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- 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
Contribute Details
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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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Radar Time
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Trail Head
Photo
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Riding Area
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Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Boardwalk
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
91 trails
- Hike
81 trails
- Trail Running
82 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 2
- 18
- 49
- 15
- 4
Region Status
Open as of 2 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 91
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 91
- Trails E-Bike
- 41
- Trails Hike
- 81
- Trails Trail Running
- 82
- Trails Horse
- 17
- Trails Dirtbike
- 31
- Total Distance
- 61 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,302 ft
- Total Vertical
- 631 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,030 ft
- Reports
- 247
- Photos
- 171
- Ridden Counter
- 3,183
Sub Regions
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Ballan
- 10
- 28
- 5
- 1
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Black Hill Bike Park
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 3
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Nerrina
- 1
- 2
- 6
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Woowookarung Regional Park
- 4
- 6
Popular Ballarat Mountain Biking Trails
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40km MTB Ballarat Cycle Classic | 28 miles | |
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Canadian Enduro Loop | 7 miles | |
10km Loop | 7 miles | |
Ballarat Cycle Classic 28km Adventure Ride | 18 miles | |
BrackenBerm Bear Grylls Loop | 12 miles | |
Werribee River Headwaters | 18 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 6 rides
- 22.3 km avg distance
Yesterday
- 7 rides
- 24.1 km avg distance
Past Week
- 42 rides
- 24.0 km avg distance
Videos of Ballarat Mountain Bike

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Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Eastside XC Loop | Apr 14, 2021 @ 11:50pm 2 days | Wet | dean6500 | ||
Westside Blue XC Loop | Apr 8, 2021 @ 10:18pm Apr 8, 2021 | Dry | dean6500 | ||
Kids Play | Apr 7, 2021 @ 9:39pm Apr 7, 2021 | Dry | dean6500 | ||
Big Kids Play | Apr 7, 2021 @ 9:39pm Apr 7, 2021 | Dry | dean6500 | ||
Off to Church | Apr 2, 2021 @ 9:48pm Apr 2, 2021 | Dry | dean6500 | ||
Glass Animals | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:10pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
Sobercoaster | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:10pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
Powder Finger | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:10pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
Say a little prayer | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:10pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
Slingshot | Apr 2, 2021 @ 2:10pm Apr 2, 2021 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | dean6500 | add | report | Eastside XC Loop | Apr 15, 2021 @ 1:42am 2 days |
![]() | dean6500 | add | report | Westside Blue XC Loop | Apr 9, 2021 @ 9:31pm Apr 9, 2021 |
![]() | Effie22 | ridden | trail | Claim Jumper | Apr 8, 2021 @ 10:11pm Apr 8, 2021 |
![]() | dean6500 | add | report | Kids Play and 1 more | Apr 8, 2021 @ 12:46am Apr 8, 2021 |
![]() | dean6500 | add | report | Westside Blue XC Loop | Apr 7, 2021 @ 1:06am Apr 7, 2021 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Dry and dusty | Feb 27, 2021 @ 11:51pm Feb 27, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | When I was riding this trail and doing the... | Feb 23, 2021 @ 6:53pm Feb 23, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | This is a "must do" trail if you are out this way! | Feb 14, 2021 @ 1:37am Feb 14, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Climb is a bit steep, make sure to warm up. :) | Dec 26, 2020 @ 12:27am Dec 26, 2020 | ||
![]() | report | A few muddy sections | Nov 29, 2020 @ 10:10pm Nov 29, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge27 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k286 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k16 awarded -
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Descent 10k Badge27 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Bottom Pump Track | skill park | Ballarat | |
Top Pump Track | skill park | Ballarat |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 91 | 61 miles | 8,301 ft | 29 miles | 630 ft | #730 | #57 | 171 | 247 | 18 | 6,053 | |
E-Bike | 41 | 27 miles | 3,281 ft | 13 miles | 554 ft | 178 | 2 | 116 | ||||
Hike | 81 | 51 miles | 6,886 ft | 24 miles | 630 ft | #633 | #44 | 240 | 4 | 44 | ||
Trail Running | 82 | 52 miles | 7,083 ft | 25 miles | 630 ft | #635 | #44 | 240 | 4 | 58 | ||
Horse | 17 | 7 miles | 889 ft | 3 miles | 443 ft | 40 | 1 | |||||
Dirtbike | 31 | 19 miles | 2,379 ft | 9 miles | 489 ft | 43 | 1 | 2 |
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