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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
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- 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.
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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.
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- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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SaveThe bike park at Big Marsh contains 6 unique trails. The bike routes include different difficulties, perfect for all off-road cyclists Also on site is the Ford Calumet Environmental Center with rentable indoor space and restrooms.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
12 trails
- Hike
4 trails
- Trail Running
4 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 11
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Total Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 72 ft
- Total Vertical
- 33 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 615 ft
- Photos
- 26
- Ridden Counter
- 241
Popular Big Marsh Bike Park Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Big Marsh Bike Park Mountain Bike
Videos of Big Marsh Bike Park Mountain Bike
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooltraxxas | wishlist | region | Big Marsh Bike Park | Sep 24, 2023 @ 2:45pm Sep 24, 2023 |
| Chrisp686 | vote | trail | Big Marsh Pump Track West and 1 more | Aug 22, 2023 @ 9:44am Aug 22, 2023 |
| Logantrlslyr | add | event | BIG MARSH MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE SERIES #3 and 2 more | Jun 16, 2023 @ 9:44am Jun 16, 2023 |
| Logantrlslyr | add | event_series | BIG MARSH MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE SERIES | Jun 16, 2023 @ 9:41am Jun 16, 2023 |
| Logantrlslyr | add | event_organizer | Friends of Big Marsh | Jun 16, 2023 @ 9:40am Jun 16, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubio Woods | 2 | 11.7 km | |||
| Tinley Creek Forest Preserve | 7 | 11.9 km | |||
| Swallow Cliff | 3 | 15 km | |||
| Sag Valley | 1 | 15.5 km | |||
| Palos Forest Preserve | 21 | 21 | 7 | 16.3 km |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Marsh Pump Track | skill park | Chicago |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 12 | 7 miles | 72 ft | 1 mile | 33 ft | #6,952 | 26 | 211 | ||||
| Hike | 4 | 7 miles | 72 ft | 1 mile | 33 ft | #5,426 | 1 | |||||
| Trail Running | 4 | 7 miles | 72 ft | 1 mile | 33 ft | #5,916 |
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