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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- 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)
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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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.
Network of multi-use cross country trails.
Located in the center of Vashon Island, Island Center Forest is a Forest Stewardship Council® (license code FSC-C008225) certified working forest and natural area managed to demonstrate sustainable forest management while protecting and restoring the health of the site's habitat. Enjoy a picnic at the Forest Cathedral picnic shelter designed and built by islanders using local island wood.
Ten miles of multi-use trails lead visitors through 440 acres of consisting of forested stands, meadows, the Mukai Pond and the Meadowlake wetlands which form the headwaters of Judd Creek. Island Center Forest is habitat to a variety of wildlife, including more than 70 bird species.
Coinciding with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s designated hunting season in October, 220 acres of Island Center Forest are open for seasonal deer hunting and closed to other visitors, making this the only public land on Vashon Island where deer hunting has been allowed.
Located in the center of Vashon Island, Island Center Forest is a Forest Stewardship Council® (license code FSC-C008225) certified working forest and natural area managed to demonstrate sustainable forest management while protecting and restoring the health of the site's habitat. Enjoy a picnic at the Forest Cathedral picnic shelter designed and built by islanders using local island wood.
Ten miles of multi-use trails lead visitors through 440 acres of consisting of forested stands, meadows, the Mukai Pond and the Meadowlake wetlands which form the headwaters of Judd Creek. Island Center Forest is habitat to a variety of wildlife, including more than 70 bird species.
Coinciding with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s designated hunting season in October, 220 acres of Island Center Forest are open for seasonal deer hunting and closed to other visitors, making this the only public land on Vashon Island where deer hunting has been allowed.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Manager: King County Parks
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- Hike
28 trails
- Trail Running
28 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 2
- 19
- 6
Region Status
Open as of Sep 17, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 28
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 28
- Trails Hike
- 28
- Trails Trail Running
- 28
- Trails Horse
- 27
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 828 ft
- Total Vertical
- 144 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 439 ft
- Reports
- 9
- Ridden Counter
- 357
Popular Island Center Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Head fence line trail | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| Techmo | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| North Trail | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| Dump Run | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| Grinder | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| 188th Trail | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman | ||
| 188th Bog Detour | Sep 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm Sep 17, 2021 | Wet | Bigdutchman |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bigdutchman | add | report | Dragon's Head fence line trail and 6 more | Sep 17, 2021 @ 3:28pm Sep 17, 2021 |
| Pseudotaxus | ridden | trail | Grinder | Sep 9, 2021 @ 2:29pm Sep 9, 2021 |
| Pseudotaxus | ridden | trail | Dump Run | Jul 11, 2021 @ 11:06pm Jul 11, 2021 |
 | chrisdevlin | ridden | trail | 188th Bog Detour and 1 more | Apr 24, 2021 @ 5:35pm Apr 24, 2021 |
| Pseudotaxus | vote | trail | Dump Run and 2 more | Nov 26, 2020 @ 11:48pm Nov 26, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog Holler | 4.6 km | ||||
| Banner Forest | 6 | 8 | 4.6 km | ||
| Dockton Forest | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4.9 km | |
| South Seatac | 23 | 3 | 1 | 8.4 km | |
| North SeaTac Park | 41 | 4 | 2 | 8.7 km |
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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 | 28 | 10 miles | 827 ft | 5 miles | 144 ft | #8,427 | #3,548 | 9 | 849 | |||
| Hike | 28 | 10 miles | 827 ft | 5 miles | 144 ft | #7,463 | #3,390 | 2 | 29 | |||
| Trail Running | 28 | 10 miles | 827 ft | 5 miles | 144 ft | #7,446 | #3,378 | 2 | 72 | |||
| Horse | 27 | 10 miles | 820 ft | 5 miles | 144 ft |
- By jmahler
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- island center forest activity log | embed map of Island Center Forest mountain bike trails | island center forest mountain biking points of interest
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