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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
14 trails
- Horse
25 trails
- Hike
102 trails
- Trail Running
102 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Caution as of Apr 4, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 102
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 14
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 25
- Trails Hike
- 102
- Trails Trail Running
- 102
- Total Distance
- 238 miles
- Total Descent
- 48,954 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,987 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,644 ft
- Reports
- 36
- Photos
- 28
- Ridden Counter
- 1,349
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Popular Fontana Dam Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Fontana Dam Mountain Bike
trail: Deep Creek Trail
22 |
Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:50am
Sep 4, 2022
trail: Turkey Chute
23 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:24pm
Jun 20, 2022
trail: Whiting Rail 2
51 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:24pm
Jun 20, 2022
trail: Turkey Chute
23 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:23pm
Jun 20, 2022Videos of Fontana Dam Mountain Bike

trail: Fontana Road Connector (BMT)
0:07 |
70 |
Jun 7, 2014

trail: Fontana Road Connector (BMT)
3:52 |
213 |
Jan 26, 2014
trail: Turkey Chute
147 |
Apr 18, 2022 , Fontana Dam
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Turkey Chute | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:19pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta | ||
Whiting Trail (BMT) | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:17pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta | ||
Whiting Rail 2 | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:15pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta | ||
Gold Branch | Aug 7, 2019 @ 6:48pm Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | Warpumpkin | ||
Lewellyn Cove Trail (BMT) | Aug 7, 2019 @ 6:46pm Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | Warpumpkin |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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SeanqxfjBP | ridden | trail | activity #66425258 | Feb 18, 2025 @ 5:40pm Feb 18, 2025 |
WillieJacobsz | update | region | activity #60605548 | Oct 17, 2024 @ 6:36am Oct 17, 2024 |
ShaneApwgyJ | comment | trail | activity #59334635 | Sep 22, 2024 @ 7:09pm Sep 22, 2024 |
NicolasQfjZEi | wishlist | region | activity #56632280 | Aug 3, 2024 @ 8:33am Aug 3, 2024 |
lmansted | wishlist | region | activity #55728797 | Jul 16, 2024 @ 8:22am Jul 16, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | You cannot ride a mountain bike on this per NPS. | Sep 22, 2024 @ 7:09pm Sep 22, 2024 | ||
trail | Is this really able to be ridden? This is by... | Nov 28, 2023 @ 10:19am Nov 28, 2023 |
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Descent 10k Badge4 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 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 | 14 | 22 miles | 3,320 ft | 9 miles | 1,109 ft | #7,513 | #2,416 | 11 | 14 | 726 | ||
E-Bike | 1 | 9 miles | 1,204 ft | 4 miles | 584 ft | 5 | 20 | |||||
Horse | 25 | 95 miles | 21,325 ft | 45 miles | 4,209 ft | #503 | 8 | 1 | ||||
Hike | 102 | 238 miles | 48,953 ft | 113 miles | 4,987 ft | #6,161 | #2,231 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 863 | |
Trail Running | 102 | 238 miles | 48,953 ft | 113 miles | 4,987 ft | #6,139 | #2,215 | 36 | 1 | 89 |
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