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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
140 trails
- Hike
233 trails
- Trail Running
233 trails
Region Details
- 51
- 57
- 22
- 7
- 3
Region Status
Open as of 2 days
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 247
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 140
- Trails Hike
- 234
- Trails Trail Running
- 233
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 92 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,394 ft
- Total Vertical
- 953 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,070 ft
- Reports
- 20
- Photos
- 14
- Ridden Counter
- 3,678
Sub Regions
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Amethyst Brook + Mount Orient Trails
- 3
- 2
- 3
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Amherst College Trails
- 10
- 1
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Holyoke Range State Park
- 3
- 3
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Lawrence Swamp
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Orchard Hill / UMass Trails
- 18
- 13
- 4
- 3
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South Amherst
- 3
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Wentworth Farm
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Wildwood Trail Network
- 5
Popular Amherst Mountain Biking Trails
Amherst Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Frost | 40 miles | |
| Ken Cuddeback | 7 miles |
Photos of Amherst Mountain Bike
trail: Fat Lines
14 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 6:35am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: Stage Left
71 |
Dec 15, 2020 @ 8:59am
Dec 15, 2020
trail: Corona-cation
197 |
Sep 17, 2020 @ 6:35am
Sep 17, 2020
trail: Corona-cation
187 |
Jul 2, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Jul 2, 2020
trail: UMass Farm Rd
149 |
Apr 5, 2020 @ 9:22pm
Apr 5, 2020
trail: Subbaswamy's Sinker
196 |
Jan 1, 2019 @ 2:24pm
Jan 1, 2019
trail: Walk of Shame
133 |
Jan 1, 2019 @ 2:24pm
Jan 1, 2019
trail: Subbaswamy's Sinker
138 |
Jan 1, 2019 @ 2:23pm
Jan 1, 2019Videos of Amherst Mountain Bike
trail: Central
1:01 |
123 |
Nov 29, 2016
trail: Central
5:40 |
40 |
Nov 28, 2016
trail: Central
3:53 |
244 |
Mar 24, 2015
trail: Central
1:18 |
89 |
Jan 1, 2015
trail: Slide
3:54 |
175 |
Mar 13, 2013
trail: Slide
1:05 |
181 |
Feb 26, 2012
trail: Slide
0:31 |
539 |
Dec 29, 2011
trail: Slide
1:32 |
119 |
Jun 26, 2011
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veggy's Delight | Oct 16, 2021 @ 9:03am 2 days | Dry | natescan | Drop is unusable |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk of Shame | Apr 17, 2021 @ 9:52pm Apr 17, 2021 | Variable | Benvelo PV NEMBA | ||
| new jump line | Apr 17, 2021 @ 9:51pm Apr 17, 2021 | Variable | Benvelo PV NEMBA | ||
| Donkey Kick | Apr 9, 2021 @ 3:32pm Apr 9, 2021 | Variable | Chancestrom | ||
| Robert Frost - Cushman Brook East | Mar 27, 2021 @ 11:11am Mar 27, 2021 | Variable | Benvelo PV NEMBA | ||
| Robert Frost - Mt. Boreas | Mar 27, 2021 @ 11:11am Mar 27, 2021 | Variable | Benvelo PV NEMBA | ||
| Mount Orient Backend Trail | Nov 3, 2020 @ 10:19am Nov 3, 2020 | Variable | Hiapo | ||
| Norwottuck Rail Trail | Oct 9, 2020 @ 11:26am Oct 9, 2020 | Dry | bikercr | ||
| Subbaswamy's Sinker | Jul 13, 2020 @ 7:34am Jul 13, 2020 | Ideal | Benvelo PV NEMBA | ||
| Access to Renaissance Center | Oct 20, 2019 @ 8:01am Oct 20, 2019 | Dry | jmauterer PV NEMBA | ||
| Upper Droids | Oct 20, 2019 @ 8:01am Oct 20, 2019 | Dry | jmauterer PV NEMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | natescan | add | report | Veggy's Delight | Oct 16, 2021 @ 9:03am 2 days |
 | Drive | ridden | trail | Junkyard Dog | Sep 22, 2021 @ 9:17pm Sep 22, 2021 |
| Drive | vote | trail | Junkyard Dog | Sep 22, 2021 @ 9:17pm Sep 22, 2021 |
 | canadaka | add | photo | in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Aug 24, 2021 @ 7:42pm Aug 24, 2021 |
 | shepmedic | vote | trail | Turkey Hill Rd. | Jul 30, 2021 @ 8:07am Jul 30, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k448 awarded -
10 Blue Trails15 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k6 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k181 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k6 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Robert Frost Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 140 | 57 miles | 4,239 ft | 23 miles | 823 ft | #4,812 | #1,620 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2,314 | |
| Hike | 233 | 89 miles | 6,936 ft | 34 miles | 955 ft | #4,402 | #1,631 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 70 | |
| Trail Running | 233 | 89 miles | 6,896 ft | 34 miles | 955 ft | #4,446 | #1,638 | 15 | 2 | 195 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 5 | 2 miles | 164 ft | 4,377 ft | 121 ft | 22 |
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