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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 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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Popular Trail Networks
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Region Details
- 114
- 50
- 170
- 197
- 31
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 1 daysLocal Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 573
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 564
- Trails E-Bike
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 567
- Trails Trail Running
- 552
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 6
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 793 miles
- Total Descent
- 54,673 ft
- Total Vertical
- 743 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,109 ft
- Reports
- 2,777
- Photos
- 415
- Ridden Counter
- 17,816
Sub Regions
- Central (281)
- Metamora (1)
- Northern (252)
- Chicagoland (171)
- Quad Cities (15)
- Southern (1)
Popular Illinois Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullwhip Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Hickory Smoked Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| 3 Ravines Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Maple Lake East Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Claw Connector Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| One Day Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Gravity Cavity Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Psycho Path Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Blue Loop Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Cemetery Hill Loop Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| The Out & Back (Lobster) Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Campground Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Lower Dam Trail Farmdale Reservoir | |||
| Screamin Eagle Palos Forest Preserve | |||
| Farmdale dam Farmdale Reservoir |
Illinois Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toto Loop Kinsey Park | 2 miles | |
| Fay Pickering Memorial Trails Ride Fay Pickering Memorial Trails | 12 miles | |
| Whole Enchilada Wildlife Prairie Park | 9 miles | |
| Figure 8 loop Independence Park | 10 miles | |
| Kickapoo Loop Kickapoo State Park/IDNR | 9 miles | |
| Everything Kinsey Kinsey Park | 6 miles | |
| Black Patridge Loop Black Partridge Park | 8 miles | |
| 2019 Race Lap Farmdale Reservoir | 14 miles | |
| Dirksen Loop from the back entrance Marquette Heights | 6 miles | |
| Toto Kinsey Park | 2 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 9 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 54 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 543 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
Photos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: 116 Ravine
3 |
May 18, 2020 @ 9:27am
May 18, 2020
trail: Trail 4
338 | | 2 comments
Dec 16, 2015 @ 4:50am
Dec 16, 2015Videos of Illinois Mountain Bike
trail: Illinois
2:19 |
278 |
Jan 13, 2018
trail: Maple Lake East
1:00 |
197 |
Jul 3, 2017
trail: Cemetery Loop
0:22 |
49 |
Jun 28, 2017
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | banker1741 | add | report | Sylvan Island Loop | May 26, 2020 @ 5:17pm 17 hours |
 | Pjburke99 | ridden | trail | Tech Drop In and 2 more | May 26, 2020 @ 3:24pm 19 hours |
| Pjburke99 | vote | trail | Tech Drop In | May 26, 2020 @ 3:24pm 19 hours |
| Chop1869 | add | report | I. C. Rail Trail | May 26, 2020 @ 11:32am 23 hours |
| Chop1869 | add | report | I. C. Rail Trail | May 26, 2020 @ 5:11am 1 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | this is, by far the worst trail i have ever... | May 3, 2020 @ 3:31pm May 3, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Fun yet challenging | Apr 28, 2020 @ 11:10pm Apr 28, 2020 | ||
| trail | Wow sights to see on this trail, fast pump... | Apr 1, 2020 @ 6:58pm Apr 1, 2020 | ||
| trail | Great fun, loved it both ways. So happy to... | Apr 1, 2020 @ 6:57pm Apr 1, 2020 | ||
| trail | Best trail at Farmdale! | Dec 26, 2019 @ 4:53pm Dec 26, 2019 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails65 awarded -
Trail Explorer 100100 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails61 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Completionist1 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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