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- 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
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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 ?
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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
100 trails
- Hike
312 trails
- Trail Running
275 trails
- Horse
111 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 314
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 100
- Trails E-Bike
- 16
- Trails Hike
- 312
- Trails Trail Running
- 275
- Trails Horse
- 111
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Total Distance
- 809 miles
- Total Descent
- 138,172 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,542 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,644 ft
- Reports
- 434
- Photos
- 223
- Ridden Counter
- 13,431
Sub Regions
- Bryson City (28)
- Cashiers (11)
- Panthertown Valley (11)
- Cherokee (13)
- Fire Mountain Trails (11)
- Cullowhee (12)
- Caney Fork (2)
- Wayehuta ORV Park (2)
- WCU Trail System (8)
- Fontana Dam (14)
- Robbinsville (14)
Popular Nantahala National Forest Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinker's Dream Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Kessel Run Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Lazy Elk Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Uktena Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Spearfinger Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Parking Lot Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| Thompson Loop Access Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| Lower Tinker's Dream Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Right Loop Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| Left Loop Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| Lower Tinker's Dream (One Way) Fire Mountain Trails | |||
| Skilly Cherokee | |||
| Mouse Branch Overlook Loop Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| County Line Road Tsali Recreation Area | |||
| Skilly Return Fire Mountain Trails |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Mountain no Uktena Fire Mountain Trails | 7 miles | |
| Fire On The Mountain Loops Fire Mountain Trails | 11 miles | |
| Fire On The Mountain Loops Fire Mountain Trails | 7 miles | |
| Tsali (IMBA Epic) Tsali Recreation Area | 24 miles | |
| Fountain to Ridge Trail WCU Trail System | 18 miles | |
| race Fire Mountain Trails | 23 miles |
Photos of Nantahala National Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Turkey Chute
1 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:24pm
Jun 20, 2022
trail: Whiting Rail 2
1 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:24pm
Jun 20, 2022
trail: Turkey Chute
1 |
Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:23pm
Jun 20, 2022
trail: Spearfinger
162 |
Dec 31, 2019 @ 3:39pm
Dec 31, 2019
trail: Kessel Run
225 |
May 17, 2019 @ 7:57pm
May 17, 2019
trail: Spearfinger
95 |
Jul 29, 2017 @ 11:00am
Jul 29, 2017
trail: Kessel Run
382 | | 1 comments
Jun 6, 2017 @ 7:52am
Jun 6, 2017Videos of Nantahala National Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Kessel Run
0:12 |
129 |
Jun 27, 2020
trail: Uktena
0:30 |
197 |
Aug 10, 2019
trail: Parking Lot
0:15 |
40 |
Aug 27, 2017
trail: Parking Lot
0:29 |
700 |
Mar 6, 2016
trail: Fontana Road Connector (BMT)
0:07 |
70 |
Jun 7, 2014
trail: Fontana Road Connector (BMT)
3:52 |
201 |
Jan 26, 2014
trail: Uktena
16:20 |
18 |
Jun 6, 2022 , Cherokee
trail: Turkey Chute
9 |
Apr 18, 2022 , Fontana Dam
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Trail (BMT) Fontana Village Trails | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:17pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta NA-SORBA | Several large trees down with limbs and... | |
| Kessel Run Fire Mountain Trails | Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:46am Jun 19, 2022 | Very Dry | jamie-desoto | E-Bike | |
| Lazy Elk Fire Mountain Trails | Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:46am Jun 19, 2022 | Very Dry | jamie-desoto | E-Bike |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Chute Fontana Dam | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:19pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta NA-SORBA | ||
| Whiting Rail 2 Fontana Village Trails | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:15pm Jun 20, 2022 | Dry | saerotta NA-SORBA | ||
| Uktena Fire Mountain Trails | Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:46am Jun 19, 2022 | Very Dry | jamie-desoto | ||
| Tinker's Dream Fire Mountain Trails | Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:46am Jun 19, 2022 | Dry | jamie-desoto | ||
| Lower Tinker's Dream (One Way) Fire Mountain Trails | Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:46am Jun 19, 2022 | Ideal | jamie-desoto | ||
| Lower Tinker's Dream Fire Mountain Trails | May 29, 2022 @ 8:37am May 29, 2022 | Ideal | mercman78 | ||
| Skilly Cherokee | May 25, 2022 @ 3:27pm May 25, 2022 | Wet | sharknado33 | ||
| Thompson Loop Access Tsali Recreation Area | Apr 23, 2022 @ 11:20am Apr 23, 2022 | Ideal | eonmellitz | ||
| Thompson Loop Tsali Recreation Area | Apr 23, 2022 @ 11:20am Apr 23, 2022 | Ideal | eonmellitz | ||
| Wayehutta - Maximum Whoops Loop Wayehuta ORV Park | Apr 7, 2022 @ 5:28pm Apr 7, 2022 | Dry | saerotta NA-SORBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mleosu | wishlist | route | Tsali (IMBA Epic) | Jun 26, 2022 @ 10:49pm Jun 26, 2022 |
 | mhtedford | checkin | trail | Gold Branch | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:45am Jun 26, 2022 |
| mhtedford | ridden | trail | Gold Branch | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:43am Jun 26, 2022 |
| mhtedford | vote | trail | Gold Branch | Jun 26, 2022 @ 8:43am Jun 26, 2022 |
| Ma11hewjdavison | wishlist | trail | Left Loop | Jun 23, 2022 @ 6:27pm Jun 23, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | We hiked it as part of a big loop. A couple... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 7:24pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
| trail | Not singletrack as listed- this is pavement... | May 22, 2022 @ 7:57pm May 22, 2022 | ||
| trail | This trail is a fun and fast downhill, but... | Apr 12, 2022 @ 8:15pm Apr 12, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Fun fun FUN! Climb to the top is definitely a... | Dec 6, 2021 @ 6:32am Dec 6, 2021 | ||
| trail | A well-maintained XC trail. Riding the branch... | Jul 13, 2021 @ 6:07am Jul 13, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k192 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k25 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k9 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge12 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge3 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 100 | 266 miles | 39,216 ft | 109 miles | 4,344 ft | 181 | 403 | 6 | 8,526 | |||
| E-Bike | 16 | 40 miles | 5,896 ft | 16 miles | 2,838 ft | 5 | 324 | 2 | 123 | |||
| Hike | 312 | 800 miles | 136,004 ft | 315 miles | 5,541 ft | 37 | 429 | 3 | 1,296 | |||
| Trail Running | 275 | 696 miles | 114,961 ft | 275 miles | 5,538 ft | 429 | 2 | 115 | ||||
| Horse | 111 | 344 miles | 46,552 ft | 122 miles | 4,852 ft | 80 | 5 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 7 miles | 594 ft | 2 miles | 1,368 ft | 70 | ||||||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 7 miles | 594 ft | 2 miles | 1,368 ft | 1 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 16 miles | 2,621 ft | 6 miles | 2,556 ft | 70 | 3 |
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