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- Mountain Bike
43 trails
- Gravel Bike
0 trails
- Adaptive Bike
0 trails
- Hike
51 trails
- Trail Running
51 trails
- Snowshoe
9 trails
- Nordic Ski
9 trails
Region Details
- 9
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- 18
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Region Status
Open as of 2 days
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- Trails (view details)
- 50
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 43
- Trails Hike
- 51
- Trails Trail Running
- 51
- Trails Snowshoe
- 9
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 9
- Total Distance
- 21 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,076 ft
- Total Vertical
- 155 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 253 ft
- Reports
- 194
- Photos
- 47
- Ridden Counter
- 8,717
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Needham Town Forest
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Popular Needham Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 1,594 ft • 10 ft • 758 •
A popular hiking trail for families so be sure to keep an eye out when bombing through corners. This trail is one of the most unique trails I've biked. Towards the beginning (green dot on trail forks) there is a "fairy garden"...
• 95 ★ 4.7 • 3,835 ft • 77 ft • 625 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a extreme overall physical rating. On average it takes 16 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.3 • 1 mile • 109 ft • 597 •
Highly rated popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 109 ft green climb. Trail visibility is sometimes hard to follow. On average it takes 25 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 3.0 • 866 ft • 2 ft • 576 •
Popular green difficulty dirt/gravel road. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.0 • 2,628 ft • 48 ft • 517 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a extreme overall physical rating. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
• 85 ★ 4.2 • 2 miles • 285 ft • 512 •
This trail is typical of the terrain in NTF. Rocky, rooty, hilly and loaded with cool features. It's one of the longer trails and features some nice smooth twisting single track amongst all the chunk. It can be grueling to tackle from...
• 75 ★ 0.0 • 827 ft • 26 ft • 444 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 26 ft green climb. It features drop and other. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 80 ★ 3.7 • 1 mile • 109 ft • 430 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a extreme overall physical rating. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.
Needham Mountain Bike Routes
★ 4.0 • 7 miles • 487 ft • 14 •
This route follows the heatmap from the most popular rides
★ 5.0 • 7 miles • 576 ft • 0 • Loop •
Very technical and will punish you. Several rock gardens, steep rollers, tight and windy, log rides,...
★ 4.0 • 6 miles • 215 ft • 9 •
Start out on Greendale trail, south to north and then ride full Cutler park on single-track, north to south
5 miles • 239 ft • 0 • Loop •
Four mile rolling loop with simple technical features. Great fitness ride.
• 1 mile • 67 ft • 1 •
• 2 miles • 93 ft • 6 •
Photos of Needham Mountain Bike
Videos of Needham Mountain Bike
trail: Broken Toe
0:24 |
363 |
May 14, 2021
trail: Broken Toe
0:12 |
297 |
May 13, 2021
trail: Tape Worm
16:52 |
251 |
Feb 14, 2024 , Needham
trail: Drop-Off
0:08 |
356 |
Jan 1, 2008
687 |
Nov 2, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Unnamed Trail - Railroad connector | Jun 2, 2026 @ 6:53pm (America/New_York) 2 days | Unknown | SharonUqVlOs | ||
| Broken Toe | Apr 13, 2026 @ 9:55am (America/New_York) Apr 13, 2026 | Unknown | Jeffersonpj8C7P | ||
| Peak to Creek | Nov 16, 2025 @ 4:44pm (America/New_York) Nov 16, 2025 | Ideal | Bigem14 | ||
| To The Pond | Sep 9, 2025 @ 4:33pm (America/New_York) Sep 9, 2025 | Variable | mreiter1 | ||
| To the Pond | Jul 7, 2025 @ 7:12am Jul 7, 2025 | Variable | mcourc | ||
| Sudbury Path (Babson College) | Mar 10, 2025 @ 3:07pm Mar 10, 2025 | Variable | snarlymarley | ||
| Sudbury Aqueduct | Mar 10, 2025 @ 3:07pm Mar 10, 2025 | Variable | snarlymarley | ||
| Sudbury Path (Sudbury Aqueduct) | Mar 10, 2025 @ 3:07pm Mar 10, 2025 | Variable | snarlymarley | ||
| Unnamed Trail - Trail intersection 10+20+19 | Jan 17, 2025 @ 1:46pm Jan 17, 2025 | Variable | Tuffmofo | ||
| Tape Worm | Nov 15, 2024 @ 9:30am Nov 15, 2024 | Dry | bjacokes |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReinholdqP9Ulh | wishlist | trail | activity #96240359 | Jun 4, 2026 @ 11:03am 8 hours |
| SharonUqVlOs | add | report | activity #96115090 | Jun 2, 2026 @ 3:53pm 2 days |
| abrocket | wishlist | route | activity #94748217 | May 15, 2026 @ 7:02am May 15, 2026 |
| kdigs27 | wishlist | region | activity #93436824 | Apr 26, 2026 @ 6:36am Apr 26, 2026 |
| Jeffersonpj8C7P | comment | report | activity #92535884 | Apr 13, 2026 @ 6:55am Apr 13, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| report | Running well, no major problems from winter... | Apr 13, 2026 @ 6:55am Apr 13, 2026 | ||
| trail | The “popular route” to take roller coaster... | Aug 8, 2025 @ 8:37am Aug 8, 2025 | ||
| report | Still there | Jul 10, 2024 @ 3:36pm Jul 10, 2024 | ||
| trail | Why is this now a separate trail from the... | Jun 17, 2024 @ 6:04am Jun 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | NTF is full of great tech. When I lived in MA... | Nov 29, 2022 @ 2:14pm Nov 29, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge32 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge3 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge32 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 |
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| Mountain Bike | 43 | 17 miles | 938 ft | 5 miles | 154 ft | #3,752 | #1,261 | 46 | 194 | 4 | 11,694 | |
| Hike | 51 | 21 miles | 1,076 ft | 6 miles | 154 ft | #6,703 | #2,367 | 1 | 194 | 203 | ||
| Trail Running | 51 | 21 miles | 1,076 ft | 6 miles | 154 ft | #6,514 | #2,122 | 194 | 460 | |||
| Snowshoe | 9 | 6 miles | 138 ft | 1 mile | 82 ft | #1,525 | #864 | 10 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 9 | 6 miles | 138 ft | 1 mile | 82 ft | #1,651 | #835 | 4 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Needham
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What are the best places to ride in Needham?
Needham has 2 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Needham?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Needham are:
- Broken Toe (4.2/5)
- Rollercoaster (4.2/5)
- Tape Worm (4.1/5)
- Stranger Danger (4.1/5)
- Peak to Creek (4/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Needham?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Needham are:
- May (207 activities)
- September (172 activities)
- June (161 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Needham?
There are 7 parking locations listed in Needham. The most popular parking spots are: View all parking and trailhead locations on the map to plan your visit.
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