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- Prevalent Mud
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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
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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.
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- 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
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
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Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
155 trails
- E-Bike
6 trails
- Horse
119 trails
- Hike
248 trails
- Trail Running
131 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
2 trails
Region Details
- 130
- 6
- 18
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 249
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 155
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Horse
- 119
- Trails Hike
- 248
- Trails Trail Running
- 131
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 211 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 94 miles
- Total Descent
- 18,205 ft
- Total Vertical
- 451 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 799 ft
- Reports
- 164
- Photos
- 16
- Ridden Counter
- 586
Sub Regions
- Carbondale (38)
- Cedar Lake (10)
- Giant City State Park (9)
- Touch Of Nature (17)
- Grand Tower (38)
- Fountain Bluff (7)
- Kinkaid Lake (39)
- Lake Murphysboro State Park (0)
- Rock Hollow (6)
Popular Jackson County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Larue Road Grand Tower | |||
Connector A Touch Of Nature | |||
Catalyst Loop TON Touch Of Nature | |||
Volunteer Track B Touch Of Nature | |||
String Bean Touch Of Nature | |||
Green Bean Touch Of Nature | |||
Connector B and C Touch Of Nature | |||
Beaver Fever Touch Of Nature | |||
Volunteer Track Touch Of Nature | |||
Yellow Jacket Touch Of Nature | |||
Sweet Baby Ray Touch Of Nature | |||
Mulligan Touch Of Nature | |||
Kinkaid Lake Trail Kinkaid Lake | |||
Lake View Touch Of Nature | |||
Cove Hollow Cedar Lake |
Jackson County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Catalyst Race Series Stop #3 race Touch Of Nature | 9 miles | |
Catalyst Race Series Stop #3 Kids Lap race Touch Of Nature | 3 miles |
Photos of Jackson County Mountain Bike
trail: Kinkaid Lake Trail
6 |
Dec 5, 2024 @ 9:35am
Dec 5, 2024
trail: Kinkaid Lake Trail
59 |
Apr 12, 2022 @ 10:58am
Apr 12, 2022
trail: Kinkaid Lake Trail
41 |
Apr 12, 2022 @ 10:58am
Apr 12, 2022
trail: Kinkaid Lake Trail
48 |
Apr 12, 2022 @ 10:58am
Apr 12, 2022
trail: Cove Hollow
360 |
May 13, 2006 @ 11:05am
May 13, 2006
trail: Cove Hollow
547 |
May 13, 2006 @ 11:05am
May 13, 2006
trail: Cove Hollow
688 |
May 13, 2006 @ 11:05am
May 13, 2006
trail: Cove Hollow
396 |
May 13, 2006 @ 11:05am
May 13, 2006Videos of Jackson County Mountain Bike

trail: Kinkaid Lake Trail
48:18 |
519 |
Feb 12, 2021 , Murphysboro
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Yellow Jacket Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Volunteer Track B Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Volunteer Track Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Sweet Baby Ray Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
String Bean Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Service Road to Rocky Ledges Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Rocky Ledges - Extended Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Rocky Ledges Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Mulligan Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA | ||
Lake View Connector Touch Of Nature | Jan 10, 2025 @ 9:16am Jan 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | GArnone SMBA |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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River To River Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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kcartelgnis | wishlist | region | activity #71285878 | May 9, 2025 @ 5:04am May 9, 2025 |
Dhulting | wishlist | region | activity #69362574 | Apr 10, 2025 @ 10:51am Apr 10, 2025 |
Dhulting | wishlist | trail | activity #69362552 | Apr 10, 2025 @ 10:51am Apr 10, 2025 |
paulOXG0yG | wishlist | region | activity #68974380 | Apr 4, 2025 @ 8:23am Apr 4, 2025 |
Bmo5136 | wishlist | region | activity #68806116 | Apr 1, 2025 @ 8:37am Apr 1, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This trail is highly technical and is a black... | Mar 16, 2024 @ 2:07pm Mar 16, 2024 | ||
report | For sure! | Apr 4, 2023 @ 5:32am Apr 4, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k53 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge3 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k10 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Sky High MX | skill park | Grand Tower |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 155 | 147 miles | 11,467 ft | 68 miles | 436 ft | 16 | 162 | 2 | 1,793 | |||
E-Bike | 6 | 6 miles | 364 ft | 3 miles | 322 ft | 44 | 19 | |||||
Horse | 119 | 120 miles | 11,578 ft | 58 miles | 427 ft | 13 | ||||||
Hike | 248 | 208 miles | 18,025 ft | 93 miles | 449 ft | 164 | 3 | 176 | ||||
Trail Running | 131 | 133 miles | 9,984 ft | 57 miles | 449 ft | 162 | 70 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 2 | 3 miles | 226 ft | 2 miles | 249 ft | 2 |
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