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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- 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
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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
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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 201
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 200
- Trails E-Bike
- 39
- Trails Hike
- 200
- Trails Trail Running
- 200
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 162 miles
- Total Descent
- 12,049 ft
- Total Vertical
- 459 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 464 ft
- Reports
- 3,070
- Photos
- 458
- Ridden Counter
- 31,727
Sub Regions
- Annandale (41)
- Wakefield Park (41)
- Fairfax (6)
- Great Falls (34)
- Great Falls Park (8)
- Riverbend Park (10)
- Upper Potomac Park (15)
- Reston (50)
- Lake Fairfax Park (30)
- Springfield (67)
- Lake Accotink Park (46)
- Fountainhead (9)
- Meadowood Recreation Area (9)
Popular Fairfax County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Green Loop Fountainhead | |||
Blue Loop Fountainhead | |||
Loop 2 Technical Fountainhead | |||
Old Shockabilly Fountainhead | |||
Black Loop Fountainhead | |||
Southside Lake Fairfax Park | |||
FlowJoe Lake Fairfax Park | |||
Wagon Wheel Lake Fairfax Park | |||
White Rabbit aka The Luge Lake Fairfax Park | |||
Boss Meadowood Recreation Area | |||
Bucksnort Lake Fairfax Park | |||
Yard Sale Meadowood Recreation Area | |||
South Branch Loop Meadowood Recreation Area | |||
Skills Area Fountainhead | |||
The Berms Wakefield Park |
Fairfax County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Fountainhead Blue Loop Fountainhead | 6 miles | |
Fountainhead Full Tour Fountainhead | 12 miles | |
Fountainhead Black Loop Fountainhead | 12 miles | |
Self Guided "Dirty Turtle" Lake Fairfax Park | 8 miles | |
Lake Fairfax simple loop from Skate Rink Lake Fairfax Park | 5 miles | |
Meadowood Grand Tour Meadowood Recreation Area | 7 miles | |
Fountainhead Green Loop Fountainhead | 2 miles | |
2022 Wednesday At Wakefield Course Fairfax County | 7 miles | |
Lake Fairfax from Rt7 Lake Fairfax Park | 10 miles | |
LFX to WO&D to CCT to DR MTB Reverse Loop Lake Fairfax Park | 15 miles |
Photos of Fairfax County Mountain Bike
trail: Red Hill
7 |
Jun 9, 2022 @ 11:43am
Jun 9, 2022
trail: Lakeside Trail
12 |
Jun 6, 2022 @ 9:33am
Jun 6, 2022
trail: The Berms
21 |
May 11, 2022 @ 1:54pm
May 11, 2022
trail: Hydra
21 |
May 11, 2022 @ 1:50pm
May 11, 2022
trail: Black Loop
39 |
Mar 21, 2022 @ 4:23pm
Mar 21, 2022Videos of Fairfax County Mountain Bike

trail: Black Loop
183 |
May 27, 2021

trail: Blue Loop
0:09 |
160 |
Aug 23, 2020

trail: Loop 2 Technical
0:07 |
107 |
Aug 23, 2020

trail: Danbury Forest Trail
2:41 |
45 |
Jun 12, 2020

trail: Boss
1:58 |
123 |
May 16, 2020

trail: Yard Sale
1:14 |
707 |
Aug 11, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Lake Accotink Loop Lake Accotink Park | Jun 28, 2022 @ 12:16pm 18 hours | Dry | JulianX1cSVc | Massive tree shut down only entrence.... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Race Flow Lake Fairfax Park | Jun 28, 2022 @ 3:14pm 15 hours | Ideal | bill32 | ||
Pumptrack Trail Lake Fairfax Park | Jun 28, 2022 @ 3:14pm 15 hours | Ideal | bill32 | ||
The Berms Wakefield Park | Jun 28, 2022 @ 12:33pm 18 hours | Dry | JulianX1cSVc | ||
Cliffhanger Lake Fairfax Park | Jun 25, 2022 @ 7:11am Jun 25, 2022 | Ideal | ErnieR MORE | ||
Pumptrack Trail Lake Fairfax Park | Jun 25, 2022 @ 7:11am Jun 25, 2022 | Dry | ErnieR MORE | ||
Green Loop Lake Fairfax Park | Jun 25, 2022 @ 7:11am Jun 25, 2022 | Dry | ErnieR MORE | ||
Connector Lake Accotink Park | Jun 21, 2022 @ 3:22pm Jun 21, 2022 | Dry | ErnieR MORE | ||
Blue Loop Fountainhead | Jun 20, 2022 @ 7:54am Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | butjeffsays | ||
Green Loop Fountainhead | Jun 20, 2022 @ 6:13am Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | DGY | ||
Loop 2 Technical Fountainhead | Jun 20, 2022 @ 6:13am Jun 20, 2022 | Ideal | DGY |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Cacker | wishlist | region | Lake Accotink Park | Jun 29, 2022 @ 5:02am 1 hours |
![]() | Cacker | wishlist | region | Wakefield Park | Jun 29, 2022 @ 4:49am 1 hours |
![]() | bill32 | add | report | Race Flow and 1 more | Jun 28, 2022 @ 5:41pm 13 hours |
![]() | JulianX1cSVc | add | report | The Berms | Jun 28, 2022 @ 12:33pm 18 hours |
![]() | JulianX1cSVc | add | report | Lake Accotink Loop | Jun 28, 2022 @ 12:16pm 18 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | You guys are the best. | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:40pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Was already cut like 7/8 of the way, dunno... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:27pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | this is totally ridable but still awkward. I... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:26pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Got one of them but some are more stubborn.... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:24pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | I didn't notice this... and also didn't do... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:23pm Jun 20, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Completionist6 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge41 awarded -
Completionist7 awarded -
Completionist4 awarded -
10 Green Trails171 awarded -
10 Blue Trails235 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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495 Jumps | skill park | Annandale | |
Brookfield Pump Track | skill park | Springfield | |
Lake Fairfax Skills Park | skill park | Reston |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts
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Trek Bicycle FairfaxBike Shop
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The Bike Lane RestonBike Shop
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Trek Bicycle SpringfieldBike Shop
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Rei FairfaxBike Shop
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 | 200 | 156 miles | 11,457 ft | 59 miles | 459 ft | 438 | 3,067 | 16 | 29,066 | |||
E-Bike | 39 | 23 miles | 1,791 ft | 10 miles | 282 ft | 1 | 2,660 | 3 | 364 | |||
Hike | 200 | 148 miles | 10,269 ft | 55 miles | 459 ft | 6 | 2,897 | 651 | ||||
Trail Running | 200 | 148 miles | 10,269 ft | 55 miles | 459 ft | 2,896 | 1 | 246 | ||||
Horse | 6 | 2 miles | 184 ft | 1 mile | 213 ft | 846 | ||||||
Nordic Ski | 1 | 9 |
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