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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Region Details
- 68
- 114
- 251
- 246
- 47
- 8
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 813
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 742
- Trails E-Bike
- 194
- Trails Horse
- 89
- Trails Hike
- 779
- Trails Trail Running
- 777
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 31
- Trails Snowshoe
- 25
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 9
- Total Distance
- 1,170 mile
- Total Descent
- 57,894 ft
- Total Vertical
- 931 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,480 ft
- Reports
- 12,192
- Photos
- 658
- Ridden Counter
- 27,772
Sub Regions
- Central Iowa (48)
- Story County (8)
- Webster County (23)
- Des Moines Metro (116)
- Dallas County (2)
- Polk County (12)
- North Central Iowa (63)
- Cerro Gordo County (37)
- Mitchell County (24)
- Northeast Iowa (275)
- Allamakee County (26)
- Benton County (6)
- Black Hawk County (41)
- Bremer County (6)
- Clayton County (0)
- Delaware County (13)
- Dubuque County (51)
- Fayette County (9)
- Linn County (72)
- Northwest Iowa (54)
- Dickinson County (34)
- Emmet County (8)
- Plymouth County (4)
- Woodbury County (8)
- South Central Iowa (69)
- Decatur County (7)
- Jasper County (3)
- Madison County (3)
- Marion County (31)
- Warren County (24)
- Southeast Iowa (51)
- Clinton County (6)
- Des Moines County (9)
- Johnson County (2)
- Scott County (35)
- Southwest Iowa (50)
- Guthrie County (19)
- Harrison County (13)
- Mills County (3)
- Monona County (1)
- Montgomery County (1)
- Pottawattamie County (12)
Popular Iowa Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| 202 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| Lewis and Clark Monument Trail Lewis & Clark Monument Park | |||
| 102 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| 205 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| Back Drag Proving Grounds | |||
| 105 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| Dozer Drive Proving Grounds | |||
| 203 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| Single Phase Interstate Power Preserve (IPP) | |||
| 104 Sugar Bottom Recreation Area | |||
| Rimpull Proving Grounds | |||
| Ride Control Proving Grounds | |||
| Hot Start Proving Grounds | |||
| Skidder Point Proving Grounds |
Iowa Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Full route at Proving Grounds Proving Grounds | 8 miles | |
| SUGAR BOTTOM BABY Solon | 10 miles | |
| Dark Web Tour Beverly Park | 3 miles | |
| Blue Tour Beverly Park | 4 miles | |
| Proposed Junior Race Route Proving Grounds | 5 miles | |
| Green Tour Cedar Rapids | 4 miles | |
| FDR 9 miler FDR Mountain Bike Park | 9 miles | |
| Race Route (Proposed) Proving Grounds | 6 miles | |
| Banner Full Lap - All Loops Banner Lakes | 7 miles | |
| Sugar Bottom south side TT Solon | 5 miles |
Photos of Iowa Mountain Bike
trail: West Sidewinder
0 |
Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am
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trail: West Sidewinder
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Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am
3 days
trail: West Sidewinder
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Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am
3 days
trail: West Sidewinder
0 |
Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am
3 days
trail: West Sidewinder
0 |
Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am
3 days
trail: Phinney Trail
14 |
Apr 14, 2023 @ 6:39am
Apr 14, 2023
trail: Phinney Trail
13 |
Apr 14, 2023 @ 6:39am
Apr 14, 2023
trail: Transformer
584 |
Apr 22, 2019 @ 1:21pm
Apr 22, 2019Videos of Iowa Mountain Bike
trail: Coldstream
8 |
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Coldstream
5 |
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Twisted Sister
115 |
Jul 24, 2022
trail: Porterhouse
22 |
Jul 14, 2022
trail: Porterhouse
27 |
Jul 14, 2022
trail: Meineke
17 |
Jul 14, 2022
trail: Twisted Sister
97 |
Jul 14, 2022
trail: Twisted Sister
71 |
Jul 14, 2022
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spielerin17 | ridden | trail | Access Road | Sep 29, 2023 @ 1:21am 5 hours |
| tdoscher | update | region | Wanatee Park | Sep 28, 2023 @ 10:11am 20 hours |
| Mgacioch3 | add | report | Arc Gap and 6 more | Sep 27, 2023 @ 8:12pm 1 day |
| chipkm | add | report | Back Drag and 17 more | Sep 27, 2023 @ 6:52pm 1 day |
| Kyleg1nvaC | add | photo | in My City and 6 more | Sep 26, 2023 @ 10:59am 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This was my first time taking my bike on a... | Sep 26, 2023 @ 9:18am 3 days | ||
| trail | Trail builders have done a fantastic job... | Sep 21, 2023 @ 10:46am Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| trail | My son(8) sent it and crashed pretty... | Aug 6, 2023 @ 10:20am Aug 6, 2023 | ||
| trail | This track has its ups and downs along the... | Jul 29, 2023 @ 10:39am Jul 29, 2023 | ||
| report | Tree down on berm a few turns before short... | Jul 16, 2023 @ 10:50am Jul 16, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails77 awarded -
Big Ride 30k907 awarded -
10 Blue Trails72 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,657 awarded -
10 Blue Trails75 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge3 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Park BMX Track | skill park | Des Moines | |
| Daniel's Den | skill park | Dubuque | |
| Oak Ridge MX | skill park | Newton | |
| The Farm MX | skill park | Summerset | |
| Hawkeye Downs Motocross | skill park | Cedar Rapids |
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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 | 741 | 1,113 mile | 52,379 ft | 388 miles | 932 ft | #52 | 634 | 12,199 | 24 | 47,637 | ||
| E-Bike | 194 | 220 miles | 15,390 ft | 74 miles | 889 ft | #44 | 3 | 6,383 | 7 | 846 | ||
| Horse | 89 | 154 miles | 9,006 ft | 66 miles | 876 ft | #51 | 531 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Hike | 779 | 1,155 mile | 56,329 ft | 402 miles | 932 ft | #52 | 25 | 12,105 | 1 | 1,979 | ||
| Trail Running | 777 | 1,153 mile | 56,145 ft | 401 miles | 932 ft | #52 | 2 | 12,105 | 2 | 934 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 8 miles | 1,247 ft | 4 miles | 154 ft | 528 | 15 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 3 | 2 miles | 69 ft | 2,661 ft | 89 ft | 2 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 8 miles | 1,247 ft | 4 miles | 154 ft | 528 | 2 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 31 | 67 miles | 4,180 ft | 23 miles | 784 ft | #19 | 1 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 25 | 25 miles | 2,467 ft | 9 miles | 636 ft | #42 | 4,833 | 121 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 8 miles | 1,247 ft | 4 miles | 154 ft | 187 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 2 | 33 miles | 1,407 ft | 10 miles | 492 ft | #18 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 9 | 15 miles | 1,716 ft | 6 miles | 518 ft | #38 | 4,829 | 219 |
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