Tricky Trails
Tricky Trails, a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20.6, brings the 1.21 Tricky Trials update content back to the older version, with trial chamber ruins, ominous events and elemental mobs.
What it does
Tricky Trails takes content from the 1.21 Tricky Trials update and adds it to Minecraft 1.20.6 on Fabric. The additions include trail chamber ruin structures, new ominous events and a set of elemental mobs, along with copper grate and tuff slab golems. Fabric API must be installed alongside it.
The mod needs to be installed on both the client and the server, so the server and every player must run it. Its single release, 1.0.0, was published on 2024-09-14 for 1.20.6 only and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. The author describes it as a recommended companion to the 1.21 experimental features, which can be enabled in a 1.21 world instead.
Among the 732 Cursed mods with Fabric files for 1.20.6, Tricky Trails sits in the Cursed category and also lists Mobs and World generation as secondary categories, reflecting its new creatures and its structures placed in the world.
Key features
Trail chamber ruins
Trail chamber ruin structures generate in the world, carrying over the layout of the 1.21 update's trial ruins.
New ominous events
Ominous events are added, giving players new encounters tied to the trial ruins and their rewards.
Elemental mobs
A set of new elemental mobs is added to the game, extending the creature variety of the Tricky Trials content.
Copper grate and tuff slab golems
Golems themed on copper grate and tuff slab are added, matching the materials of the trial chambers.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Fabric 1.20.6 who want the 1.21 Tricky Trials content, its trial ruins, ominous events and elemental mobs, without changing the game version.
How it compares
Tricky Trials Backport covers the same update for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1, is open source under the MIT License and runs on the client and server. Hellish Trials is built for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21 – 1.21.2, is not open source and sits under All rights reserved. Trial Key Recipe is server required with client optional for 1.21 – 26.3 and is also not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricky Trails | Fabric | 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-09-14 |
| Tricky Trials Backport | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-06 |
| Hellish Trials | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.2 | Not published | 2026-01-11 |
| Trial Key Recipe | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
Questions
Does Tricky Trails need Fabric API?
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In the catalog
Tricky Trails is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod that adds cursed features in relation to the 1.21 Tricky Trials update. It is recommended to play this mod with 1.21 experimental features enabled. Adds: - New ominous events - Trail chambers and trial ruins structures - New elemental mobs - Copper grate and tuff slab golems
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/trickytrails
- Owner
- EightSidedSquare
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15