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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail 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%
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
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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
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 625
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 601
- Trails E-Bike
- 45
- Trails Hike
- 619
- Trails Trail Running
- 603
- Trails Horse
- 38
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 45
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 42
- Total Distance
- 858 miles
- Total Descent
- 56,249 ft
- Total Vertical
- 757 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,109 ft
- Reports
- 12,328
- Photos
- 702
- Ridden Counter
- 35,908
Sub Regions
- Central (325)
- Metamora (1)
- Northern (244)
- Chicagoland (161)
- Quad Cities (15)
- Southeastern Illinois (0)
- Southern (2)
Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullwhip Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| 3 Ravines Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Hickory Smoked Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| One Day Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Gravity Cavity Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Maple Lake East Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Psycho Path Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Stonehouse Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Cemetery Hill Loop Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Grass HIll Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Campground Trail Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| TURF Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Little Monza Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
| Corkscrew Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
| Silo Hill Meadowdale Raceway Woods |
Illinois Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Side Loop Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
| Toto Loop Kinsey Park | 2 miles | |
| If You Were East Coast: Shook One Part 1 Palos Forest Preserve | 8 miles | |
| When the East is in the House: Shook Ones Part: Two Palos Forest Preserve | 12 miles | |
| Figure 8 loop Independence Park | 10 miles | |
| Fay Pickering Memorial Trails Ride Fay Pickering Memorial Trails | 12 miles | |
| MudslingersEC SWK Long Loop Saw Wee Kee Park | 9 miles | |
| Everything Kinsey Kinsey Park | 7 miles | |
| 8 Mile Fast Ride Palos Forest Preserve | 8 miles | |
| Dirksen full route from archery range Dirksen Park | 7 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 51 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 63 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 644 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: Little Monza
3 |
May 11, 2021 @ 7:49am
9 hours
trail: Campground Trail
4 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:58am
Apr 29, 2021
trail: Pipeline Trail
7 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 8:56am
Apr 29, 2021
trail: Lake Front Trail
5 |
Apr 28, 2021 @ 4:53am
Apr 28, 2021
trail: Lake Front Trail
3 |
Apr 28, 2021 @ 4:52am
Apr 28, 2021
trail: Trail 8 (3 Kings)
97 |
Jun 23, 2020 @ 10:35am
Jun 23, 2020
trail: Maple Lake East
239 |
Jul 11, 2017 @ 4:13pm
Jul 11, 2017
trail: Trail 4 (Heartbreak)
381 | | 2 comments
Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50am
Dec 16, 2015Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike
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trail: Super D Bailout
2:10 |
78 |
Jul 1, 2020
trail: Dominator
9 |
Dec 25, 2020
trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
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Dec 7, 2020
trail: Playground Loop
0:20 |
177 |
Aug 29, 2020
trail: Maple Lake East
3:12 |
25 |
Aug 19, 2020
trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
0:20 |
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Jul 18, 2020
trail: Lake Storey
2:19 |
321 |
Jan 13, 2018
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | theothernorthshore | like | directory | Loose Riders Chicago | May 11, 2021 @ 8:59am 8 hours |
 | yoitsrobj | add | photo | Rob Jurewicz at Little Monza in Chicago, Illinois, United States | May 11, 2021 @ 7:50am 9 hours |
 | Jcoyoung | add | report | 3 Ravines and 40 more | May 11, 2021 @ 6:47am 10 hours |
| Jcoyoung | add | video | XX, XX Extension, and Bloodshed Trails | Palos Mountain Bike Trails | May 11, 2021 @ 6:45am 10 hours |
| Ncoulter | vote | trail | Tech Drop In | May 9, 2021 @ 9:24am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Better directions: go wherever you want to... | May 5, 2021 @ 7:45am May 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | Trail condition is perfect, people must-have... | May 5, 2021 @ 7:39am May 5, 2021 | ||
| trail | I will probably be here this wendsday morning... | May 4, 2021 @ 12:38pm May 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | Okay just letting everyone know this is just a... | May 4, 2021 @ 12:33pm May 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | A friend and I used to maintain these jumps... | Apr 29, 2021 @ 6:15am Apr 29, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Trail Explorer 100249 awarded -
10 Blue Trails219 awarded -
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10 Blue Trails125 awarded -
10 Green Trails179 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Pump Track | skill park | Peoria | |
| Farmdale Skill Park | skill park | Peoria | |
| Salt Creek dirtjumps | skill park | Villa Park | |
| The Garden Dirt Jumps | skill park | Chicago |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 601 | 843 miles | 53,274 ft | 324 miles | 745 ft | #39 | 669 | 12,240 | 42 | 64,375 | ||
| E-Bike | 45 | 77 miles | 4,137 ft | 25 miles | 541 ft | #36 | 3,420 | 103 | ||||
| Hike | 619 | 853 miles | 55,502 ft | 328 miles | 758 ft | #38 | 33 | 12,104 | 3 | 1,912 | ||
| Trail Running | 603 | 849 miles | 54,698 ft | 327 miles | 745 ft | #38 | 12,106 | 4 | 314 | |||
| Horse | 38 | 80 miles | 4,140 ft | 30 miles | 463 ft | #13 | 1,600 | 2 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 46 miles | 607 ft | 15 miles | 259 ft | 1,539 | 4 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 65 miles | 919 ft | 23 miles | 325 ft | 1,539 | 23 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 2 | 65 miles | 919 ft | 23 miles | 325 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 45 | 94 miles | 4,865 ft | 35 miles | 463 ft | #14 | 79 | 69 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 42 | 91 miles | 4,547 ft | 33 miles | 463 ft | #8 | 62 | 136 |
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