Cycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain biking and cycling enthusiasts will be thrilled with Thunder Bay's trails, roads and bike paths.

Mountain Biking

Thunder Bay has a great variety of trails for you to enjoy, from modern flow trails to old school rock tech. Trowbridge Forest is home to a diverse 22km singletrack trail system with a trail to satisfy every riding style. Those who love flow will be satisfied with Drift, a new machine built trail with lots of optional features to try. Head over to Snakes and Ladders or Otherside to navigate your way through Canadian shield rock tech and cedar bridges.

Bring the whole family out to warm up on the Prospector Skills Trail and Fool’s Gold before heading up Conveyor Belt into Shuniah Mines, the heart of the trails system.

Don’t forget to check out the endless miles of gravel riding and roads too.

Trowbridge Forest mountain biking trails

Trowbridge maps provided by Blacksheep Mountain Bike Club

Summer Cycling

Delta Hotels Thunder Bay is now offering e-bike rentals.

The City of Thunder Bay encourages Active Transportation and maintains a network of bike paths and recreational trails for cycling.

The Thunder Bay Cycling Club has identified and created maps of many popular road cycling routes. Explore the city and the winding, country roads in the area.

Winter Riding

As the snow starts to fall, the tires start to get wider; enter fat bikes. Thunder Bay is known throughout Canada and the Midwest U.S. as the ultimate Canadian destination for Fat Biking.

Read more about fat biking in and around Thunder Bay.