ATV

ATV Trail Riding in Northern Minnesota!

Ride 173+ miles of some of the best ATV trails and 100’s of miles of forest roads in Northern Minnesota!  Loon Point Resort is located north of Grand Rapids, MN where you have hundreds of miles of designated ATV trails and forest roads to ride.  You can hit the trails right from your cabin and access restaurants, convenience stores, and bars right from the trails – trails, lodging, gas, food, drinks, and fun – we got ’em all!!!


Ride the Edge by the Wilderness Wheelers ATV Club

Bigfork & Balsam Connection (B&B Trail)

The Bigfork & Balsam Connection Trail is a designated ATV trail that is a 33-mile trail that connects the city of Bigfork and the community of Balsam. The trail will take you through the dense forest of the George Washington State Forest and the Chippewa National Forest.  You can access the trails by your ATV from the resort.  Along the trail are places to stop for food, gas, bathroom breaks, and drinks!  It will take you about 5 hours to ride to Bigfork (from the resort), stop in Bigfork at the Pizza Parlor for food, and the Wilderness Bar for drinks.  Ride south from the B&B to the Timberwolf Inn for amazing food and drinks. Halfway between the resort and Bigfork, plan on stopping at Antler Store for gas, snacks, and a bathroom break. During the summer the Antler Store has hand-scooped ice cream!!! Walk across the road to Antler Lodge (restaurant & bar) for great food & drinks!  Always check the links to the respected Facebook pages for the days and times that these businesses are open.

ATV Trails MN

Wilderness Trail

Wilderness trail will have 61 miles of designated ATV trail connecting the communities that make up the Edge of the Wilderness Area (Wirt, Talmoon, Marcell). So these trails are west of us and you can connect to them from the B&B Connection Trail. Along this trail system stop at Rileys Cannibal Junction for food and drinks and The Pine Cone Cafe for Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Burgers, Fresh Pizza, Bakery goods, Muffins, Rolls, Hard Ice cream & more!!

Video of the B & B Trail

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We ride ourselves so we can tell you some forest roads to ride and some cool wayside points to stop at!!

Little Moose Trail  & Balsam Trail 

This 23-mile trail in eastern Itasca County follows trails within the George Washington State Forest. Forested areas vary from densely wooded to harvested pine which opens to wide views of the surrounding landscape. The trail travels by Hartley, Scooty, and Wolf lakes and crosses the west fork of the Prairie River. The trail is maintained by the Balsam Trail Blazers. The Little Moose Trail, the B & B Connection Trail, and the Balsam Trail are connected.  Ride the Balsam Trail south to the Balsam Store for gas.

Little Moose Trail – DNR trail information

Forest Roads

We are located amongst miles and miles of forest roads that you can ride.  We get out and ride as much as we can so we can provide you with information on where to ride and cool places to stop – local secret spots!!!  Be sure to download the Polaris Ride Command app before you arrive – you will need it (see link below).

Taconite State Trail – Big Aspen Connection

The Taconite Trail is 18 miles and winds through forests of birch and aspen intertwined with pine, leading the visitor past many isolated lakes and streams. From the trail intersection with US Highway 53, ATV & OHM use is allowed eastward (toward Tower) for about 2 miles and westward (toward McCarthy Beach State Park) for about 15 miles. OHV use ends at the trail intersection with St. Louis County Highway 65.

Chisholm Trail

This 38-mile system of trails and atv routes is located in northeast Minnesota and winds riders across rolling hills, through mature forest, and around historic mine pits and tailings piles. It connects the community of Hibbing on the south end to the communities of Chisholm in the middle and Side Lake on the north end, and it also connects to the Taconite State Trail “Big Aspen Connection”, an atv trail segment that goes east towards Virginia and the USFS Big Aspen trails. Rated easy to moderately difficult, the Chisholm ATV Trail offers hills to climb and hairpin corners to maneuver. The ATV-friendly communities of Hibbing, Chisholm and Side Lake offer gas, lodging and food within riding distance from the trail. 

Other Information:

Itasca County ATV Map

Polaris Ride Command app – download this app!!  A must!!!  Make sure you download this app before you arrive!!  Cell phone reception is sketchy up here in the woods so the GPS location from this app will keep you on track so you know where you are at all times.   ESPECIALLY if you are planning to ride forest roads because they’re NOT marked.

*EFFECTIVE  July 15, 2017 – all ATV’s can ride on county roads in Itasca County, with the exception of County Road 75 into the Scenic State Park.

Minnesota DNR ATV trail locations map

MN DNR rules, regulations & other information – All OHVs must be registered or a non-resident must purchase a non-resident trail pass to ride on state or grant-in-aid trails.

**We have plenty of parking here at the resort for trailers.**

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