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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%
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- > 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
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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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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
- 8
- 33
- 33
- 29
- 2
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 111
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 109
- Trails E-Bike
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 115
- Trails Trail Running
- 115
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 262 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,970 ft
- Total Vertical
- 330 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,114 ft
- Reports
- 1,258
- Photos
- 63
- Ridden Counter
- 2,303
Sub Regions
- Dallas County (2)
- Polk County (104)
- Des Moines (95)
- Center Trails (23)
- Easter Lake Park (2)
- Ewing Park (16)
- Fourmile MTB Park (8)
- Sycamore (21)
- Sycamore South (7)
- West Des Moines (6)
- Southwoods Park (4)
- Des Moines (95)
Popular Des Moines Metro Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollercoaster Extension Center Trails | |||
| Hillside Access Center Trails | |||
| Hillside Trail Center Trails | |||
| Poolside Center Trails | |||
| Hillside Center Trails | |||
| Denman Woods Trail Center Trails | |||
| Rollercoaster Center Trails | |||
| Philly’s Pholly Center Trails | |||
| Fingers Center Trails | |||
| Hillside Trail Center Trails | |||
| Rhythm Trail Center Trails | |||
| Top Shelf - North Sycamore | |||
| Pump Sycamore | |||
| Dirty Connector Trail Center Trails | |||
| J11 Center Trails |
Photos of Des Moines Metro Mountain Bike
trail: Southwoods Blue
7 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:17am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
7 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:17am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
9 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:17am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
9 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:17am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
7 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:17am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
9 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:16am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
8 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:16am
Oct 21, 2024
trail: Southwoods Blue
9 |
Oct 21, 2024 @ 6:16am
Oct 21, 2024Videos of Des Moines Metro Mountain Bike
14 |
Oct 17, 2023
0:49 |
77 |
Oct 17, 2023
3:36 |
333 |
Jul 18, 2021
3:51 |
210 |
Jul 18, 2021
12:42 |
559 |
Jul 18, 2021
trail: Sycamore Trail
2:59 |
171 |
Jul 18, 2021 , Des Moines
trail: Sycamore Trail
10:02 |
260 |
Jul 18, 2021 , Des Moines
trail: Sycamore Trail
7:36 |
162 |
Jul 18, 2021 , Des Moines
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Fourmile MTB Park | Jan 24, 2025 @ 2:06pm Jan 24, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Jakeyboy2 | ||
| Against the Current Fourmile MTB Park | Jan 24, 2025 @ 2:06pm Jan 24, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Jakeyboy2 | ||
| Ripple Effect Fourmile MTB Park | Jan 24, 2025 @ 2:06pm Jan 24, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Jakeyboy2 | ||
| Sink or Swim Fourmile MTB Park | Jan 24, 2025 @ 2:06pm Jan 24, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Jakeyboy2 | ||
| Walnut Creek Trail Polk County | Nov 30, 2024 @ 4:28pm Nov 30, 2024 | Dry | jstegeman | ||
| Rhythm Trail Center Trails | Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm Nov 28, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jstegeman | ||
| Riverside Connector Center Trails | Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm Nov 28, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jstegeman | ||
| Squirrel's Nest Trail Center Trails | Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm Nov 28, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jstegeman | ||
| Squirrel Purgatory Center Trails | Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm Nov 28, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jstegeman | ||
| Dirty Connector Trail Center Trails | Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:18pm Nov 28, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jstegeman |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| update | event | activity #66259155 and 1 more | Feb 15, 2025 @ 3:09pm Feb 15, 2025 | |
| BikeRegCom | add | event | activity #66259153 and 1 more | Feb 15, 2025 @ 3:09pm Feb 15, 2025 |
| Jakeyboy2 | add | report | activity #65108632 and 3 more | Jan 24, 2025 @ 2:15pm Jan 24, 2025 |
| update | event | activity #65092749 | Jan 24, 2025 @ 8:26am Jan 24, 2025 | |
| update | event | activity #64985556 | Jan 21, 2025 @ 7:05pm Jan 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Would not recommend flew into a thorn bush and... | Apr 14, 2024 @ 4:28pm Apr 14, 2024 | ||
| trail | These are good trails. The trail builders made... | Oct 13, 2023 @ 6:28pm Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| trail | Midsummer vegetation including stinging nettle... | Jul 17, 2022 @ 7:14pm Jul 17, 2022 | ||
| trail | Fencing has been added on paved path side that... | Nov 18, 2021 @ 7:33am Nov 18, 2021 | ||
| trail | This trail is permanently CLOSED and is... | Oct 18, 2021 @ 9:36am Oct 18, 2021 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails95 awarded -
10 Blue Trails87 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k6 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge32 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge4 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k6 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Park BMX Track | skill park | Des Moines |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 106 | 256 miles | 4,738 ft | 84 miles | 331 ft | 56 | 1,280 | 15,941 | ||||
| E-Bike | 12 | 1 mile | 72 ft | 2,087 ft | 105 ft | 1,169 | 194 | |||||
| Hike | 115 | 262 miles | 4,970 ft | 85 miles | 331 ft | 6 | 1,280 | 372 | ||||
| Trail Running | 115 | 262 miles | 4,970 ft | 85 miles | 331 ft | 1 | 1,280 | 419 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 5 miles | 351 ft | 1 mile | 135 ft | 7 | 20 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 3 miles | 230 ft | 4,787 ft | 135 ft | 56 |
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