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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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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
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- < 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 ?
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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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- 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
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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
36 trails
- Hike
36 trails
- Trail Running
36 trails
- Horse
9 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
2 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 16
- 10
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Oct 6, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 36
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 36
- Trails E-Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 36
- Trails Trail Running
- 36
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,821 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,423 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,320 ft
- Reports
- 263
- Photos
- 220
- Ridden Counter
- 8,603
Popular Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| BMBC - Intermediate - Cosmos Loop CCW | 9 miles | |
| BMBC - Intermediate - Lemurian Short Course | 11 miles | |
| BMBC - Advanced - Lemurian Classic Long Course | 30 miles | |
| Mayors MTB Challenge / Cosmos Loop | 8 miles | |
| BMBC - Beginner - Swasey Flatlands | 5 miles | |
| Swasey Mule Mountain Summit Loop option 1 | 12 miles | |
| Redding Classic (Swasey to French Fry) | 24 miles | |
| Up Escalator Down Terminator | 9 miles | |
| Redding Classic Route #2 (Oak Knoll to Lake Redding) | 26 miles | |
| Swasey Advanced race | 19 miles |
Photos of Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Mule Ridge
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Oct 9, 2021 @ 2:01am
Oct 9, 2021
trail: Mule Ridge
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Oct 9, 2021 @ 2:01am
Oct 9, 2021
trail: Mule Ridge
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Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:53pm
Oct 6, 2021
trail: Mule Ridge
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Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:52pm
Oct 6, 2021
trail: Mule Ridge
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Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:52pm
Oct 6, 2021
trail: Mule Ridge
2 |
Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:52pm
Oct 6, 2021
trail: Princess Ditch
152 |
Mar 10, 2018 @ 4:17pm
Mar 10, 2018
trail: Princess Ditch
64 |
Aug 19, 2017 @ 4:35pm
Aug 19, 2017Videos of Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Enticer Jump
178 |
Apr 1, 2021
trail: Mule Mountain Summit
462 |
Oct 30, 2020
trail: Enticer Jump
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Oct 30, 2020
trail: Enticer Jump
548 |
Oct 30, 2020
trail: Enticer Jump
0:08 |
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Jul 2, 2020
trail: Enticer Jump
0:09 |
233 |
Apr 6, 2020
trail: Enticer Jump
1:58 |
360 |
Apr 29, 2018
trail: Enticer Jump
2:23 |
23480 |
Jan 6, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer Connector Trail | Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:43pm Oct 6, 2021 | Dry | Roelle | ||
| Mule Ridge | Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:18pm Oct 6, 2021 | Ideal | Roelle | ||
| Mule Mountain Loop | Sep 6, 2021 @ 12:07pm Sep 6, 2021 | Dry | chadbringhurst | ||
| Mule Mountain Summit | Aug 5, 2021 @ 12:31pm Aug 5, 2021 | Dry | Micah24710 | ||
| The Escalator | Jun 13, 2021 @ 2:28pm Jun 13, 2021 | Dry | gilwoodring | ||
| Lower Snail | May 19, 2021 @ 3:32pm May 19, 2021 | Dry | Kodywessely | ||
| Trailhead Loop | May 10, 2021 @ 8:50am May 10, 2021 | Ideal | binirayanrider72 | ||
| Bottle Cap | May 5, 2021 @ 3:46pm May 5, 2021 | Dry | trailhunter1 | ||
| Owens Run | Apr 27, 2021 @ 3:45pm Apr 27, 2021 | Dry | trailhunter1 | ||
| Oak knoll Trailhead connector | Apr 18, 2021 @ 10:57am Apr 18, 2021 | Ideal | ezrydz |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jkbauders | comment | report | Mule Ridge | Oct 26, 2021 @ 10:08am 8 hours |
 | trailhunter1 | vote | trail | Muletown Road | Oct 25, 2021 @ 2:41pm 1 day |
| trailhunter1 | add | trail | Muletown Road | Oct 21, 2021 @ 8:31am Oct 21, 2021 |
 | DanPack | wishlist | trail | Learner Flow Trail | Oct 15, 2021 @ 6:51pm Oct 15, 2021 |
| DanPack | ridden | trail | Lower Mule Mountain and 2 more | Oct 15, 2021 @ 6:47pm Oct 15, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Lots of trees down | Oct 26, 2021 @ 10:08am 8 hours | ||
| trail | First, this trail is awesome! But...can... | Jun 7, 2021 @ 6:59pm Jun 7, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Anyone know if this trail or area is ebike... | May 27, 2021 @ 10:26am May 27, 2021 | ||
| report | A tree is on the trail of snail. You can... | May 19, 2021 @ 3:34pm May 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Combine nonstop with snail trail for a 1000ft... | Mar 13, 2021 @ 11:49pm Mar 13, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 51 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 km | ||
| Westside/Mary Lake | 6 | 8 | 3.3 km | ||
| Coverdale Trails | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 km | |
| Keswick | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.4 km | |
| Whiskeytown | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4.6 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 | 36 | 42 miles | 8,822 ft | 19 miles | 1,424 ft | #498 | #247 | 220 | 263 | 13 | 8,554 | |
| E-Bike | 10 | 12 miles | 1,545 ft | 5 miles | 374 ft | 177 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| Hike | 36 | 42 miles | 8,822 ft | 19 miles | 1,424 ft | #336 | #198 | 256 | 66 | |||
| Trail Running | 36 | 42 miles | 8,822 ft | 19 miles | 1,424 ft | #341 | #198 | 256 | 99 | |||
| Horse | 9 | 9 miles | 1,073 ft | 4 miles | 374 ft | #127 | #94 | 94 | 16 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 2 miles | 157 ft | 3,789 ft | 82 ft | #348 | 89 | 4 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 89 | 1 |
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