Trax North MX — Layout & Terrain

Tracks

Main Loop

0.00 mi

Season

Spring-fall riding season (closed Minnesota winter)

Track Profile

Trax North MX offers a motocross track for practice sessions on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm (weather permitting). Riders must sign a waiver upon their first visit and bring required gear including a helmet, boots, goggles, and gloves.

Practice

First time registration information needed: Name, City, Bike (Size, Make (ex. YZ250), and Number if you have one). Sign a waiver on the first practice day of the year; minors require parent or guardian signature.

Schedule

Saturdays 9am-3pm (weather permitting). Check Facebook for updates.

Compiled from the track’s website (traxnorthmx.com). Always confirm current days & fees with the track.

Rides like

Loose, sandy and momentum-driven — soft berms, big roost, chop by the afternoon; drains fast, often rideable the day after rain. Prime window: Jun, Aug, Sep.

Track Details

Jump typesDoubles, step-ups, whoops, berms (small to large jumps)

WhoopsYes

Sand sectionsYes

Woods loopYes

Track DNA — what the dirt is really like

Sand

Hard-packLoamSand

▸Deep, loose dirt that swallows the front wheel if you back off — carry momentum. Expect soft berms, big roost, and chop/whoops forming by the afternoon motos.
▸Drains fast — often rideable the day after a rain, and it actually rides BEST with some moisture in it.
▸Rolling ground — natural elevation worked into the layout, so the track flows instead of feeling like a flat field with jumps.
▸Wettest months: Jul, Aug, Sep — highest mud/cancellation risk. Prime window: Jun, Aug, Sep.

Sand

80%

Silt

17%

Clay

Series: GerrishDrainage: Somewhat excessively drainedRelief: rolling · ~19 m

What do these terms mean? ▾

Sand / Silt / Clay %:: What the topsoil is made of. More sand = looser and faster-draining. More clay = harder, slicker when wet. Silt is the fine dust-maker in between.
Loam:: A balanced sand/silt/clay mix — the tacky, rut-forming dirt riders love.
Blue-groove:: When dry hard-pack gets polished by tires into a shiny dark racing line — grippy for some tires, ice for others.
Drainage class:: USDA’s rating of how fast this ground sheds water — it predicts how soon after rain the track is rideable.
Soil series:: The official USDA name for this exact soil type (like a breed name for dirt).
Relief:: How much the ground rises and falls within the track’s ~1 km square — flat, rolling, or genuinely hilly.

Tires that work on this dirt

Dunlop · Rear

Geomax MX12

Scoop-knob sand/mud rear — the go-to paddle-style tire for deep sand.

Pirelli · Rear

Scorpion MX Soft 410

Soft-terrain rear that digs in and clears fast on sandy tracks.

Michelin · Front & Rear

Starcross 6 Sand

Dedicated sand pattern, front and rear available.

Picked for this track's sand surface.

Topsoil (0–15 cm) composition from USDA SSURGO soil survey. A guide to typical conditions — actual surface varies with prep, weather, and watering.

Riding Season

May – Sep

Best (warm + dry) Wettest (mud risk) Bar = monthly rain

Best months: Jun, Aug, SepDriest: May, JunMud risk: Jul, Aug, SepPeak heat: JulAnnual rain: 29.9"

Practical riding season May – Sep; best in Jun, Aug, Sep (warm + dry); wettest / mud risk Jul, Aug, Sep; peak heat Jul (~80°F).

Best months to ride in Minnesota→

Based on 2019-2024climate normals (Open-Meteo / ERA5) at this location — a planning guide; check the track's Facebook for current conditions before you haul.