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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- 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 intendid 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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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
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Region Details
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- 84
- 32
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 177
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 177
- Trails Hike
- 152
- Trails Trail Running
- 152
- Total Distance
- 213 miles
- Total Descent
- 31,145 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,116 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,656 ft
- Reports
- 781
- Photos
- 100
- Ridden Counter
- 3,197
Sub Regions
- Elizabethtown (48)
- Blueberry Hill Trails (32)
- Otis Mountain (16)
- Lake Placid (59)
- Saranac Lake (17)
- Dewey Mountain (8)
- Moody Pond (0)
- Mount Pisgah (9)
- Wilmington (54)
- Flume Trail System (13)
- Hardy Road (11)
- Koa White face (0)
- Poorman's Downhill (2)
- Whiteface Mountain (27)
Popular Essex County Mountain Biking Trails
Essex County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Blueberry Loop Blueberry Hill Trails | 4 miles | |
| Scott's Cobble Trail (new) Craig Wood Trails | 4,596 ft | |
| Blue Ribbon (new flow trail) Craig Wood Trails | 2,758 ft | |
| Putt Putt (new) Craig Wood Trails | 1,120 ft |
Photos of Essex County Mountain Bike
trail: Poorman's Downhill
65 |
Dec 1, 2018 @ 7:55am
Dec 1, 2018
trail: Quaker Mt trail
25 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 7:01am
Sep 2, 2018
trail: Quaker Mt trail
24 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 7:00am
Sep 2, 2018
trail: Quaker Mt trail
22 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 7:00am
Sep 2, 2018Videos of Essex County Mountain Bike
trail: The Judge
2:34 |
154 |
Jul 10, 2017
trail: Evil Empire
3:12 |
241 |
Jul 7, 2017
trail: Side Pot
2:16 |
361 |
Jan 16, 2017
trail: 19th Hole
2:31 |
19525 |
Dec 8, 2016
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake shore Peninsula Trails | May 20, 2019 @ 1:09pm 11 hours | Variable | dancash | Some areas of mud with some flooding from... | |
| Twisted Pine Hardy Road | May 20, 2019 @ 8:12am 16 hours | Prevalent Mud | Colinloher | ||
| Make Believe Hardy Road | May 20, 2019 @ 8:12am 16 hours | Prevalent Mud | Colinloher |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Club Connector Peninsula Trails | May 20, 2019 @ 1:22pm 11 hours | Variable | dancash | ||
| Ridge Connector Peninsula Trails | May 20, 2019 @ 1:21pm 11 hours | Variable | dancash | ||
| Peninsula Peninsula Trails | May 20, 2019 @ 1:20pm 11 hours | Variable | dancash | ||
| Ridge Peninsula Trails | May 20, 2019 @ 1:11pm 11 hours | Variable | dancash | ||
| Lost Farm Hardy Road | May 20, 2019 @ 8:10am 16 hours | Prevalent Mud | Colinloher | ||
| Ante Up Hardy Road | May 20, 2019 @ 8:10am 16 hours | Prevalent Mud | Colinloher | ||
| Coniferous Trail Hardy Road | May 20, 2019 @ 7:54am 17 hours | Variable | Colinloher | ||
| Fawn Ridge Connector Lake Placid | May 17, 2019 @ 3:20pm May 17, 2019 | Dry | fledger | ||
| Fawn Ridge Lake Placid | May 17, 2019 @ 3:19pm May 17, 2019 | Dry | fledger | ||
| Water Tower Mount Pisgah | May 16, 2019 @ 6:27am May 16, 2019 | Dry | BETAtrails BETA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | gargamel78 | ridden | trail | Ridge and 2 more | May 20, 2019 @ 7:32pm 5 hours |
 | dancash | add | report | Lake shore and 4 more | May 20, 2019 @ 1:10pm 11 hours |
 | kramerica77 | add | ridelog | May 20, 2019 ride log | May 20, 2019 @ 10:10am 14 hours |
| Colinloher | add | report | Coniferous Trail and 6 more | May 20, 2019 @ 7:54am 17 hours |
| francoisjmj | vote | trail | Good Luck | May 20, 2019 @ 6:57am 18 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | The Crosscut leg was blowed out, so only the... | Apr 25, 2019 @ 3:21am Apr 25, 2019 | ||
| trail | Rented fat tire bikes and did Henry’s Loop.... | Feb 16, 2019 @ 8:24am Feb 16, 2019 | ||
| report | Kudos to whoever cut up the trees. Hiking in... | Jul 27, 2018 @ 1:11pm Jul 27, 2018 | ||
| trail | has anyone ridden this since they did a bunch... | Jul 24, 2018 @ 5:41am Jul 24, 2018 | ||
| trail | I would suggest riding this trail in the... | Aug 28, 2017 @ 6:36am Aug 28, 2017 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awardedLussi & Loggers Trails -
Epic Ride Climb 2k1 awardedLake Placid -
Climbing 10k Badge0 awardedLake Placid -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awardedLake Placid -
10 Blue Trails3 awardedWilmington -
Epic Ride Climb 2k3 awardedWilmington
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Peaks Mountain Bike Center | bike park | Lake Placid | |
| Whiteface Mountain | bike park | Wilmington | |
| Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Wilmington |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Barkeater Trails Alliance
![Barkeater Trails Alliance]()
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Adirondack Cycling Club
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High Peaks CycleryBike Shop
![High Peaks Cyclery]()
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Placid Planet BicyclesBike Shop
![Placid Planet Bicycles]()
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