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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.
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Trail Last Ridden
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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.
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
245 trails
- E-Bike
70 trails
- Horse
12 trails
- Hike
259 trails
- Trail Running
259 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 249
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 248
- Trails E-Bike
- 70
- Trails Horse
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 259
- Trails Trail Running
- 259
- Total Distance
- 182 miles
- Total Descent
- 13,442 ft
- Total Vertical
- 459 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 464 ft
- Reports
- 4,441
- Photos
- 728
- Ridden Counter
- 43,908
Sub Regions
- Annandale (49)
- 495 Jumps (7)
- Wakefield Park (40)
- Fairfax (6)
- Fairfax Station (9)
- Franconia (6)
- Kingstowne Park (6)
- Great Falls (18)
- Great Falls Park (8)
- River Bend Park (9)
- Groveton (16)
- Lorton (23)
- McLean (0)
- Reston (33)
- Fred Crabtree Park (1)
- Lake Fairfax Park (33)
- Springfield (46)
- Brookfield Park (1)
- Lake Accotink Park (44)
- Sterling (15)
- Upper Potomac Park (15)
- Tysons (4)
Popular Fairfax County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | |||
| Blue Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | |||
| Loop 2 Technical Fountainhead Regional Park | |||
| Old Shockabilly Fountainhead Regional Park | |||
| Southside Lake Fairfax Park | |||
| FlowJoe Lake Fairfax Park | |||
| Black Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | |||
| Wagon Wheel Lake Fairfax Park | |||
| White Rabbit aka The Luge Lake Fairfax Park | |||
| Bucksnort Lake Fairfax Park | |||
| Boss Meadowood Special Recreation Area | |||
| Yard Sale Meadowood Special Recreation Area | |||
| The Berms Wakefield Park | |||
| Berm Ascent Trail Wakefield Park | |||
| South Branch Loop Meadowood Special Recreation Area |
Fairfax County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Smiles Per Miles Fountainhead Regional Park | 7 miles | |
| Fountainhead Blue Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | 6 miles | |
| Lake Fairfax #1 Reston | 8 miles | |
| Fountainhead Black Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | 12 miles | |
| Fountainhead Black Loop Bypass Fountainhead Regional Park | 8 miles | |
| Fountainhead Full Tour Fountainhead Regional Park | 12 miles | |
| Fountainhead Green Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | 2 miles | |
| Lake Fairfax simple loop from Skate Rink Lake Fairfax Park | 5 miles | |
| Self Guided "Dirty Turtle" Lake Fairfax Park | 8 miles | |
| MORE - Casual Wakefield Ride Wakefield Park | 9 miles |
Photos of Fairfax County Mountain Bike
trail: MTB Trail
22 |
May 18, 2023 @ 3:05pm
May 18, 2023
trail: MTB Trail
23 |
May 18, 2023 @ 3:05pm
May 18, 2023
trail: MTB Trail
28 |
May 7, 2023 @ 7:58am
May 7, 2023
trail: MTB Trail
23 |
May 7, 2023 @ 7:58am
May 7, 2023
trail: MTB Trail
30 |
May 7, 2023 @ 7:58am
May 7, 2023
trail: Soup Kitchen
40 |
Jul 31, 2022 @ 11:46am
Jul 31, 2022
trail: Soup Kitchen
68 |
Nov 18, 2021 @ 7:43am
Nov 18, 2021
trail: Potomac Heritage Trail
126 |
Mar 7, 2020 @ 9:18am
Mar 7, 2020Videos of Fairfax County Mountain Bike
trail: Slaughterhouse Loop
14 |
Sep 19, 2022
92 |
Jun 19, 2022
trail: Black Loop
272 |
May 27, 2021
trail: Blue Loop
0:09 |
182 |
Aug 23, 2020
trail: Loop 2 Technical
0:07 |
126 |
Aug 23, 2020
trail: Boss
1:58 |
146 |
May 16, 2020
trail: Yard Sale
1:14 |
732 |
Aug 11, 2017
0:09 |
319 |
Jan 29, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Trail to Yellow Upper Potomac Park | Sep 22, 2023 @ 1:02pm Sep 22, 2023 | Variable | bill32 | Many many trees down |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Station Descent Hill Wakefield Park | Oct 3, 2023 @ 11:41am 1 day | Dry | ErnieR MORE-LDRSH | ||
| Blue Loop Fountainhead Regional Park | Sep 30, 2023 @ 6:37am Sep 30, 2023 | Unknown | j0ey | ||
| Soccer Fields Connector Lake Fairfax Park | Sep 30, 2023 @ 3:58am Sep 30, 2023 | Ideal | h1S1u2xM | ||
| Ferlin's Folly Lake Fairfax Park | Sep 30, 2023 @ 3:58am Sep 30, 2023 | Ideal | h1S1u2xM | ||
| Connector Wakefield Park | Sep 28, 2023 @ 11:50am Sep 28, 2023 | Dry | ErnieR MORE-LDRSH | ||
| Hydra Wakefield Park | Sep 28, 2023 @ 11:50am Sep 28, 2023 | Dry | ErnieR MORE-LDRSH | ||
| Gravel Access Road Wakefield Park | Sep 28, 2023 @ 11:50am Sep 28, 2023 | Dry | ErnieR MORE-LDRSH | ||
| Yellow Trail Upper Potomac Park | Sep 22, 2023 @ 1:02pm Sep 22, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
| Orange Trail Upper Potomac Park | Sep 20, 2023 @ 2:12pm Sep 20, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 | ||
| Green Trail Upper Potomac Park | Sep 20, 2023 @ 2:12pm Sep 20, 2023 | Ideal | bill32 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ErnieR | add | report | Power Station Descent Hill | Oct 3, 2023 @ 7:37pm 1 day |
| JosephTGDZnz | vote | trail | White Rabbit aka The Luge | Oct 3, 2023 @ 1:05pm 1 day |
| SeanWkMXof | wishlist | trail | Potomac Heritage Trail | Oct 3, 2023 @ 7:40am 2 days |
| h1S1u2xM | add | report | Soccer Fields Connector and 1 more | Oct 1, 2023 @ 5:48am Oct 1, 2023 |
| j0ey | add | report | Blue Loop | Sep 30, 2023 @ 7:04pm Sep 30, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | The bad news is that this is BLM land and they... | Aug 18, 2023 @ 5:29am Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| report | Blue loop | Jul 30, 2023 @ 7:54am Jul 30, 2023 | ||
| trail | Dumb choice. Made the lips way to steep.... | Jul 4, 2023 @ 4:10pm Jul 4, 2023 | ||
| trail | best to go clockwise, best trail at this park! | Jun 30, 2023 @ 6:54pm Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| trail | Closed today. Wet trail conditions. | Jun 25, 2023 @ 6:25am Jun 25, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Completionist7 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge50 awarded -
10 Green Trails244 awarded -
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10 Blue Trails368 awarded -
10 Blue Trails277 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Fairfax Skills Park | skill park | Reston | |
| Brookfield Pump Track | skill park | Springfield |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Local Trail Association
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 245 | 175 miles | 12,841 ft | 69 miles | 459 ft | 708 | 4,462 | 23 | 48,207 | |||
| E-Bike | 70 | 73 miles | 4,393 ft | 27 miles | 417 ft | 1 | 3,893 | 5 | 1,547 | |||
| Horse | 12 | 18 miles | 1,398 ft | 7 miles | 262 ft | 930 | 5 | |||||
| Hike | 259 | 167 miles | 11,588 ft | 64 miles | 459 ft | 6 | 4,205 | 1 | 1,195 | |||
| Trail Running | 259 | 167 miles | 11,588 ft | 64 miles | 459 ft | 4,204 | 2 | 606 |
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