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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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- 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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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
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Region Details
- 18
- 1
- 32
- 53
- 21
- 4
Activities
Region Status
Open as of Nov 22, 2019Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 132
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 133
- Trails E-Bike
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 134
- Trails Trail Running
- 134
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Dirtbike
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 334 miles
- Total Descent
- 75,633 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,952 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,079 ft
- Reports
- 361
- Photos
- 336
- Ridden Counter
- 2,351
Sub Regions
- Twisp (45)
- Winthrop (84)
- Buck Mountain (9)
- Lewis Butte (3)
- Methow Valley (5)
- Pipestone Canyon (11)
- Rendezvous Mountain (1)
- Sun Mountain (32)
Popular Methow Valley Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain Buck Mountain | |||
| Lower Inside Passage Sun Mountain | |||
| Pete's Dragon Sun Mountain | |||
| Climb It Change Upper Sun Mountain | |||
| Climb It Change Lower Sun Mountain | |||
| Patterson Lake Trail Sun Mountain | |||
| Wild Turkey Sun Mountain | |||
| Rendezvous Basin Loop Rendezvous Mountain | |||
| Cutthroat Pass Winthrop | |||
| Woodpecker Sun Mountain | |||
| Black Bear Sun Mountain | |||
| Martin Creek Trail #429 Climb Angels Staircase / Uno Peak | |||
| Meadowlark Trail Winthrop | |||
| Rader Creek Sun Mountain | |||
| Cooney Lake Trail #434 Angels Staircase / Uno Peak |
Methow Valley Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Foggy Lollipop Twisp | 15 miles | |
| Angel's Staircase Twisp | 21 miles | |
| Heavens Gate Twisp | 35 miles | |
| Angel's Staircase (Foggy Dew Entrance) Twisp | 30 miles | |
| Chickadee to Thompson Ridge Trail loop Sun Mountain | 20 miles | |
| Buck Mountain Loop Buck Mountain | 13 miles | |
| The Great Western Traverse Twisp | 33 miles | |
| Angels Gate Twisp | 32 miles | |
| Freehub Magazine: Angel's Staircase Twisp | 19 miles | |
| Starvation Mountain Loop Twisp | 24 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 8 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 29 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Photos of Methow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Foggy Dew Trail
188 |
Aug 24, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Aug 24, 2017
trail: Foggy Dew Trail
151 |
Aug 24, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Aug 24, 2017Videos of Methow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Buck Mountain
3:44 |
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Aug 1, 2019
trail: Black Bear
7:04 |
467 |
Oct 27, 2016
trail: Eagle Lake Trail
5:12 |
20088 |
Jan 26, 2016
trail: Cutthroat Pass
5:15 |
598 |
Aug 13, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climb It Change Upper Sun Mountain | Nov 22, 2019 @ 11:05am Nov 22, 2019 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | maffein | ||
| Thompson Ridge Sun Mountain | Nov 22, 2019 @ 11:05am Nov 22, 2019 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | maffein | ||
| Buck Up Track Buck Mountain | Nov 17, 2019 @ 4:21pm Nov 17, 2019 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | josephrbrown EMBA-METHOW | ||
| Gobbler's Teaser Sun Mountain | Nov 17, 2019 @ 1:35pm Nov 17, 2019 | Ideal | 509mtbMV | ||
| Lower Inside Passage Sun Mountain | Nov 9, 2019 @ 8:27am Nov 9, 2019 | Dry | pt933e | ||
| Buck Mountain Buck Mountain | Nov 3, 2019 @ 10:57am Nov 3, 2019 | Dry | dhasselfin | ||
| Buck Mtn Loop Road Ending Buck Mountain | Nov 3, 2019 @ 10:57am Nov 3, 2019 | Dry | dhasselfin | ||
| Pete's Dragon Sun Mountain | Nov 2, 2019 @ 6:16pm Nov 2, 2019 | Dry | 509mtbMV | ||
| Climb It Change Lower Sun Mountain | Nov 2, 2019 @ 12:01pm Nov 2, 2019 | Dry | dhasselfin | ||
| Wild Turkey Sun Mountain | Oct 26, 2019 @ 9:21am Oct 26, 2019 | Dry | jthoren |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | josephrbrown | update | directory | Methow Cycle & Sport | Jan 20, 2020 @ 12:22pm 5 hours |
| fkollike | wishlist | trail | Rendezvous Basin Loop | Jan 12, 2020 @ 8:25pm Jan 12, 2020 |
| fkollike | wishlist | trail | Thompson Ridge | Jan 12, 2020 @ 8:08pm Jan 12, 2020 |
| Gdjames | wishlist | trail | Buck Mountain | Jan 10, 2020 @ 10:18am Jan 10, 2020 |
| FastWheels700 | wishlist | trail | Thompson Ridge | Jan 7, 2020 @ 6:54pm Jan 7, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | This wasn't here when I visited in summer...... | Nov 13, 2019 @ 6:05am Nov 13, 2019 | ||
 | trail | An amazing trail! Best in the valley. | Oct 20, 2019 @ 3:05pm Oct 20, 2019 | ||
| trail | Stay tuned!!! | Oct 14, 2019 @ 1:18pm Oct 14, 2019 | ||
| trail | This is exactly what the area was missing,... | Oct 14, 2019 @ 1:09pm Oct 14, 2019 | ||
| trail | Leave your dog at home. I nearly had a... | Sep 28, 2019 @ 8:55pm Sep 28, 2019 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge6 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge8 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k9 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k11 awarded -
10 Blue Trails21 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded
Local Trail Supporters
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Methow Chapter
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliane- Methow Chapter
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance -Methow Chapter
- By brenthillier NSMBA TRAILFORKS Plus & contributors
- Admins: EMBA, mtnbykr05, MrBaker87, boxxerace, jmahler, EMBA-METHOW
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