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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- 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
Contribute Details
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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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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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.
Trails Deemphasized
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
436 trails
- E-Bike
89 trails
- Hike
441 trails
- Trail Running
441 trails
- Horse
144 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
2 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 447
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 437
- Trails E-Bike
- 89
- Trails Hike
- 441
- Trails Trail Running
- 441
- Trails Horse
- 144
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 680 miles
- Total Descent
- 62,180 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,506 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,785 ft
- Reports
- 3,874
- Photos
- 1,584
- Ridden Counter
- 166,138
Sub Regions
- Black Canyon (35)
- Cave Creek (39)
- Brown's Ranch (152)
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park (7)
- McDowell Mountain (55)
- McDowell Mountain Regional Park (55)
- The V (34)
- Thunderbird (18)
Popular Greater North Valley Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Ranch Rd. Brown's Ranch | |||
| Cholla Mtn. Loop Brown's Ranch | |||
| Granite Mtn. Loop Brown's Ranch | |||
| Pemberton ST McDowell Mountain Regional Park | |||
| Watershed Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Sport Loop McDowell Mountain Regional Park | |||
| Watershed Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Latigo Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Upper Ranch Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Pemberton (E) McDowell Mountain Regional Park | |||
| Granite Mtn. Loop Brown's Ranch | |||
| Dry Gulch Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Branding Iron Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Balanced Rock Trail Brown's Ranch | |||
| Pemberton (NE) McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
Greater North Valley Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn to Dusk 2020 Race Route CCW, Zia Rides McDowell Mountain Regional Park | 16 miles | |
| Big Technical Route - All the Best Diamonds Brown's Ranch | 28 miles | |
| Tour De Browns North Brown's Ranch | 15 miles | |
| BCT Loop (Defunct AES Route) Black Canyon | 50 miles | |
| Brown's Ranch Tech Loop from BR TH 21 miles Brown's Ranch | 21 miles | |
| Browns Ranch 16mi Loop Brown's Ranch | 10 miles | |
| BCT 100 Black Canyon | 99 miles | |
| McDowell Perimeter Loop Scottsdale | 24 miles | |
| Pima-Latigo-Hawks-Scorp-Latigo L Brown's Ranch | 19 miles | |
| Short Beginner Browns Loop Brown's Ranch | 10 miles |
Photos of Greater North Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Coachwhip
38 |
Aug 15, 2020 @ 9:47am
Aug 15, 2020
trail: BCT (Arrastri Creek)
89 |
Jun 4, 2020 @ 1:37pm
Jun 4, 2020
trail: BCT (Drinking Snake)
115 |
Mar 10, 2020 @ 7:02am
Mar 10, 2020
trail: BCT (Drinking Snake)
119 |
Mar 10, 2020 @ 7:01am
Mar 10, 2020
trail: Sport Loop
146 |
May 15, 2018 @ 1:29pm
May 15, 2018
trail: Long Loop
107 |
Mar 8, 2018 @ 5:58pm
Mar 8, 2018
trail: Tom`s Thumb
135 |
Apr 23, 2017 @ 4:28pm
Apr 23, 2017
trail: Tom`s Thumb
97 |
Apr 23, 2017 @ 4:28pm
Apr 23, 2017Videos of Greater North Valley Mountain Bike
trail: BCT (Bumble Bee)
22 |
Feb 22, 2021
trail: Quartz
5:37 |
21 |
Jun 15, 2020
trail: Latigo Trail
0:09 |
136 |
Apr 19, 2020
trail: Latigo Trail
0:14 |
211 |
Apr 19, 2020
trail: Slate
0:09 |
17 |
Feb 15, 2020
trail: Dare A Sarah
0:14 |
316 |
Sep 22, 2019
trail: Granite Mtn. Trail
0:09 |
47 |
Apr 8, 2019
trail: Granite Mtn. Loop
0:09 |
23 |
Apr 8, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Cave Creek Regional Park | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:43pm 11 hours | Dry | Turndriverside | ||
| Flume Cave Creek Regional Park | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:43pm 11 hours | Dry | Turndriverside | ||
| Latigo Trail Brown's Ranch | Oct 19, 2021 @ 3:39pm 3 days | Very Dry | Jbware | ||
| Hawknest Trail Brown's Ranch | Oct 19, 2021 @ 3:39pm 3 days | Very Dry | Jbware | ||
| The Divide Brown's Ranch | Oct 19, 2021 @ 3:39pm 3 days | Very Dry | Jbware | ||
| Granite Mtn. Loop Brown's Ranch | Oct 19, 2021 @ 3:39pm 3 days | Very Dry | Jbware | ||
| Chuckwagon Brown's Ranch | Oct 19, 2021 @ 3:39pm 3 days | Very Dry | Jbware | ||
| Lariat McDowell Mountain Regional Park | Oct 18, 2021 @ 8:57am Oct 18, 2021 | Ideal | Brandsam | ||
| Tonto Tank McDowell Mountain Regional Park | Oct 18, 2021 @ 8:57am Oct 18, 2021 | Ideal | Brandsam | ||
| High Desert Trail Brown's Ranch | Oct 16, 2021 @ 8:56am Oct 16, 2021 | Very Dry | Jbware |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | bearsbestmtbbrk | wishlist | trail | El Diablo North | Oct 21, 2021 @ 6:20pm 10 hours |
| Turndriverside | comment | report | Slate and 1 more | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:43pm 11 hours |
| Turndriverside | add | report | Flume and 2 more | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:43pm 11 hours |
| George1948 | ridden | trail | Coachwhip | Oct 20, 2021 @ 9:58am 2 days |
| Pribeagu | ridden | trail | Coach Whip | Oct 19, 2021 @ 9:31pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | A bit rough in spots but overall good shape | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:44pm 11 hours | ||
| report | Perfect | Oct 21, 2021 @ 5:43pm 11 hours | ||
| trail | A cool little trail to session some granite | Sep 12, 2021 @ 7:28pm Sep 12, 2021 | ||
| trail | Completely blown out. This trail used to be... | Sep 11, 2021 @ 6:51pm Sep 11, 2021 | ||
| report | You can enter trail at frog tank | Sep 11, 2021 @ 10:26am Sep 11, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,766 awarded -
10 Blue Trails119 awarded -
Big Ride 30k457 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k443 awarded -
10 Green Trails119 awarded -
Top 10 Trails11 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPump | skill park | Fountain Hills | |
| Rage Pumptrack | skill park | Scottsdale |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Dynamite Bike Lab
![Dynamite Bike Lab]()
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Black Canyon Trail Coalition
![Black Canyon Trail Coalition]()
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Flat Tire Bike ShopBike Shop
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Spur Cross CyclesBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 436 | 667 miles | 60,636 ft | 268 miles | 4,505 ft | 1,577 | 3,874 | 27 | 45,989 | |||
| E-Bike | 89 | 240 miles | 25,128 ft | 103 miles | 4,229 ft | 2 | 3,321 | 800 | ||||
| Hike | 441 | 637 miles | 59,623 ft | 263 miles | 3,241 ft | 9 | 3,859 | 2 | 2,575 | |||
| Trail Running | 441 | 637 miles | 59,623 ft | 263 miles | 3,241 ft | 3,857 | 4 | 1,113 | ||||
| Horse | 144 | 193 miles | 13,215 ft | 81 miles | 2,900 ft | 1,584 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 27 miles | 1,391 ft | 6 miles | 3,297 ft | 1,197 | 22 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 29 miles | 1,486 ft | 7 miles | 3,648 ft | 1,196 | 12 |
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