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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
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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
Trails are shown in grey.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
106 trails
- Hike
97 trails
- Trail Running
98 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 2
- 30
- 52
- 14
- 4
Region Status
Open as of May 21, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 106
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 106
- Trails E-Bike
- 60
- Trails Hike
- 97
- Trails Trail Running
- 98
- Trails Horse
- 21
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 35
- Total Distance
- 103 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,784 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,527 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,473 ft
- Reports
- 494
- Photos
- 186
- Ridden Counter
- 4,181
Sub Regions
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Ballan
- 21
- 31
- 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
Ballarat Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yarblockos | 3 miles | |
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| Canadian Enduro Loop | 7 miles | |
| 10km Loop | 7 miles | |
| 40km MTB Ballarat Cycle Classic | 28 miles | |
| 50km MTB Ballarat Cycle Classic | 32 miles | |
| 50km mtb Ballarat Cycle Classic | 26 miles | |
| BrackenBerm Bear Grylls Loop | 12 miles | |
| Werribee River Headwaters | 18 miles | |
| Yellow Arrows | 7 miles |
Photos of Ballarat Mountain Bike
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May 6, 2022
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11 |
Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:50pm
Apr 16, 2022
trail: Alluvial
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Apr 16, 2022 @ 5:27pm
Apr 16, 2022
trail: Open Cut
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Jul 1, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013Videos of Ballarat Mountain Bike
trail: Open Cut
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Mar 21, 2020
trail: Open Cut
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Nov 15, 2019
trail: Claim Jumper
1:12 |
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Jul 28, 2019
trail: Open Cut
1:00 |
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Sep 5, 2018
trail: Alluvial
1:06 |
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Aug 26, 2018
trail: Alluvial
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Jul 29, 2017
trail: Open Cut
1:50 |
866 |
May 28, 2017
trail: Alluvial
2:29 |
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May 20, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Cut | May 20, 2022 @ 10:30pm May 20, 2022 | Variable | dean6500 | ||
| Claim Jumper | May 20, 2022 @ 12:23am May 20, 2022 | Variable | dean6500 | ||
| Alluvial | May 20, 2022 @ 12:23am May 20, 2022 | Variable | dean6500 | ||
| Sluice | May 12, 2022 @ 12:23am May 12, 2022 | Variable | dean6500 | ||
| Highway to Hell | May 10, 2022 @ 1:40pm May 10, 2022 | Variable | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Cracker Jack | Apr 19, 2022 @ 1:54am Apr 19, 2022 | Variable | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Made by Dirt Bikes | Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:19pm Apr 16, 2022 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Get Down and Dirty | Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:19pm Apr 16, 2022 | Ideal | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Welcome to my Nightmare | Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:19pm Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | Bolwarra53 | ||
| Crawling King Snake | Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:19pm Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | Bolwarra53 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OvzMlH | wishlist | trail | Westside Blue XC Loop and 1 more | May 22, 2022 @ 7:07am 2 days |
 | dean6500 | add | report | Open Cut | May 21, 2022 @ 12:24am May 21, 2022 |
| dean6500 | add | report | Claim Jumper and 1 more | May 20, 2022 @ 6:09pm May 20, 2022 |
| pjurcic | wishlist | route | BSCC Club Champs Course | May 18, 2022 @ 3:53am May 18, 2022 |
 | Bolwarra53 | add | trail | Teen Spirit | May 18, 2022 @ 1:21am May 18, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Several large trees down at the moment. You... | Apr 17, 2022 @ 11:26pm Apr 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | Just updated the trail with the new alignment... | Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:28pm Apr 16, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trail is clear of all fallen trees and is... | Jan 30, 2022 @ 11:11pm Jan 30, 2022 | ||
| report | Trees now cleared and built a new log drop... | Jan 15, 2022 @ 8:15pm Jan 15, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trail is all clear - all fallen trees removed... | Jan 13, 2022 @ 4:19pm Jan 13, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,565 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k430 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge46 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k25 awarded -
10 Blue Trails54 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge46 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 106 | 103 miles | 9,783 ft | 56 miles | 1,529 ft | #896 | #63 | 186 | 494 | 18 | 9,950 | |
| E-Bike | 60 | 72 miles | 5,131 ft | 41 miles | 1,529 ft | 415 | 2 | 290 | ||||
| Hike | 97 | 94 miles | 8,455 ft | 51 miles | 1,529 ft | #751 | #45 | 486 | 4 | 99 | ||
| Trail Running | 98 | 94 miles | 8,648 ft | 52 miles | 1,529 ft | #754 | #47 | 483 | 4 | 133 | ||
| Horse | 21 | 7 miles | 984 ft | 4 miles | 443 ft | 45 | 1 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 35 | 19 miles | 2,474 ft | 9 miles | 489 ft | 51 | 1 | 4 |
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