close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
Radar Time
x
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
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
SaveAround 10 km of trails opposite Starkey Hill. Rocks, roots, and steep hills. Arkell Spring Grounds is owned by the City of Guelph and managed with a co-agreement between Guelph Off Road Bicycling Association (GORBA) and the Guelph Hiking Trail Club (GHTC).
Trails are *MEMBERS ONLY* for GORBA & GHTC members. Please visist https://gorba.ca/ for membership information.
These trails are generally much more difficult than the GORBA trails at Guelph Lake.
Trails are *MEMBERS ONLY* for GORBA & GHTC members. Please visist https://gorba.ca/ for membership information.
These trails are generally much more difficult than the GORBA trails at Guelph Lake.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Managed by Local Riding Association
Land Manager: City of Guelph
google parking directions Access Info:
Parking lot at Starkey Hill. Note: Starkey Hill is hiking only.
Disclaimer:
GORBA & GHTC Members ONLY
Links
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
40 trails
- Hike
35 trails
- Trail Running
35 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 13
- 13
- 7
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Nov 18, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 42
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 40
- Trails Hike
- 35
- Trails Trail Running
- 35
- Total Distance
- 23 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,411 ft
- Total Vertical
- 204 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,234 ft
- Reports
- 342
- Photos
- 49
- Ridden Counter
- 7,783
Popular Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Biking Trails
Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arkell Main Loop | 6 miles | |
| Arkell Full Loop | 8 miles |
Videos of Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Bike
trail: Ridgeback
|
Oct 16, 2021
trail: Don Valley Parkway
|
Aug 28, 2021
23:01 |
25 |
Nov 9, 2022
trail: Esker
17:42 |
158 |
Dec 27, 2021 , Guelph
trail: Inner Sanctum
17:42 |
209 |
Dec 27, 2021 , Guelph
19:54 |
173 |
Dec 11, 2021
24:08 |
123 |
Nov 10, 2021
trail: Ridgeback
10:54 |
321 |
Jul 22, 2021 , Guelph
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenceline Connector | Dec 17, 2022 @ 10:42am Dec 17, 2022 | Snow Packed | Cdnchris | ||
| Don Valley Parkway | Dec 17, 2022 @ 2:42am Dec 17, 2022 | Snow Packed | Cdnchris | ||
| Downwind | Dec 17, 2022 @ 2:42am Dec 17, 2022 | Snow Packed | Cdnchris | ||
| In-N-Out Connector | Dec 17, 2022 @ 2:42am Dec 17, 2022 | Snow Packed | Cdnchris | ||
| New Esker | Nov 26, 2022 @ 10:50am Nov 26, 2022 | Variable | adrian427 | ||
| Spillway | Nov 26, 2022 @ 10:35am Nov 26, 2022 | Wet | adrian427 | ||
| Semi Sweet | Nov 18, 2022 @ 6:43am Nov 18, 2022 | Snow Covered | janegerritsen | ||
| Maya’s Run | Nov 17, 2022 @ 10:43pm Nov 17, 2022 | Snow Covered | janegerritsen | ||
| IS Connector | Nov 17, 2022 @ 10:43pm Nov 17, 2022 | Snow Covered | janegerritsen | ||
| Outer Cloister | Nov 17, 2022 @ 10:43pm Nov 17, 2022 | Snow Covered | janegerritsen |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | bespinney | wishlist | region | Arkell Spring Grounds | Jan 23, 2023 @ 3:24pm Jan 23, 2023 |
 | WillyChoi | wishlist | route | Arkell Full Loop | Jan 16, 2023 @ 7:07pm Jan 16, 2023 |
 | BigShovel250 | wishlist | route | Arkell Main Loop | Dec 24, 2022 @ 6:21pm Dec 24, 2022 |
 | Cdnchris | add | report | Fenceline Connector and 3 more | Dec 18, 2022 @ 7:34am Dec 18, 2022 |
 | adrian427 | add | report | Spillway and 1 more | Nov 26, 2022 @ 10:35am Nov 26, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Jumps are a bit tiny if you carry enough speed... | Aug 27, 2022 @ 11:31am Aug 27, 2022 | ||
| trail | alittle bit sweet | Jun 19, 2022 @ 5:47pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Its actually spelt 'Maya's Run'. Thanks for... | Aug 18, 2021 @ 12:07pm Aug 18, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Awesome trail, tons of features. | Aug 6, 2021 @ 5:40pm Aug 6, 2021 | ||
| report | Board has been repaired | Nov 11, 2020 @ 9:49pm Nov 11, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanlon Creek | 13 | 10 | 3.9 km | ||
| Guelph Lake Trails | 10 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 km |
| Little Tract | 8.3 km | ||||
| Mountsberg Conservation Area | 14 | 8.9 km | |||
| Halton Region Agreement Forest (HAFTA Trails) | 21 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 9.1 km |
Local Badges
-
Completionist0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 40 | 20 miles | 1,240 ft | 7 miles | 171 ft | #1,081 | #39 | 50 | 342 | 2 | 1,307 | |
| Hike | 35 | 18 miles | 1,119 ft | 6 miles | 203 ft | #886 | #32 | 328 | 188 | |||
| Trail Running | 35 | 18 miles | 1,119 ft | 6 miles | 203 ft | #887 | #32 | 328 | 29 |
- By can-bike & contributors
- Admins: GORBA, jeffrocx, RockyRaccoon, gorba, can-bike, DGCasey
- #11923 - 21,071 views
- arkell spring grounds activity log | embed map of Arkell Spring Grounds mountain bike trails | arkell spring grounds mountain biking points of interest
Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is enabled for Arkell Spring Grounds.
You must login to download files.