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- 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
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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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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.
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SaveRecreational opportunities at Emiquon include boating, fishing, hunting, birdwatching, wildlife viewing and hiking. Our visitor use facilities offer boardwalks, canoe and boat launches, hiking trails, observation decks and pavilions, and signs that help visitors learn more about these incredible habitats.
Visitors have access to the lakeside observatories and trails; however, a permit is required for lake access, i.e., for fishing and boating. Lake access permits are available at Dickson Mounds Museum during normal business hours. The lake is equipped with a canoe launch and concrete boat launch.
Visitors have access to the lakeside observatories and trails; however, a permit is required for lake access, i.e., for fishing and boating. Lake access permits are available at Dickson Mounds Museum during normal business hours. The lake is equipped with a canoe launch and concrete boat launch.

Activities Click to view
- Hike
19 trails
Region Details
19 hike trails
Region Status
Open as of May 3, 2024Hike Stats
- State Ranking
- #6,754
- Trails (view details)
- 19
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails E-Bike
- 13
- Trails Hike
- 19
- Trails Trail Running
- 13
- Total Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 1,532 ft
- Total Descent
- 23 ft
- Total Vertical
- 20 ft
- Reports
- 1
Popular Emiquon Preserve Hiking Trails
Emiquon Preserve Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Emiquon Complete Circuit | 2 miles |
Recent Trail Reports
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Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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PlumbBobM | add | route | activity #38003990 | Mar 9, 2023 @ 4:29pm Mar 9, 2023 |
PlumbBobM | add | poi | activity #37830114 and 8 more | Mar 2, 2023 @ 7:25am Mar 2, 2023 |
PlumbBobM | add | trail | activity #37829471 and 17 more | Mar 2, 2023 @ 6:45am Mar 2, 2023 |
PlumbBobM | update | trail | activity #37829456 and 3 more | Mar 2, 2023 @ 6:43am Mar 2, 2023 |
PlumbBobM | add | region | activity #37829320 | Mar 2, 2023 @ 6:35am Mar 2, 2023 |
Nearby Riding Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Dickson Mounds State Park & Museum | 1.7 km | ||||
Henry Allan Gleason Nature Preserve | 8.4 km | ||||
Sand Ridge State Forest | 14 | 11.5 km | |||
Lakeland - Big Creek Trails | 5 | 15.5 km | |||
Jim Edgar Panther Creek | 15 | 24.7 km |
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 | 13 | 1 mile | 20 ft | 1,240 ft | 16 ft | 1 | ||||||
E-Bike | 13 | 1 mile | 20 ft | 1,240 ft | 16 ft | 1 | ||||||
Hike | 19 | 3 miles | 23 ft | 1,532 ft | 20 ft | #6,754 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Trail Running | 13 | 1 mile | 20 ft | 1,240 ft | 16 ft | 1 |
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