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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- 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
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
145 trails
- Hike
247 trails
- Trail Running
247 trails
Region Details
- 50
- 70
- 15
- 7
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Mar 30, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 260
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 145
- Trails Hike
- 247
- Trails Trail Running
- 247
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 6
- Total Distance
- 97 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,127 ft
- Total Vertical
- 953 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,070 ft
- Reports
- 48
- Photos
- 22
- Ridden Counter
- 5,457
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
- 9
- 3
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Lawrence Swamp
- 2
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Orchard Hill / UMass Trails
- 21
- 6
- 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 | 2 miles | |
| glenna to tinker hot lap | 3 miles | |
| Amethyst to Toby | 35 miles | |
| Ken Cuddeback | 7 miles |
Photos of Amherst Mountain Bike
trail: Norwottuck Rail Trail
5 |
Aug 2, 2022 @ 7:06pm
Aug 2, 2022
trail: Norwottuck Rail Trail
5 |
Aug 2, 2022 @ 7:05pm
Aug 2, 2022
trail: Norwottuck Rail Trail
13 |
Aug 2, 2022 @ 7:05pm
Aug 2, 2022
trail: Corona-cation
69 |
Jan 15, 2022 @ 7:09am
Jan 15, 2022
trail: Corona-cation
68 |
Jan 15, 2022 @ 7:09am
Jan 15, 2022
trail: Nintendo DS
80 |
Jul 17, 2021 @ 6:35am
Jul 17, 2021
trail: Stage Left
102 |
Dec 15, 2020 @ 8:59am
Dec 15, 2020
trail: Corona-cation
287 |
Sep 17, 2020 @ 6:35am
Sep 17, 2020Videos of Amherst Mountain Bike
trail: Central
1:01 |
133 |
Nov 29, 2016
trail: Central
5:40 |
42 |
Nov 28, 2016
trail: Central
3:53 |
247 |
Mar 24, 2015
trail: Central
1:18 |
90 |
Jan 1, 2015
trail: Slide
3:54 |
181 |
Mar 13, 2013
trail: Slide
1:05 |
181 |
Feb 26, 2012
trail: Slide
0:31 |
550 |
Dec 29, 2011
trail: Slide
1:32 |
120 |
Jun 26, 2011
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Trail (Red) | Dec 2, 2022 @ 11:43am Dec 2, 2022 | Wet | Hiapo | ||
| Subbaswamy's Sinker | Sep 10, 2022 @ 7:33am Sep 10, 2022 | Variable | kat-sawrose | ||
| Robert Frost - Eastman Brook | Aug 14, 2022 @ 5:28am Aug 14, 2022 | Unknown | JesseMargolius76 | ||
| Walk of Shame | Jun 13, 2022 @ 3:51pm Jun 13, 2022 | Dry | samvegg PV NEMBA | ||
| Sylvan Gravel Road | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo | ||
| Grass Trail | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo | ||
| Zooline | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo | ||
| Field Chute 2 | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo | ||
| Fresh' 15 | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo | ||
| Sylvan - O'Hill Footpath | May 16, 2022 @ 9:07am May 16, 2022 | Ideal | Hiapo |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Robert Frost Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hiapo | add | report | Swamp Trail (Red) | Dec 2, 2022 @ 2:32pm Dec 2, 2022 |
 | talloak | add | poi | Sweet Alice Conservation Area Parking and 2 more | Nov 24, 2022 @ 3:52am Nov 24, 2022 |
| daveatearls | wishlist | route | Amethyst to Toby | Nov 23, 2022 @ 7:49am Nov 23, 2022 |
| dbisson7 | ridden | trail | Mount Orient Ridge Trail (RFT) | Nov 22, 2022 @ 6:14pm Nov 22, 2022 |
| daveatearls | wishlist | route | Amethyst to Toby | Nov 22, 2022 @ 4:47pm Nov 22, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Great paved ride. It is about 10 miles from... | Aug 2, 2022 @ 7:03pm Aug 2, 2022 | ||
 | trail | This is the best climb to get back up to the top. | Apr 30, 2022 @ 5:04pm Apr 30, 2022 | ||
| trail | This one is nuts! The features here are... | Apr 30, 2022 @ 5:03pm Apr 30, 2022 | ||
| trail | Jump contains a few hips, wooden berm, and a... | Apr 19, 2022 @ 7:04pm Apr 19, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k726 awarded -
10 Blue Trails23 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k7 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k267 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k7 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 145 | 61 miles | 4,370 ft | 24 miles | 823 ft | #3,761 | #1,357 | 21 | 48 | 4 | 3,344 | |
| Hike | 247 | 94 miles | 6,667 ft | 34 miles | 955 ft | #3,705 | #1,431 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 186 | |
| Trail Running | 247 | 94 miles | 6,667 ft | 34 miles | 955 ft | #3,699 | #1,423 | 41 | 2 | 575 | ||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 2,992 ft | 26 ft | 1,047 ft | 23 ft | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 6 | 2 miles | 190 ft | 1 mile | 174 ft | 36 |
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