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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail 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%
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
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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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
216 trails
- Hike
348 trails
- Trail Running
348 trails
- Snowmobile
35 trails
- Snowshoe
32 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 429
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 216
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 348
- Trails Trail Running
- 348
- Trails Horse
- 51
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 35
- Trails Snowshoe
- 32
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 11
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 22
- Total Distance
- 669 miles
- Total Descent
- 100,021 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,932 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,333 ft
- Reports
- 2,571
- Photos
- 703
- Ridden Counter
- 14,136
Sub Regions
- Elizabethtown (48)
- Blueberry Hill Trails (33)
- Otis Mountain (15)
- Lake Placid (76)
- Craig Wood Trails (11)
- Heaven Hill Farm (3)
- Henry's Woods (5)
- John Brown Farm (0)
- Lussi & Loggers Trails (31)
- Mt. Van Hoevenberg (9)
- Peninsula Trails (6)
- Saranac Lake (35)
- Wilmington (57)
- Cooper Kiln (1)
- Flume Trail System (16)
- Hardy Road (12)
- Whiteface Mountain Ski Center (26)
Popular Essex County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Farm Hardy Road | |||
| Coniferous Trail Hardy Road | |||
| All In Hardy Road | |||
| Ante Up Hardy Road | |||
| Double Time Hardy Road | |||
| Safe Bet Hardy Road | |||
| Side Pot Hardy Road | |||
| Make Believe Hardy Road | |||
| 19th Hole Craig Wood Trails | |||
| Blue Ribbon (flow trail) Craig Wood Trails | |||
| Lumberyard Lussi & Loggers Trails | |||
| 1:00 to 1:15 Lussi & Loggers Trails | |||
| Cobble Wood Connector Craig Wood Trails | |||
| Scott's Cobble Trail Craig Wood Trails | |||
| Poppa Wheelie Craig Wood Trails |
Essex County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Summit and a half Dewey Mountain | 5 miles | |
| Rocco's Tour Craig Wood Trails | 5 miles | |
| Intermediate Romp Dewey Mountain | 3 miles | |
| Over Easy out and some of the way back (part 1) Heaven Hill Farm | 92 miles | |
| Scott's Wood Craig Wood Trails | 5 miles | |
| Beginner's Loop Dewey Mountain | 1 mile | |
| 2019 ETown BeatDown - Blueberry section Blueberry Hill Trails | 9 miles | |
| 2019 ETown BeatDown - Otis section (afternoon ride) Otis Mountain | 6 miles | |
| Extra Spicy PMD | 6 miles | |
| Lussie to Craigwood Lake Placid | 17 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 6.7 km avg distance
Yesterday
- 4 rides
- 10.1 km avg distance
Past Week
- 104 rides
- 16.0 km avg distance
Photos of Essex County Mountain Bike
trail: Fawn Ridge Climb
4 |
Jun 2, 2021 @ 4:12am
Jun 2, 2021
trail: Cinderella Story
97 |
Aug 13, 2019 @ 8:09pm
Aug 13, 2019
trail: Cinderella Story
121 |
Aug 13, 2019 @ 8:08pm
Aug 13, 2019
trail: Freedom (Upper)
269 |
Jul 30, 2014 @ 5:27pm
Jul 30, 2014
trail: Freedom (Upper)
342 | | 1 comments
Jul 30, 2014 @ 5:14pm
Jul 30, 2014Videos of Essex County Mountain Bike
trail: Freedom (Upper)
5:57 |
113 |
Aug 8, 2019
trail: Seek and Destroy
2:36 |
29 |
Aug 7, 2019
trail: The Fire Swamp
2:12 |
58 |
Aug 7, 2019
trail: The Judge
2:34 |
241 |
Jul 10, 2017
trail: Evil Empire
3:12 |
552 |
Jul 7, 2017
trail: 19th Hole
2:31 |
19620 |
Dec 8, 2016
1:37 |
255 |
Sep 25, 2016
trail: Freedom (Upper)
1:51 |
804 |
Aug 27, 2016
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Rail Trail Lake Placid | Jun 9, 2021 @ 3:25pm Jun 9, 2021 | Unknown | Joegrant | Under construction |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handy Trail Blueberry Hill Trails | Jun 10, 2021 @ 8:11am Jun 10, 2021 | Ideal | tjw3 | ||
| Access Trail Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Brookside connector Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Deer Run Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Dog Bone Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Double Dipper Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Grouse Gully Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Josie's Jaunt Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Kinta Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash | ||
| Lower Gully Mt. Van Hoevenberg | Jun 8, 2021 @ 6:54pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | dancash |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ScottcMcMEg | wishlist | trail | All In | Jun 13, 2021 @ 1:38pm 2 days |
 | MLowe1 | ridden | trail | Magic Bus Road and 3 more | Jun 13, 2021 @ 7:11am 2 days |
| ZackCarpenter | ridden | trail | Double Time | Jun 10, 2021 @ 7:29pm Jun 10, 2021 |
 | tjw3 | add | report | Handy Trail | Jun 10, 2021 @ 4:58pm Jun 10, 2021 |
 | Joegrant | add | report | Adirondack Rail Trail | Jun 9, 2021 @ 3:26pm Jun 9, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Please reopen Whiteface Mountain Bike Park! :D \m/ | May 7, 2021 @ 7:33pm May 7, 2021 | ||
| trail | Tree down. Hand saw. | Apr 5, 2021 @ 3:43pm Apr 5, 2021 | ||
 | trail | That's an accurate description. No flow, all... | Apr 1, 2021 @ 9:37am Apr 1, 2021 | ||
 | trail | I miss this place so much :( | Mar 17, 2021 @ 11:07pm Mar 17, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Nice sustained descent that rides well. Two... | Oct 4, 2020 @ 8:26am Oct 4, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Completionist1 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge8 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k21 awarded -
Big Ride 30k218 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k105 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Van Hoevenberg | bike park | Lake Placid | |
| Whiteface Mountain Ski Center | bike park | Wilmington | |
| Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Wilmington |
Local Products
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 216 | 171 miles | 30,141 ft | 63 miles | 3,051 ft | 694 | 2,571 | 22 | 8,172 | |||
| E-Bike | 1 | 7 miles | 860 ft | 4 miles | 650 ft | 1,250 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Hike | 348 | 505 miles | 81,424 ft | 157 miles | 4,738 ft | 6 | 2,505 | 1 | 1,110 | |||
| Trail Running | 348 | 505 miles | 81,424 ft | 157 miles | 4,738 ft | 2,508 | 2 | 67 | ||||
| Horse | 51 | 153 miles | 17,113 ft | 47 miles | 4,396 ft | 896 | 1 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 7 miles | 860 ft | 4 miles | 650 ft | 897 | ||||||
| Snowmobile | 35 | 126 miles | 7,421 ft | 55 miles | 2,303 ft | 227 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 32 | 65 miles | 6,070 ft | 19 miles | 4,003 ft | 414 | 37 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 11 | 23 miles | 2,730 ft | 10 miles | 1,040 ft | 98 | 1 | 86 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 22 | 62 miles | 6,293 ft | 26 miles | 1,040 ft | 3 | 67 | 394 |
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