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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
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
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- Uphill Primary
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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.
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- popular
- less 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
- Snowmobile
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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Region Details
- 19
- 6
- 46
- 68
- 12
- 1
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 185
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 154
- Trails E-Bike
- 27
- Trails Hike
- 161
- Trails Trail Running
- 160
- Total Distance
- 190 miles
- Total Descent
- 22,910 ft
- Total Vertical
- 971 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,282 ft
- Reports
- 1,718
- Photos
- 684
- Ridden Counter
- 24,418
Sub Regions
- Jefferson County (76)
- Birmingham (46)
- JCC (6)
- Red Rock Trails @ Red Mountain Park (17)
- Ride BHM Bike Park (17)
- Gardendale (7)
- Hoover (5)
- McCalla (12)
- Tannehill Ironworks (12)
- Pinson (4)
- Trussville (2)
- Birmingham (46)
- Shelby County (82)
- Chelsea (10)
- Double Oak Park (10)
- Helena (36)
- Cahaba River Park (36)
- Pelham (37)
- Chelsea (10)
Popular Central Alabama Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Toads to Snake Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Foreplay Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Mr Toads Snake to Fore Play Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Jekyll Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Rattlesnake Ridge Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Johnsons Mountain Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Seven Bridges Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Lightning Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Quarry Road Trail Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Cat Dog Snake Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| The Chimneys Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Lake Trail Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Garrett's Gulch Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Thunder Oak Mountain State Park | |||
| Rattlesnake Connector Oak Mountain State Park |
Central Alabama Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| OMSP - Short West Loop Oak Mountain State Park | 13 miles | |
| Oak Mountain Full Red Loop Oak Mountain State Park | 19 miles | |
| Thunder and Lightning Loop (Short) Oak Mountain State Park | 8 miles | |
| North Lakes Trail Out and Back Oak Mountain State Park | 8 miles | |
| Cahaba Try 1 Cahaba River Park | 15 miles | |
| Short Reverse Lake-Johnson-Hyde Birmingham | 11 miles | |
| Perfect Amount of Downhill Oak Mountain State Park | 7 miles | |
| Jekyll Loop (Short) Birmingham | 6 miles | |
| Tannehill Route JW Tannehill Ironworks | 5 miles | |
| Red Mountain Double Loop Red Rock Trails @ Red Mountain Park | 13 miles |
Photos of Central Alabama Mountain Bike
trail: Fire On TheMountain
20 |
Jan 5, 2023 @ 3:36pm
Jan 5, 2023
trail: Black Creek Rails to Trails
10 |
Oct 17, 2022 @ 6:39am
Oct 17, 2022
trail: Lightning
58 |
Sep 4, 2022 @ 2:30pm
Sep 4, 2022
trail: Boulder Ridge
73 |
Sep 4, 2022 @ 2:28pm
Sep 4, 2022
trail: Skyline
588 |
Jun 12, 2015 @ 9:53am
Jun 12, 2015
trail: Skyline
387 |
Apr 24, 2012 @ 2:34pm
Apr 24, 2012
trail: Skyline
372 |
Apr 24, 2012 @ 2:31pm
Apr 24, 2012Videos of Central Alabama Mountain Bike
trail: Storyteller
204 |
Mar 7, 2022
trail: Boulder Ridge
127 |
Dec 5, 2021
trail: Storyteller
205 |
Nov 3, 2021
trail: Quarry Road Trail
0:09 |
364 |
Oct 5, 2020
trail: Johnsons Mountain
0:07 |
656 |
Jul 3, 2020
trail: Flying Squirrel
24:47 |
187 |
Jun 22, 2020
trail: Lightning
0:16 |
1061 |
Aug 29, 2017
trail: McDuffie Fitness Trail
0:50 |
178 |
Feb 4, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 3, 2023 @ 1:40pm Jan 3, 2023 | Ideal | JDCMTB2007 | Trail getting redone, closed until... | |
| Mr. Toads to Snake Oak Mountain State Park | Dec 29, 2022 @ 1:53pm Dec 29, 2022 | Ideal | Caseyyht1fF |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanuga Ride BHM Bike Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 1:46pm Jan 19, 2023 | Wet | JDCMTB2007 | ||
| Southern Comfort Cahaba River Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 10:08am Jan 19, 2023 | Ideal | wareaglephillip | ||
| Berm-ingham Ride BHM Bike Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 5:46am Jan 19, 2023 | Wet | JDCMTB2007 | ||
| Upper Eureka Ride BHM Bike Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 5:46am Jan 19, 2023 | Wet | JDCMTB2007 | ||
| Wild Turkey Connect N Cahaba River Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 2:08am Jan 19, 2023 | Variable | wareaglephillip | ||
| Rust Bucket Cahaba River Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 2:08am Jan 19, 2023 | Variable | wareaglephillip | ||
| Lily Loop Cahaba River Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 2:08am Jan 19, 2023 | Ideal | wareaglephillip | ||
| Flying Squirrel Extension Cahaba River Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 2:08am Jan 19, 2023 | Variable | wareaglephillip | ||
| Tails Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 16, 2023 @ 9:06am Jan 16, 2023 | Wet | JDCMTB2007 | ||
| Slingshot Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 16, 2023 @ 6:59am Jan 16, 2023 | Dry | cdraper122 BUMP |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Algarmon | wishlist | region | Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 28, 2023 @ 6:25am 5 hours |
| ChadwickqkBmr4 | ridden | trail | Tails and 20 more | Jan 21, 2023 @ 6:43am Jan 21, 2023 |
 | WillieJacobsz | add | poi | Grace's Gap Overlook and 3 more | Jan 19, 2023 @ 3:47pm Jan 19, 2023 |
| WillieJacobsz | update | region | Red Mountain Park | Jan 19, 2023 @ 3:40pm Jan 19, 2023 |
| WillieJacobsz | update | poi | Parking | Jan 19, 2023 @ 3:39pm Jan 19, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Ride reverse. Up and down in the first half.... | Jan 7, 2023 @ 5:13pm Jan 7, 2023 | ||
| trail | Trail starts at the peak not at the bottom as... | Jan 1, 2023 @ 3:15pm Jan 1, 2023 | ||
| trail | Tree down on this trail, hard to go around. | Dec 4, 2022 @ 8:26am Dec 4, 2022 | ||
 | report | Tree has been cleared. | Nov 20, 2022 @ 11:29am Nov 20, 2022 | ||
| report | Bridge has been repaired. | Nov 20, 2022 @ 11:26am Nov 20, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k4,843 awarded -
Completionist43 awarded -
10 Blue Trails437 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,462 awarded -
10 Green Trails254 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge157 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Mountain Bike Park | bike park | Hoover |
Upcoming Local Events
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Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Alabama State Parks
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Trailvisions
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Trail Association
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James Bros. Bikes Opelika
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Alabama State Parks
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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 | 154 | 153 miles | 18,091 ft | 62 miles | 961 ft | 665 | 1,716 | 30 | 39,571 | |||
| E-Bike | 27 | 23 miles | 2,900 ft | 9 miles | 653 ft | 981 | 5 | 391 | ||||
| Hike | 161 | 180 miles | 20,246 ft | 73 miles | 971 ft | 13 | 1,600 | 1,074 | ||||
| Trail Running | 160 | 179 miles | 20,233 ft | 73 miles | 971 ft | 1,595 | 873 |
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