags)
- Equipment needed: Mountain bike, helmet, and water bottle carrier *must meet guidelines in the Trail Kids MTB Equipment Guide
Trail Adults
Our Trail Adults program was developed around our Trail Kids program, but it is for adults only. This program is offered at the same time and location as our Trail Kids programs, so you can drop off your child then go and join your Trail Adults team. We will teach you the same skills and games your kids are learning in Trail Kids. This program is not limited to those of you with kids in Trail Kids.
All registered Trail Kids families will receive a 15 percent discount code to be used for the adult mountain bike skills session. A code will be emailed to all families following the session registration. Click here for more information on these Trail Adult Programs!
For more information or questions about our summer programs contact the program director at trailkids@loppet.org.
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