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Trail Conditions
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- 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)
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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
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 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
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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.
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Popular Trail Networks
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 817
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 760
- Trails E-Bike
- 77
- Trails Hike
- 806
- Trails Trail Running
- 788
- Trails Horse
- 43
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 54
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 47
- Total Distance
- 1,338 mile
- Total Descent
- 60,613 ft
- Total Vertical
- 757 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,109 ft
- Reports
- 19,579
- Photos
- 893
- Ridden Counter
- 50,946
Sub Regions
- Central (356)
- Metamora (1)
- Northern (330)
- Chicagoland (239)
- Quad Cities (17)
- Southeastern Illinois (0)
- Southern (41)
Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullwhip Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| 3 Ravines Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| One Day Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Gravity Cavity Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Hickory Smoked 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 | |||
| Little Monza Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
| TURF Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Corkscrew Meadowdale Raceway Woods | |||
| Silo Hill Meadowdale Raceway Woods |
Illinois Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toto Loop Kinsey Park | 2 miles | |
| FARMDALE BEGINNER LOOP 2021 Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
| South Side Loop Farmdale Reservoir | 7 miles | |
| Palos with Canal Loop Palos Forest Preserve | 15 miles | |
| PAMBA MOD - Kinsey Park route Kinsey Park | 7 miles | |
| Figure 8 loop Independence Park | 10 miles | |
| If You Were East Coast: Shook One Part 1 Palos Forest Preserve | 8 miles | |
| 8 Mile Fast Ride Palos Forest Preserve | 8 miles | |
| Everything Kinsey Kinsey Park | 7 miles | |
| When the East is in the House: Shook Ones Part: Two Palos Forest Preserve | 12 miles |
Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: Puri Crest Loop
1 |
May 22, 2022 @ 1:51pm
22 hours
trail: Puri Crest Loop
1 |
May 22, 2022 @ 1:50pm
22 hours
trail: Puri Crest Loop
2 |
May 22, 2022 @ 1:50pm
22 hours
trail: Lions and Tigers and Bears
1 |
May 17, 2022 @ 1:15pm
May 17, 2022
trail: I. C. Rail Trail
5 |
May 15, 2022 @ 8:19pm
May 15, 2022
trail: Wauponsee Glacial Trail
1 |
May 1, 2022 @ 4:07pm
May 1, 2022
trail: Trail 8 (3 Kings)
175 |
Jun 23, 2020 @ 10:35am
Jun 23, 2020
trail: Trail 4 (Heartbreak)
434 | | 2 comments
Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50am
Dec 16, 2015Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike
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trail: Super D Bailout
2:10 |
101 |
Jul 1, 2020
trail: Dominator
17 |
Dec 25, 2020
trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
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Dec 7, 2020
trail: Playground Loop
0:20 |
214 |
Aug 29, 2020
trail: Maple Lake East
3:12 |
28 |
Aug 19, 2020
trail: Cal-Sag (Palos)
0:20 |
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Jul 18, 2020
trail: Lake Storey
2:19 |
342 |
Jan 13, 2018
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | caanderson | like | directory | Rockford Area Mountain Biking Alliance | May 23, 2022 @ 10:31am 1 hours |
| caanderson | difficultyvote | trail | RC Classic | May 23, 2022 @ 10:31am 1 hours |
 | agibbs187 | add | report | White Room West and 1 more | May 22, 2022 @ 8:03pm 16 hours |
| Nursing8383 | wishlist | region | Palos Forest Preserve | May 22, 2022 @ 6:38pm 17 hours |
| accarpen | ridden | route | Unofficial Palos Meltdown 2020 (Social Distance Edition) | May 22, 2022 @ 2:58pm 21 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | How wet was it? | May 10, 2022 @ 3:24pm May 10, 2022 | ||
| trail | The first five miles, from the southern tip,... | May 1, 2022 @ 4:00pm May 1, 2022 | ||
 | trail | this trail is a perfect candidate for a wooden... | Apr 20, 2022 @ 8:06am Apr 20, 2022 | ||
 | trail | A shorter, more fun (imo) and challenging... | Mar 11, 2022 @ 4:50am Mar 11, 2022 | ||
| report | Also, controlled burn on the south eastern... | Jan 17, 2022 @ 3:43pm Jan 17, 2022 |
Local Badges
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The 10 Course Meal0 awarded -
Trail Explorer 100374 awarded -
10 Blue Trails284 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
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10 Blue Trails177 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 |
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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 | 760 | 1,306 mile | 56,867 ft | 453 miles | 745 ft | #40 | 859 | 19,446 | 52 | 97,762 | ||
| E-Bike | 77 | 335 miles | 6,719 ft | 89 miles | 594 ft | #37 | 4,508 | 195 | ||||
| Hike | 806 | 1,330 mile | 59,708 ft | 462 miles | 758 ft | #37 | 33 | 18,215 | 4 | 3,081 | ||
| Trail Running | 788 | 1,326 mile | 58,904 ft | 460 miles | 745 ft | #37 | 18,216 | 6 | 721 | |||
| Horse | 43 | 174 miles | 4,272 ft | 45 miles | 577 ft | #16 | 1,659 | 27 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 46 miles | 607 ft | 15 miles | 259 ft | #46 | 1,548 | 9 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 65 miles | 919 ft | 23 miles | 325 ft | #17 | 1,548 | 36 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 158 miles | 1,394 ft | 39 miles | 643 ft | #11 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 54 | 192 miles | 5,410 ft | 52 miles | 577 ft | #15 | 110 | 94 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 47 | 95 miles | 4,455 ft | 35 miles | 463 ft | #12 | 91 | 238 |
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