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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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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
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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- < 1 month
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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.
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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
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- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
207 trails
- E-Bike
18 trails
- Horse
14 trails
- Hike
218 trails
- Trail Running
218 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 204
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 208
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Horse
- 14
- Trails Hike
- 218
- Trails Trail Running
- 218
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 139 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,695 ft
- Total Vertical
- 485 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 499 ft
- Reports
- 2,639
- Photos
- 345
- Ridden Counter
- 19,318
Sub Regions
- Columbia (6)
- Centennial Lake (4)
- Lake Elkhorn Park (2)
- Elkridge (21)
- Rockburn Branch Park (19)
- Ellicott City (172)
Popular Howard County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Rockburn Connector Rockburn Branch Park | |||
Morning Choice Main Section Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Ridge Extension Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Twisties Rockburn Branch Park | |||
Barley and Hops Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Belmont Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Morning Choice East Section Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Skills Park Trail Rockburn Branch Park | |||
Belmont Trail Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Log Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Swimming Prohibited Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Vineyard Springs Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Buzzard's Rock Reroute Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Morning Choice West Section Patapsco Valley State Park | |||
Sawmill-Ilchester Connector Patapsco Valley State Park |
Howard County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Another Route at Ptap 12 miles (GP) Rockburn Branch Park | 12 miles | |
Daniels Ride Patapsco Valley State Park | 13 miles | |
MVD Rockburn to Patapsco Avalon HOCO Loop Rockburn Branch Park | 14 miles | |
BWI To Rockburn Skills Park Rockburn Branch Park | 9 miles | |
Tour De Patapsco - Avalon/Glen Artney/Hilton/Orange Grove Elkridge | 20 miles | |
MVD Rockburn to Patapsco Avalon HOCO Loop Rockburn Branch Park | 14 miles | |
Rockburn to Avalon HOCO Loop Rockburn Branch Park | 14 miles | |
BaltCo North HoCo South (Patapsco Epic) Elkridge | 54 miles | |
Tour De Patapsco - Avalon / Orange Grove / Rockburn Elkridge | 20 miles | |
Dirt Church 15 Miles Ellicott City | 15 miles |
Photos of Howard County Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Cascade Falls
0 |
Nov 8, 2024 @ 6:49am
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
3 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
2 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
1 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Cop Killer
774 |
Oct 7, 2019 @ 3:56pm
Oct 7, 2019
trail: Cop Killer
545 |
Oct 7, 2019 @ 3:56pm
Oct 7, 2019Videos of Howard County Mountain Bike
trail: Rockburn
trail: Rockburn
trail: Rockburn
trail: Rockburn
trail: Up and Down
trail: Rootball
trail: Patapsco Thru
trail: Peaceful Pond Trail
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Monkey Mayhem Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 2, 2024 @ 10:19am Nov 2, 2024 | Dry | Goomba786 | This trail has multiple trees down, steep... | |
Patapsco Thru Patapsco Valley State Park | Oct 27, 2024 @ 2:37pm Oct 27, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | Hike |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Backside of Nun's Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 7, 2024 @ 6:27am Nov 7, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | ElizabethoK0tON | ||
Grays Mill Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 7, 2024 @ 6:27am Nov 7, 2024 | Dry | ElizabethoK0tON | ||
Vineyard Springs Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 5, 2024 @ 5:58pm Nov 5, 2024 | Dry | leviathan1976 | ||
Connector Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 5, 2024 @ 5:58pm Nov 5, 2024 | Dry | leviathan1976 | ||
Thru Connector Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | ||
MORE Fun West Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | ||
BurnOut Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | ||
Hell of the North Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | ||
Overlook Spur Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman | ||
Middle Thru Trail Extension Patapsco Valley State Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 9:07am Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | cabbiebatman |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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charberlack | wishlist | region | activity #61468407 | Nov 8, 2024 @ 7:09am Nov 8, 2024 |
shoo | add | photo | activity #61467954 | Nov 8, 2024 @ 6:52am Nov 8, 2024 |
Gabrielletr0raL | wishlist | route | activity #61446626 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 2:44pm Nov 7, 2024 |
twelveL | wishlist | route | activity #61437291 | Nov 7, 2024 @ 8:54am Nov 7, 2024 |
ElizabethoK0tON | add | report | activity #61433224 and 1 more | Nov 7, 2024 @ 6:27am Nov 7, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Aside from being REALLY steep at the end, this... | Oct 10, 2024 @ 8:57am Oct 10, 2024 | ||
trail | I don't know how anyone rides that middle... | Oct 6, 2024 @ 6:38pm Oct 6, 2024 | ||
report | Cut. Out c bags d m | Aug 20, 2024 @ 4:45pm Aug 20, 2024 | ||
report | l. | Aug 20, 2024 @ 4:44pm Aug 20, 2024 | ||
trail | Overrated. Lots of rocks. Not fun. Avoid. | Aug 14, 2024 @ 3:56pm Aug 14, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k4 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge17 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k4 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge17 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Rockburn Branch Skills Park | skill park | Elkridge |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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The Cycle Mill Bike Shop
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Princeton Sports - Columbia
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Race Pace - Ellicott City
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Race Pace - ColumbiaBike Shop
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Cyclesport Ellicott CityBike Shop
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Race Pace BicyclesBike 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 | 207 | 135 miles | 16,050 ft | 59 miles | 486 ft | 321 | 2,640 | 54 | 53,637 | |||
E-Bike | 18 | 11 miles | 1,050 ft | 4 miles | 272 ft | 2 | 2,369 | 7 | 1,115 | |||
Horse | 14 | 11 miles | 758 ft | 4 miles | 423 ft | 5 | 247 | 89 | ||||
Hike | 218 | 139 miles | 16,411 ft | 60 miles | 486 ft | 3 | 2,625 | 6 | 3,093 | |||
Trail Running | 218 | 139 miles | 16,411 ft | 60 miles | 486 ft | 14 | 2,625 | 7 | 1,752 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1,703 ft | 33 ft | 1,004 ft | 36 ft | 245 | 8 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1,703 ft | 33 ft | 1,004 ft | 36 ft | 245 | 8 |
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