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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
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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.
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SaveCentral Maryland consists of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties, and also Baltimore City. The state capital, Annapolis, is located in Anne Arundel county.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 647
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 654
- Trails E-Bike
- 60
- Trails Hike
- 639
- Trails Trail Running
- 634
- Trails Horse
- 27
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 522 miles
- Total Descent
- 65,163 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,397 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,402 ft
- Reports
- 9,321
- Photos
- 1,397
- Ridden Counter
- 87,532
Popular Trail Networks
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- Carroll County (2)
- Westminster (0)
- Union Mills Trails (33)
- Westminster (23)
- Piney Run Park (2)
- Westminster (0)
- Harford County (3)
- Baldwin (7)
- Sweet Air (7)
- Baltimore (89)
- Banneker Park (14)
- Belmont Park (2)
- Lake Roland (15)
- Bel Air (4)
- Boonsboro (14)
- Burtonsville (20)
- Edgemere (1)
- Eldersburg (49)
- Elkridge (21)
- Rockburn Branch Park (11)
- Ellicott City (119)
- Fallston (90)
- Big Gunpowder (17)
- Little Gunpowder (73)
- Glen Burnie (1)
- Glyndon (6)
- Greenbelt (3)
- Greenbelt Park (1)
- Havre de Grace (22)
- Millersville (12)
- Mount Airy (13)
- Perry Hall (7)
- Sykesville (4)
- Towson (77)
- Loch Raven (69)
- Westminster (47)
- Hashawha Environmental Center (45)
- Mary (0)
- Bacon Ridge (44)
- Palmer State Park (3)
Popular Central Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Choice Main Section Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Rockburn Connector Rockburn Branch Park | |||
| Ridge Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Garrett's Pass Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Ridge Extension Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Twisties Rockburn Branch Park | |||
| Morning Choice East Section Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Belmont Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Chin Connector Bacon Ridge | |||
| Barley and Hops Baltimore | |||
| Swinging Bridge Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Skills Park Trail Rockburn Branch Park | |||
| Vineyard Springs Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Belmont Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
| Lewis and Clark Patapsco Valley State Park |
Central Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon Ridge Phase 1 & 2 Loop Bacon Ridge | 6 miles | |
| dssadasdadasdas Baltimore | 11 miles | |
| MVD Rockburn to Patapsco Avalon HOCO Loop Rockburn Branch Park | 14 miles | |
| BWI To Rockburn Skills Park Rockburn Branch Park | 9 miles | |
| Tour De Patapsco - Avalon/Glen Artney/Hilton/Orange Grove Elkridge | 20 miles | |
| Tour De Patapsco - Avalon / Orange Grove / Rockburn Elkridge | 20 miles | |
| Fairland Recreational Park Fairland Recreational Park | 13 miles | |
| Rockburn to Garret's Pass Rockburn Branch Park | 10 miles | |
| Fairland, Short Route-Discover Montgomery Series Burtonsville | 2 miles | |
| TDP - McKelding Quarry loop Ellicott City | 18 miles |
Photos of Central Mountain Bike
trail: Gravel Access Road
0 |
Aug 4, 2022 @ 11:33am
Aug 4, 2022
trail: Redonkadonk
2 |
Jul 12, 2022 @ 9:58am
Jul 12, 2022
trail: Orange Blazed Trail
2 |
Jul 10, 2022 @ 6:28pm
Jul 10, 2022
trail: Orange Blazed Trail
6 |
Jul 10, 2022 @ 6:28pm
Jul 10, 2022
trail: Inner Petticoat
6 |
Jul 4, 2022 @ 8:09am
Jul 4, 2022
trail: Old Main Line Trail
13 |
Jun 30, 2022 @ 10:21pm
Jun 30, 2022
trail: Susquehanna Ridge Trail
71 |
Dec 31, 2020 @ 9:31am
Dec 31, 2020
trail: Boundary Trail
91 |
May 19, 2018 @ 6:03pm
May 19, 2018Videos of Central Mountain Bike
trail: Rockburn
38 |
Jul 20, 2021
235 |
May 24, 2021
trail: Tuffy's Tavern
0:56 |
45 |
Sep 28, 2020
trail: Rockburn
0:12 |
196 |
Aug 30, 2020
trail: Bacon Ridge: Phase 3
1:26 |
94 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Holly Trail Loop
0:08 |
146 |
Jun 16, 2020
0:05 |
87 |
May 14, 2020
trail: Quaker Bottom Trailhead
0:45 |
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May 10, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter Rock Trail Little Gunpowder | Aug 13, 2022 @ 2:40pm 21 hours | Dry | d33williams1 | bridge damage | |
| Petticoat Junction Little Gunpowder | Aug 9, 2022 @ 7:10am Aug 9, 2022 | Ideal | MTBCK | Tree down. | |
| C Loop Loch Raven | Aug 9, 2022 @ 4:48am Aug 9, 2022 | Variable | nickmaffei | Multiple trees down |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Run Patapsco Valley State Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Very Dry | BoxRacing | ||
| Santee Branch Patapsco Valley State Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| Sawmill Branch Trail Baltimore | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| Sawmill-Ilchester Connector Banneker Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| Drugs Patapsco Valley State Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| Ridge Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| Ridge Extension Patapsco Valley State Park | Aug 13, 2022 @ 10:39am 1 day | Ideal | BoxRacing | ||
| TheGetDown Bacon Ridge | Aug 12, 2022 @ 3:17pm 2 days | Ideal | IngarGrev | ||
| Trail 3 Bacon Ridge | Aug 12, 2022 @ 3:17pm 2 days | Ideal | IngarGrev | ||
| Trail 8 Bacon Ridge | Aug 12, 2022 @ 3:17pm 2 days | Ideal | IngarGrev |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Averybigboi | comment | trail | Twisties | Aug 14, 2022 @ 7:09am 5 hours |
| JamesAndrewsOqg | wishlist | route | Tour De Patapsco - Avalon/Glen Artney/Hilton/Orange Grove | Aug 14, 2022 @ 6:17am 5 hours |
 | FeelTheRide12 | difficultyvote | trail | Rocks Trail (Roxy) | Aug 14, 2022 @ 5:44am 6 hours |
| FeelTheRide12 | comment | trail | Rocks Trail (Roxy) | Aug 14, 2022 @ 5:41am 6 hours |
 | ReGGaM | ridden | trail | Sawmill Branch Trail | Aug 14, 2022 @ 3:33am 8 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fun to go down | Aug 14, 2022 @ 7:09am 5 hours | ||
| trail | The pics of the signs are old they rebuilt the... | Aug 14, 2022 @ 5:41am 6 hours | ||
 | trail | The trail has so many downed trees and logs.... | Jul 23, 2022 @ 2:08pm Jul 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | The trail is completely overgrown. Lots of... | Jul 23, 2022 @ 1:59pm Jul 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | July 19, 2022. Trail is currently impassable... | Jul 19, 2022 @ 5:12pm Jul 19, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Guyton It Done!1 awarded -
Completionist6 awarded -
10 Blue Trails349 awarded -
10 Green Trails241 awarded -
Big Ride 30k537 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Creek Bike Park | bike park | Pikesville | |
| Bacon Ridge Bike Park | skill park | Millersville | |
| Fairlands Skills Park | skill park | Burtonsville | |
| Rockburn Branch Skills Park | skill park | Elkridge |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 654 | 515 miles | 64,672 ft | 212 miles | 1,398 ft | 1,287 | 9,306 | 106 | 96,794 | |||
| E-Bike | 60 | 45 miles | 4,587 ft | 18 miles | 1,073 ft | 8,320 | 8 | 544 | ||||
| Hike | 639 | 514 miles | 63,793 ft | 210 miles | 1,398 ft | 79 | 9,248 | 20 | 4,104 | |||
| Trail Running | 634 | 512 miles | 63,622 ft | 209 miles | 1,398 ft | 26 | 9,246 | 21 | 1,497 | |||
| Horse | 27 | 22 miles | 2,014 ft | 9 miles | 725 ft | 4 | 2,239 | 13 | 38 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 3 | 1 mile | 115 ft | 2,536 ft | 420 ft | 1 | 2,220 | 31 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 1 mile | 115 ft | 2,536 ft | 420 ft | 2,219 | 17 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 2,205 ft | 36 ft | 433 ft | 52 ft | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 2,205 ft | 36 ft | 433 ft | 52 ft | 1 | 17 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 2,205 ft | 36 ft | 433 ft | 52 ft | 1 | 58 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 4 | 1 mile | 269 ft | 2,628 ft | 889 ft | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2,205 ft | 36 ft | 433 ft | 52 ft | 1 | 26 |
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