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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
- 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
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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
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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
Winter Trails
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A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
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Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 750
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 304
- Trails E-Bike
- 34
- Trails Horse
- 60
- Trails Hike
- 691
- Trails Trail Running
- 691
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 9
- Total Distance
- 670 miles
- Total Descent
- 28,553 ft
- Total Vertical
- 635 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,280 ft
- Reports
- 1,372
- Photos
- 189
- Ridden Counter
- 14,218
Sub Regions
- Champaign County (2)
- Clark County (3)
- Cedarville (0)
- Springfield (1)
- Cedarville (0)
- Delaware County (30)
- Delaware (9)
- Galena (9)
- McNamara Park (1)
- Lewis Center (2)
- Powell (10)
- Fairfield County (26)
- Carroll (12)
- Lancaster (5)
- Pickerington (10)
- Franklin County (17)
- Franklin County (136)
- Canal Winchester (10)
- Columbus (83)
- Anheuser Busch Sports Park (1)
- Antrim Park (1)
- Berliner Park (11)
- Clinton Como Park (3)
- J James Thomas Park (2)
- Olentangy River Parklands (9)
- Olentangy River State Wildlife Access Area (1)
- Quarry Trails Metro Park (13)
- River Wetland Reasearch Park (1)
- Scioto Audubon Metro Park (1)
- Three Creeks Metropark (3)
- Tuttle Park (2)
- Whet Stone Park (7)
- Dublin (17)
- Gahanna (6)
- Grove City (7)
- Hilliard (12)
- Worthington (1)
- Knox County (1)
- Danville (1)
- Mount Vernon (2)
- Danville (1)
- Licking County (78)
- Buckeye Lake (1)
- Granville (9)
- Heath (41)
- Newark (30)
- Madison County (2)
- London (0)
- Mount Sterling (1)
- London (0)
- Marion County (8)
- Marion (8)
- Quarry Park (7)
- Marion (8)
- Pickaway County (3)
- Ashville (0)
- Circleville (3)
Popular Central Ohio Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase II Alum Creek State Park | |||
| Alum Creek Phase I Alum Creek State Park | |||
| Advanced Loop Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | |||
| Fourth Segment Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | |||
| First Segment Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | |||
| Second Segment Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | |||
| Joyride Horns Hill Park | |||
| Horns Hill Shuttle and Access Road Horns Hill Park | |||
| Drop In Horns Hill Park | |||
| Pro DH Horns Hill Park | |||
| More Cowbell Chestnut Ridge Metro Park | |||
| Park Road Horns Hill Park | |||
| Connector Alum Creek State Park | |||
| Beginner Loop Alum Creek State Park | |||
| Gnomewood Alum Creek State Park |
Central Ohio Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| COMBO: Recommended Main MTB Loop The Trails of Forry Preserve (Star Hill) | 7 miles | |
| StarHillPreride | 11 miles | |
| Chestnut Long One Lancaster | 8 miles | |
| Small Loop Franklin County | 4,967 ft | |
| 2022 Horns Hill FUNduro race Horns Hill Park | 8 miles | |
| 15 mile Alum Creek State Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 13 mile Alum Creek State Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 16 mile Alum Creek State Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
| 8 mile Alum Creek State Park Ride | popular ridelog | 8 miles |
| 7 mile Chestnut Ridge Metro Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
Videos of Central Ohio Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walnut Trail Connector Gahanna | Jan 11, 2025 @ 1:00pm Jan 11, 2025 | Snow Covered | ScottkfCXMS | ||
| Alum Creek Phase I Alum Creek State Park | Jan 9, 2025 @ 3:14pm Jan 9, 2025 | Snow Packed | ScottkfCXMS | ||
| Beginner Loop Alum Creek State Park | Jan 9, 2025 @ 3:14pm Jan 9, 2025 | Snow Packed | ScottkfCXMS | ||
| Loop 4 Quarry Park | Jan 4, 2025 @ 9:20am Jan 4, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | prusek | ||
| MTB Loop 3 Quarry Park | Jan 4, 2025 @ 9:20am Jan 4, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | prusek | ||
| MTB Loop 2 Quarry Park | Jan 4, 2025 @ 9:20am Jan 4, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | prusek | ||
| MTB Loop 1 Quarry Park | Jan 4, 2025 @ 9:20am Jan 4, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | prusek | ||
| Interstate 670 Bikeway Columbus | Jan 1, 2025 @ 9:40am Jan 1, 2025 | Ideal | prusek | ||
| Alum Creek Trail Columbus | Jan 1, 2025 @ 9:40am Jan 1, 2025 | Variable | prusek | ||
| Alum Creek Trail Columbus | Jan 1, 2025 @ 9:40am Jan 1, 2025 | Variable | prusek |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScottkfCXMS | add | report | activity #64447689 | Jan 11, 2025 @ 4:13pm Jan 11, 2025 |
| ScottkfCXMS | add | report | activity #64332606 and 1 more | Jan 9, 2025 @ 3:26pm Jan 9, 2025 |
| lewisjerryohio | like | directory | activity #64202404 | Jan 6, 2025 @ 6:30pm Jan 6, 2025 |
| prusek | add | report | activity #64073109 and 3 more | Jan 4, 2025 @ 12:14pm Jan 4, 2025 |
| prusek | add | report | activity #63900601 and 2 more | Jan 1, 2025 @ 11:06am Jan 1, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | They aren't joking about the roots! The map... | Aug 11, 2024 @ 7:18pm Aug 11, 2024 | ||
| trail | Bridge #3 a little slick today due to the rain. | Oct 21, 2023 @ 7:00pm Oct 21, 2023 | ||
| trail | awesome trail, | Aug 2, 2023 @ 7:58am Aug 2, 2023 | ||
| trail | Awesome easy ride and can get good speed | Aug 2, 2023 @ 7:57am Aug 2, 2023 | ||
| report | More Cowbell is very dry as of yesterday | Jun 19, 2022 @ 11:40am Jun 19, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Descent 10k Badge15 awarded -
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Epic Ride Descent 2k1 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge15 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Area | skill park | Carroll | |
| Briarcliff MX | skill park | Newark |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Central Ohio Mountain Biking Organization
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Paradise GarageBike Shop
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Bike DoctorBike Shop
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BikeSource - DublinBike Shop
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Bikesource - ClintonvilleBike Shop
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Bikesource - WestervilleBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 303 | 401 miles | 13,550 ft | 119 miles | 617 ft | 173 | 1,382 | 5 | 28,762 | |||
| E-Bike | 34 | 21 miles | 3,891 ft | 11 miles | 331 ft | 1,037 | 2 | 997 | ||||
| Horse | 60 | 72 miles | 3,314 ft | 21 miles | 282 ft | 164 | 3 | |||||
| Hike | 691 | 630 miles | 20,978 ft | 183 miles | 636 ft | 15 | 1,228 | 951 | ||||
| Trail Running | 691 | 630 miles | 20,978 ft | 183 miles | 636 ft | 2 | 1,228 | 1,249 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 1 mile | 16 ft | 1,322 ft | 20 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 9 | 8 miles | 259 ft | 2 miles | 144 ft | 14 |
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