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- Mountain Bike
3 trails
- Hike
3 trails
- Trail Running
3 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Dec 24, 2023Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 3
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 3
- Trails Trail Running
- 3
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,037 ft
- Total Vertical
- 318 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,642 ft
- Reports
- 11
- Photos
- 12
- Completed Counter
- 55
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Judge Mathews State Forest
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Popular Galax Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 0.0 • 2 miles • 694 ft • 22 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 21 minutes to complete this trail.
• 5 ★ 0.0 • 6 miles • 1,132 ft • 14 •
Less popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 1,132 ft blue climb. On average it takes 2 hours36 minutes to complete this trail.
• 85 ★ 0.0 • 3,100 ft • 8 ft • 6 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 8 ft blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
• 70 ★ 0.0 • 1 mile • 19 ft • 4 •
Popular black diamond difficulty doubletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating.
Photos of Galax Mountain Bike
Videos of Galax Mountain Bike
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Sep 17, 2024
0:14 |
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Sep 15, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter’s ridge | Dec 24, 2023 @ 5:11am Dec 24, 2023 | Ideal | Jessica522 | ||
| Matthews State Forest MTB Trail | Oct 28, 2023 @ 5:49am Oct 28, 2023 | Dry | EwaltRide | ||
| Parking Area | May 27, 2023 @ 6:18am May 27, 2023 | Unknown | Jessica522 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dworley505 | ridden | trail | activity #99961020 | Jul 25, 2026 @ 6:44am 5 hours |
| Yardsale75 | comment | trail | activity #99555226 | Jul 19, 2026 @ 11:33am Jul 19, 2026 |
| Rreeder | wishlist | trail | activity #99111761 | Jul 13, 2026 @ 11:01am Jul 13, 2026 |
| riotbooPB | wishlist | region | activity #96026065 | Jun 1, 2026 @ 10:18am Jun 1, 2026 |
| ScottPxsC8W | wishlist | trail | activity #84852295 and 1 more | Nov 28, 2025 @ 9:30am Nov 28, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is closed until further notice while the... | Jul 19, 2026 @ 11:33am Jul 19, 2026 | ||
| trail | Trails were in great shape, only two trees... | Sep 17, 2024 @ 1:42pm Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | 12-14-2023 - leaves too deep to ride/ Used to... | Dec 14, 2023 @ 2:15pm Dec 14, 2023 | ||
| trail | Awesome little gem in a small SWVA town. I... | May 29, 2022 @ 4:27am May 29, 2022 |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3 | 8 miles | 2,037 ft | 4 miles | 318 ft | #11,935 | #3,661 | 12 | 11 | 233 | ||
| Horse | 2 | 7 miles | 1,227 ft | 3 miles | 318 ft | |||||||
| Hike | 3 | 8 miles | 2,037 ft | 4 miles | 318 ft | #12,614 | #4,545 | 11 | 28 | |||
| Trail Running | 3 | 8 miles | 2,037 ft | 4 miles | 318 ft | #12,113 | #4,224 | 11 | 4 |
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