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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- 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
Contribute Details
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- Description
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- Description & Photos
- Videos
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.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
CNY's oldest purpose built mountain bike trails
Real riding starts near the Pines Junction. Taking the main Pines Junction Ski Trail (which is a road in the summer) will bring you to the Pines Junction.
Real riding starts near the Pines Junction. Taking the main Pines Junction Ski Trail (which is a road in the summer) will bring you to the Pines Junction.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Municipal Park
Land Manager: onondaga county
google parking directions Access Info:
Skyline Lodge
Disclaimer:
Riding season starts May 1 and ends early fall.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
25 trails
- Hike
30 trails
- Trail Running
27 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Snowshoe
6 trails
- Nordic Ski
9 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 15
Region Status
Open as of Jun 26, 2020Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 31
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails Hike
- 30
- Trails Trail Running
- 27
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 6
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 9
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 17 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,909 ft
- Total Vertical
- 613 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,947 ft
- Reports
- 44
- Photos
- 3
- Ridden Counter
- 510
Popular Highland Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Highland Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The OG Highland Route ( Minus Nirvana) | 11 miles |
Photos of Highland Forest Mountain Bike
trail: East Rim Ski Trail
55 |
Jun 28, 2020 @ 10:35am
Jun 28, 2020
trail: Vanderkamp
69 |
May 31, 2020 @ 1:45pm
May 31, 2020Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderkamp | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Nirvana and Dirt Works | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Roller Coaster | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Variable | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Log Rhythm and Nirvana | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Log Jam | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Keep on Rippin' | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Rippin | Sep 12, 2021 @ 8:27am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | MrEndo CNY D.I.R.T | ||
| Lower Unemployment | May 8, 2021 @ 7:12am May 8, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | MikeFrazee | ||
| Cross Fade | May 7, 2021 @ 9:07am May 7, 2021 | Ideal | MargaretLnJiiV | ||
| Pines Junction Trail | Apr 7, 2021 @ 1:01pm Apr 7, 2021 | Very Dry | granite214 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WillieJacobsz | update | trail | Pines Junction Trail | Nov 14, 2021 @ 3:42pm Nov 14, 2021 |
 | Wacamd | wishlist | trail | East Rim Ski Trail and 15 more | Nov 13, 2021 @ 5:01pm Nov 13, 2021 |
| MrEndo | add | report | Vanderkamp and 6 more | Sep 12, 2021 @ 5:24pm Sep 12, 2021 |
| Youngj7 | ridden | trail | Rippin | Aug 29, 2021 @ 10:18am Aug 29, 2021 |
| GIbike | ridden | trail | Log Rhythm and Nirvana | Jun 3, 2021 @ 8:01pm Jun 3, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | There are now some temporary signs. There's... | Oct 6, 2020 @ 5:53pm Oct 6, 2020 | ||
 | report | Awesome, Nathan! Can't wait to check it out.... | Oct 6, 2020 @ 11:44am Oct 6, 2020 | ||
 | report | Probably but if the trail isn’t marked then... | Oct 6, 2020 @ 11:41am Oct 6, 2020 | ||
| report | Did you try to go down the old route, which... | Oct 4, 2020 @ 6:02am Oct 4, 2020 | ||
| trail | This trail was a mess, like maybe someone... | Oct 3, 2020 @ 5:47am Oct 3, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill State Forest | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.6 km | |
| Svend O. Heiberg Memorial Forest | 9.1 km | ||||
| Green Lakes State Park | 17 | 11 | 2 | 16.5 km | |
| Fayetteville Manlius | 3 | 16.6 km | |||
| Skytop Quarry | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 16.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 25 | 29 miles | 2,766 ft | 11 miles | 456 ft | #8,708 | #3,656 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 263 | |
| Hike | 30 | 41 miles | 4,908 ft | 17 miles | 614 ft | #7,793 | #3,532 | 44 | 12 | |||
| Trail Running | 27 | 32 miles | 3,563 ft | 13 miles | 614 ft | #7,773 | #3,519 | 44 | 3 | |||
| Horse | 4 | 6 miles | 413 ft | 2 miles | 436 ft | #1,043 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 6 | 12 miles | 2,142 ft | 6 miles | 607 ft | #952 | 1 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 3 miles | 282 ft | 1 mile | 377 ft | 3 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 9 | 20 miles | 2,582 ft | 8 miles | 614 ft | #389 | #227 | 46 |
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