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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
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- 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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- less popular
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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
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- Indigenous
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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
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Region Details
- 217
- 24
- 157
- 242
- 85
- 17
- 4
Activities
Region Status
Open as of Aug 8, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 768
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 755
- Trails E-Bike
- 140
- Trails Hike
- 708
- Trails Trail Running
- 706
- Trails Horse
- 240
- Trails Dirtbike
- 68
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 36
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 13
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 962 miles
- Total Descent
- 168,428 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,382 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,136 ft
- Reports
- 2,068
- Photos
- 1,233
- Ridden Counter
- 66,964
Sub Regions
- Grass Valley (1)
- Grass Valley (1)
- Nevada City (108)
- Empire Mine (35)
- Foresthill OHV Area (3)
- Harmony/Washington Ridge (7)
- Round Mountain (15)
- Penn Valley (5)
- Truckee (592)
- Coldstream Canyon (29)
- Donner Lake Rim Trail (17)
- Donner Summit (50)
- Glenshire (45)
- Northstar California (44)
- Prosser (47)
- Royal Gorge (72)
- Sawtooth (57)
- Tahoe Donner (108)
- Truckee Bike Park (8)
- Truckee River Canyon (15)
- Waddle Ranch (15)
- Grouse Ridge (25)
Popular Nevada County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackass Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Livewire Northstar California | |||
| Hoot Trail Harmony/Washington Ridge | |||
| Gypsy Northstar California | |||
| Mineshaft Northstar California | |||
| Coaster Northstar California | |||
| Jackass Point Spur (East) Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Liftline Northstar California | |||
| Jackass Point Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Scotts Flat Trail Nevada City | |||
| Sawtooth Trail (Lower Ridgeline) Sawtooth | |||
| Big Chief Trail (Lower Section) Sawtooth | |||
| Little Trees Northstar California | |||
| Boondocks Northstar California | |||
| Hole in the Ground Donner Summit |
Nevada County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grouse Ridge North TC favs Grouse Ridge | 22 miles | |
| Jackass-Loop-4mi Sawtooth | 4 miles | |
| Dieter And Dave's Sawtooth | 15 miles | |
| 2010 Mountain Bike Race at Loma Rica Ranch Empire Mine | 4 miles | |
| Hoot-Scotts-Miners Harmony/Washington Ridge | 19 miles | |
| Skillman to 49 Nevada City | 22 miles | |
| Donner Lake Rim Trail Loop Donner Summit | 15 miles | |
| Hole in the Ground Loop Royal Gorge | 16 miles | |
| The Light Fantastic Donner Summit | 14 miles | |
| Pioneer Circuit Tahoe Donner | 8 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 16 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 44 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 689 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Nevada County Mountain Bike
trail: Miner's Trail
58 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:16pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Hoot Trail
155 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:15pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Miner's Trail
137 |
Jan 5, 2019 @ 7:18pm
Jan 5, 2019
trail: Hoot Trail
127 |
Jan 2, 2019 @ 6:24pm
Jan 2, 2019Videos of Nevada County Mountain Bike
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5:27 |
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Jul 21, 2014
trail: Tell No Tales
0:54 |
52 |
May 20, 2020
trail: Boondocks
0:54 |
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May 19, 2020
trail: Livewire
1:38 |
74 |
Apr 10, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Rider Northstar California | Aug 7, 2020 @ 10:16am Aug 7, 2020 | Very Dry | calialirose | ||
| Meander Northstar California | Aug 7, 2020 @ 10:16am Aug 7, 2020 | Dry | calialirose | ||
| Bill-E-Goat Northstar California | Aug 7, 2020 @ 10:16am Aug 7, 2020 | Dry | calialirose |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika's Trail Waddle Ranch | Aug 9, 2020 @ 5:28pm 2 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Megan's Trail (South) Waddle Ranch | Aug 9, 2020 @ 5:28pm 2 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Katy's Walk Waddle Ranch | Aug 9, 2020 @ 5:28pm 2 days | Ideal | Gpichler | ||
| Tompkins Memorial Trail (Big Springs) Truckee | Aug 9, 2020 @ 8:02am 2 days | Ideal | calialirose | ||
| Woods Cutout Northstar | Aug 8, 2020 @ 5:44pm 3 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Snake Northstar California | Aug 8, 2020 @ 5:44pm 3 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Crossover Northstar California | Aug 8, 2020 @ 5:44pm 3 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Coaster Northstar California | Aug 8, 2020 @ 5:44pm 3 days | Dry | Gpichler | ||
| Lower Lola Montez Trail (Sherritt Connector) Donner Summit | Aug 8, 2020 @ 11:03am Aug 8, 2020 | Dry | wlguasch | ||
| Northside 80 Culvert Connector Donner Summit | Aug 8, 2020 @ 11:03am Aug 8, 2020 | Dry | wlguasch |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | breakawaybikes | vote | trail | Sawtooth Spur (06-16) | Aug 11, 2020 @ 11:42am 33 mins |
| mrambo | ridden | trail | Jackass Point Spur (East) and 1 more | Aug 11, 2020 @ 10:54am 1 hours |
| Elib100 | wishlist | trail | Upper Hudson Way Trail | Aug 11, 2020 @ 12:35am 12 hours |
| Elib100 | wishlist | trail | Cascade Canal Trail | Aug 11, 2020 @ 12:32am 12 hours |
| Elib100 | wishlist | trail | Black Swan Trail (singletrack) and 1 more | Aug 11, 2020 @ 12:31am 12 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Most pedally black diamond at Northstar for... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 3:29pm 3 days | ||
| trail | This trail is no joke, but it's probably the... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 3:28pm 3 days | ||
| trail | Rode for the first time today, very cool! Top... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 3:27pm 3 days | ||
| report | I'll try to ride it again this week and get... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 3:24pm 3 days | ||
 | trail | Bring your camera and a couple of hours to... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 7:16am Aug 8, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Descent 2k586 awarded -
10 Green Trails269 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northstar California | bike park | Truckee | |
| 2Six Jump Park | skill park | Truckee | |
| Truckee Bike Park Dirt Jumps | skill park | Truckee | |
| Truckee Bike Park Pumptrack | skill park | Truckee |
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