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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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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
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- < 1 month
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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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- less popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- 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
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Winter Trails
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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
242 trails
- E-Bike
29 trails
- Hike
353 trails
- Trail Running
352 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 328
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 243
- Trails E-Bike
- 29
- Trails Horse
- 31
- Trails Hike
- 353
- Trails Trail Running
- 352
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 388 miles
- Total Descent
- 27,420 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,261 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,271 ft
- Reports
- 3,029
- Photos
- 358
- Ridden Counter
- 23,279
Sub Regions
- Aspen Hill (27)
- Bethesda (30)
- Cabin John Park (30)
- Boyds (27)
- Burtonsville (15)
- Clarksburg (24)
- Damascus (13)
- Dickerson (16)
- Gaithersburg (14)
- Germantown (18)
- North Potomac (8)
- Olney (26)
- Upper Rock Creek (26)
- Potomac (13)
- Urbana (3)
Popular Montgomery County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Green Trail Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Blue Trail Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Holly Trail Fairland Recreational Park | |||
Blue Loop Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Ten Mile Creek Trail Black Hill Regional Park | |||
Schaeffer White Loop Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Orange Trail (South) Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Holly Trail Loop Fairland Recreational Park | |||
Yellow Trail Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | |||
Ten Mile Creek Road Boyds | |||
Crows Foot Trail Fairland Recreational Park | |||
Crowsfoot Trail Fairland Recreational Park | |||
Diabase Trail Hoyles Mill Conservation Park | |||
Cool Spring Run Montgomery County | |||
Yellow Loop Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park |
Montgomery County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Fairland Recreational Park Fairland Recreational Park | 13 miles | |
Little Bennett - Long Ride Little Bennett Regional Park | 11 miles | |
NW Branch by Kemp Mill / Burnt Mills / Franklin Knolls | 12 miles | |
Fairland, Short Route-Discover Montgomery Series Burtonsville | 2 miles | |
Cabin John, Medium Route-Discover Montgomery Series | 6 miles | |
Schaeffer Farm Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | 9 miles | |
Linganore B Route 7/22/23 Schaeffer Farms Mountain Bike Park | 6 miles | |
Black Hills-Long Route, Discover Montgomery Series Boyds | 13 miles | |
Black Hills-Long Route, Discover Montgomery Series Boyds | 13 miles | |
Black Hills-Long Route, Discover Montgomery Series Boyds | 13 miles |
Photos of Montgomery County Mountain Bike
trail: Danger Noodle
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Dec 14, 2024 @ 10:17am
Dec 14, 2024
trail: Danger Noodle
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Nov 23, 2024 @ 3:04pm
Nov 23, 2024
trail: Danger Noodle
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Nov 8, 2024 @ 12:03pm
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Danger Noodle
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Nov 8, 2024 @ 12:03pm
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Danger Noodle
3 |
Nov 8, 2024 @ 11:59am
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Jewel Weed Way
1 |
Nov 8, 2024 @ 11:58am
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Jewel Weed Way
1 |
Nov 8, 2024 @ 11:58am
Nov 8, 2024Videos of Montgomery County Mountain Bike

trail: Upper Moto
8 |
Aug 5, 2024

trail: Upper Moto
18 |
Aug 5, 2024

trail: Upper Moto
33 |
Oct 2, 2023

trail: Upper Moto
12 |
Oct 2, 2023

trail: Schaeffer White Loop
98 |
Jun 19, 2023

trail: Schaeffer White Loop
78 |
May 12, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Blue Trail Wheaton Regional Park | Feb 4, 2025 @ 12:59pm 2 days | Prevalent Mud | everettsh | ||
Return Climbing Trail Wheaton Regional Park | Feb 4, 2025 @ 12:59pm 2 days | Prevalent Mud | everettsh | ||
Green Trail Wheaton Regional Park | Feb 4, 2025 @ 12:59pm 2 days | Prevalent Mud | everettsh |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Cabin Branch Trail Black Hill Regional Park | Jan 12, 2025 @ 9:00am Jan 12, 2025 | Snow Packed | leviathan1976 | ||
Lake Shore Trail Seneca Creek State Park | Jan 4, 2025 @ 4:23pm Jan 4, 2025 | Icy | SkylergJya5b | ||
Viper Trail Fairland Recreational Park | Jan 2, 2025 @ 3:25pm Jan 2, 2025 | Ideal | leviathan1976 | ||
Capital Crescent Trail Silver Spring | Jan 2, 2025 @ 1:28pm Jan 2, 2025 | Dry | BikeEveryDay66 | ||
Danger Noodle Montgomery County | Dec 15, 2024 @ 7:44am Dec 15, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | ajmullis | ||
Danger Noodle Montgomery County | Dec 15, 2024 @ 7:44am Dec 15, 2024 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | ajmullis | ||
Ten Mile Creek Road Boyds | Dec 15, 2024 @ 7:44am Dec 15, 2024 | Ideal | ajmullis | ||
Tobacco Barn Connector Little Bennett Regional Park | Nov 25, 2024 @ 1:40pm Nov 25, 2024 | Ideal | bjmsam | ||
Timber Ridge Trail Little Bennett Regional Park | Nov 25, 2024 @ 1:40pm Nov 25, 2024 | Ideal | bjmsam | ||
Prescott Rd Little Bennett Regional Park | Nov 25, 2024 @ 1:40pm Nov 25, 2024 | Ideal | bjmsam |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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update | event | activity #65741318 | Feb 5, 2025 @ 9:58am 2 days | |
Skillet999 | wishlist | region | activity #65716832 | Feb 4, 2025 @ 6:34pm 2 days |
everettsh | add | report | activity #65702144 and 2 more | Feb 4, 2025 @ 1:00pm 2 days |
update | event | activity #65271899 | Jan 27, 2025 @ 7:07am Jan 27, 2025 | |
everettsh | add | report | activity #65235464 and 2 more | Jan 26, 2025 @ 12:23pm Jan 26, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Trees clears as of 6/21 | Jun 27, 2024 @ 10:07am Jun 27, 2024 | ||
report | Still there. 6/8/24 | Jun 8, 2024 @ 1:00pm Jun 8, 2024 | ||
skillpark | It is mostly a small loop with a few jumps... | May 19, 2024 @ 8:47am May 19, 2024 | ||
trail | Mostly cut but a couple sections of high... | May 13, 2024 @ 7:00pm May 13, 2024 | ||
trail | Use this as my first ever trail ride! Was fun... | Mar 3, 2024 @ 11:13pm Mar 3, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k3 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k53 awarded -
Top 10 Trails6 awarded -
10 Blue Trails234 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Carson Farm Bike Park | skill park | ||
South Germantown Bike Park | skill park | Germantown | |
Fairlands Skills Park | skill park | Burtonsville |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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MVD Mountain Bikers
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ELECTRIC CYCLING HOUSE
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Catoctin Mountain Cyclery
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All American Bicycle Center
Bike Shop
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Germantown Cycles
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Big Wheel Bike Shop
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Local Mountain Biking Directory
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MVD Mountain Bikers
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ELECTRIC CYCLING HOUSE
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Catoctin Mountain Cyclery
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All American Bicycle Center
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Germantown CyclesBike Shop
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Big Wheel Bike ShopBike Shop
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 | 242 | 304 miles | 18,720 ft | 119 miles | 1,263 ft | 350 | 3,026 | 55 | 70,362 | |||
E-Bike | 29 | 60 miles | 2,687 ft | 25 miles | 735 ft | 2,704 | 3 | 1,215 | ||||
Horse | 31 | 42 miles | 3,422 ft | 17 miles | 1,050 ft | 279 | 21 | |||||
Hike | 353 | 386 miles | 27,270 ft | 150 miles | 1,263 ft | 9 | 3,014 | 24 | 2,638 | |||
Trail Running | 352 | 385 miles | 27,244 ft | 150 miles | 1,263 ft | 5 | 3,012 | 24 | 1,633 | |||
Snowshoe | 1 | 1 mile | 52 ft | 2,251 ft | 131 ft | 49 | 4 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 52 ft | 2,251 ft | 131 ft | 50 | 4 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 52 ft | 2,251 ft | 131 ft | 49 | 8 |
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