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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,485
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 2,348
- Trails E-Bike
- 157
- Trails Horse
- 198
- Trails Hike
- 2,421
- Trails Trail Running
- 2,416
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 41
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 44
- Trails Snowmobile
- 22
- Trails Snowshoe
- 427
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 33
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 397
- Total Distance
- 861 miles
- Total Descent
- 57,955 ft
- Total Vertical
- 412 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 414 ft
- Reports
- 5,250
- Photos
- 1,174
- Ridden Counter
- 227,106
Sub Regions
- North Shore (2,347)
- Amesbury (40)
- Amesbury Town Forest (27)
- Andover (308)
- Beverly (220)
- Boxford (287)
- 100 Acre Woods (20)
- Baldpate Pond (20)
- Boxford Common (12)
- Boxford State Forest (83)
- Cleaveland Farm State Forest (17)
- Lockwood Forest (15)
- Lord Forest (10)
- Lord-Ericson Woods (5)
- Perkins Woods (11)
- Shaven Crown Hill (0)
- Wildcat Conservation Area (26)
- Windrush Farm (8)
- Witch Hollow (8)
- Danvers (54)
- Danvers Rail Trail (18)
- Danvers Town Forest (10)
- Endicott Park (9)
- Essex (39)
- Georgetown (74)
- Gloucester (408)
- Dogtown (223)
- Haskell Pond West (35)
- Magnolia Woods (10)
- Ravenswood Park Area (37)
- Red Rocks and Haskell Pond East (26)
- Tompson Street Reservation (28)
- West Woods/Dykes Pond (46)
- Groveland (32)
- Hamilton (50)
- Haverhill (40)
- Ipswich (220)
- Lawrence (2)
- Den Rock Park (2)
- Lynn (137)
- Lynn Woods (118)
- Manchester By The Sea (65)
- Powderhouse Hill (9)
- Western Woods (46)
- Marblehead (21)
- Middleton (1)
- Newbury (Essex County) (31)
- Newburyport (18)
- North Andover (13)
- Peabody (18)
- Spring Pond (0)
- Piggery/Culvert/Manchester Woods (57)
- Rockport (79)
- Andrews Woods (12)
- South Woods (55)
- Rowley (7)
- Salem (67)
- Fort Lee /Cannon Hill (23)
- Salem Woods (3)
- Salisbury (8)
- Saugus (5)
- Swampscott (7)
- Topsfield (4)
- Wenham (90)
- West Newbury (2)
- Amesbury (40)
- Methuen (1)
Popular Essex County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Tornado Willowdale State Forest | |||
Thunder Road Willowdale State Forest | |||
Rootball Harold Parker State Forest | |||
Nuke Dump Willowdale State Forest | |||
"G" Spot Willowdale State Forest | |||
Bridges Willowdale State Forest | |||
Terry Trail South Harold Parker State Forest | |||
AAA Willowdale State Forest | |||
Access Road Willowdale State Forest | |||
Secret Stash / Rubber Duck Harold Parker State Forest | |||
A27 North Harold Parker State Forest | |||
A5 Link to Parking Harold Parker State Forest | |||
Indian Ridge Trail Willowdale State Forest | |||
Rattle Snake Ridge Willowdale State Forest | |||
Fiene Weenie a Willowdale State Forest |
Essex County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Yellow Diamond Route Harold Parker State Forest | 3 miles | |
Bay Circuit Trail Harold Parker State Forest | 5 miles | |
Wicked Ride of the East Harold Parker State Forest | 20 miles | |
2021 Wicked Ride Hero Route Harold Parker State Forest | 16 miles | |
Mike's Big Intermediate Lynn Woods Loop Lynn Woods | 8 miles | |
Harold Parker - Both Sides Andover | 14 miles | |
Intermediate Advanced Harold Parker Loop Harold Parker State Forest | 10 miles | |
Beverly Commons Blue Loops Beverly Commons | 5 miles | |
HP/Ward 30 miler Harold Parker State Forest | 30 miles | |
B&T w Passing Gas Tompson Street Reservation | 9 miles |
Photos of Essex County Mountain Bike
trail: Faces in the Forest (Yellow)
0 |
Nov 25, 2023 @ 3:46pm
Nov 25, 2023
trail: Tornado
249 |
Jun 13, 2020 @ 3:51pm
Jun 13, 2020
trail: Tornado
355 |
Jun 13, 2020 @ 3:51pm
Jun 13, 2020
trail: Thunder Road
514 | | 1 comments
Aug 16, 2019 @ 5:18am
Aug 16, 2019
trail: Thunder Road
619 |
Jun 10, 2017 @ 7:02am
Jun 10, 2017Videos of Essex County Mountain Bike

trail: Around the Hill
23 |
Mar 23, 2023

trail: Red Dot
95 |
Oct 17, 2022

trail: Okotoks Pathway
48 |
Apr 27, 2022

trail: The Funnel Roll
107 |
Nov 14, 2021

trail: Kelly High Jump Line
216 |
Jul 25, 2021

trail: Kelly High Jump Line
133 |
Jul 25, 2021

trail: Kelly High Jump Line
149 |
Jul 25, 2021

trail: Kelly High Jump Line
166 |
Jul 25, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Crooked South Boxford State Forest | Nov 19, 2023 @ 5:31pm Nov 19, 2023 | Variable | Squishlefunke | Basically unrideable. Too much dead wood... | |
High Rock South Woods | Nov 8, 2023 @ 7:49am Nov 8, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | 5rNzbi |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Mini Rhododendron Path JC Phillips Nature Preserve | Dec 2, 2023 @ 8:14am 2 days | Variable | bobg13 | ||
Field Pond Area 6 Harold Parker State Forest | Dec 2, 2023 @ 10:01am 2 days | Variable | Raymond9icVO2 | ||
Skater Girl Willowdale State Forest | Nov 30, 2023 @ 3:44am Nov 30, 2023 | Variable | GaryZHuSuT | ||
BCT - Fiene Weenie b Willowdale State Forest | Nov 30, 2023 @ 3:44am Nov 30, 2023 | Ideal | GaryZHuSuT | ||
Private JC Phillips Nature Preserve | Nov 27, 2023 @ 7:32am Nov 27, 2023 | Variable | bobg13 | ||
Olmsted Shortcut JC Phillips Nature Preserve | Nov 28, 2023 @ 8:05am Nov 28, 2023 | Variable | RobertkVhOU7 | ||
Foley Trail JC Phillips Nature Preserve | Nov 28, 2023 @ 8:05am Nov 28, 2023 | Variable | RobertkVhOU7 | ||
Tuckerman Western Woods | Nov 25, 2023 @ 6:50am Nov 25, 2023 | Variable | RobertkVhOU7 | ||
Culvert 12 Western Woods | Nov 25, 2023 @ 6:50am Nov 25, 2023 | Variable | RobertkVhOU7 | ||
Culvert 11 Western Woods | Nov 25, 2023 @ 6:50am Nov 25, 2023 | Variable | RobertkVhOU7 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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jessejviolin | wishlist | region | activity #46890108 | Dec 2, 2023 @ 7:54pm 2 days |
bobg13 | add | report | activity #46886837 | Dec 2, 2023 @ 6:15pm 2 days |
DTWLynn | ridden | trail | activity #46882435 and 1 more | Dec 2, 2023 @ 2:14pm 2 days |
Raymond9icVO2 | add | report | activity #46880398 and 2 more | Dec 2, 2023 @ 9:23am 2 days |
bobg13 | add | trail | activity #46820826 | Nov 30, 2023 @ 3:14pm Nov 30, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | There is a homeless camp visible from the... | Nov 29, 2023 @ 4:51pm Nov 29, 2023 | ||
trail | Unsuitable for hiking. The steep drops and... | Nov 28, 2023 @ 12:55pm Nov 28, 2023 | ||
trail | This trail also sucks for hiking. Totally... | Nov 23, 2023 @ 12:28pm Nov 23, 2023 | ||
trail | Ride south to north (reverse of what... | Nov 19, 2023 @ 9:12am Nov 19, 2023 | ||
trail | There fist size rocks in sections but other... | Nov 14, 2023 @ 8:31pm Nov 14, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Black Trails467 awarded -
10 Blue Trails959 awarded -
10 Blue Trails745 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Green Trails689 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,169 awarded
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 | 2,348 | 809 miles | 54,006 ft | 283 miles | 413 ft | 1,049 | 5,210 | 86 | 111,590 | |||
E-Bike | 157 | 51 miles | 2,575 ft | 18 miles | 282 ft | 3,744 | 8 | 775 | ||||
Horse | 198 | 69 miles | 2,736 ft | 22 miles | 217 ft | 1,031 | 64 | |||||
Hike | 2,421 | 845 miles | 56,549 ft | 296 miles | 413 ft | 84 | 5,204 | 26 | 5,323 | |||
Trail Running | 2,416 | 842 miles | 56,424 ft | 295 miles | 413 ft | 8 | 5,203 | 20 | 6,145 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 41 | 10 miles | 663 ft | 4 miles | 144 ft | 932 | 29 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 44 | 10 miles | 686 ft | 4 miles | 144 ft | 934 | 43 | |||||
Snowmobile | 22 | 4 miles | 279 ft | 2 miles | 135 ft | 26 | 11 | |||||
Snowshoe | 427 | 118 miles | 6,447 ft | 40 miles | 272 ft | 29 | 198 | 4 | 243 | |||
Downhill Ski | 2 | 1 mile | 154 ft | 4,685 ft | 112 ft | 26 | 60 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 33 | 7 miles | 551 ft | 3 miles | 187 ft | 29 | 84 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 397 | 123 miles | 7,008 ft | 43 miles | 269 ft | 4 | 368 | 4 | 372 |
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