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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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
- 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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
832 trails
- E-Bike
231 trails
- Hike
794 trails
- Trail Running
787 trails
- Horse
325 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
104 trails
- Observed Trials
1 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
50 trails
- Snowmobile
1 trails
- Snowshoe
2 trails
- Nordic Ski
6 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 867
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 834
- Trails E-Bike
- 231
- Trails Hike
- 794
- Trails Trail Running
- 787
- Trails Horse
- 325
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 104
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 50
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 21
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 6
- Total Distance
- 1,094 mile
- Total Descent
- 195,284 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,874 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,136 ft
- Reports
- 3,006
- Photos
- 1,769
- Ridden Counter
- 107,034
Sub Regions
- Grass Valley (17)
- Grass Valley (8)
- Nevada City (150)
- Empire Mine (35)
- Harmony/Washington Ridge (24)
- Round Mountain (15)
- Penn Valley (13)
- Truckee (605)
- Armstrong Urban Trails (8)
- Coldstream Canyon (28)
- Donner Lake Rim Trail (17)
- Donner Summit (52)
- Glenshire (45)
- Northstar California (46)
- Prosser (58)
- Royal Gorge (75)
- Sawtooth (60)
- Tahoe Donner (94)
- Truckee Bike Park (8)
- Truckee River Canyon (15)
- Truckee Urban Trails (8)
- Waddle Ranch (15)
- Grouse Ridge (25)
- Yuba Pass (4)
Popular Nevada County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackass Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Hoot Trail Harmony/Washington Ridge | |||
| Jackass Point Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Jackass Point Spur (East) Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Scotts Flat Trail Harmony/Washington Ridge | |||
| Gypsy Northstar California | |||
| Livewire Northstar California | |||
| Mineshaft Northstar California | |||
| Liftline Northstar California | |||
| Big Chief Trail (Lower Section) Sawtooth | |||
| Shortcut To Market Harmony/Washington Ridge | |||
| A1 (Upper Section) Coldstream Canyon | |||
| Sawtooth Trail (Lower Ridgeline) Sawtooth | |||
| Big Chief Trail (Upper Section) Sawtooth | |||
| Alder Creek Trail (Northern Terminus) Tahoe Donner |
Nevada County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jackass-Loop-4mi Sawtooth | 4 miles | |
| Hole in the Ground Loop Royal Gorge | 16 miles | |
| Grouse Ridge North TC favs Grouse Ridge | 22 miles | |
| Jackass Complete 2020 Sawtooth | 4 miles | |
| Skillman to 49 Nevada City | 22 miles | |
| Hoot-Scotts-Miners Harmony/Washington Ridge | 19 miles | |
| Emigrant Intermediate Loop Prosser | 9 miles | |
| 2010 Mountain Bike Race at Loma Rica Ranch Empire Mine | 4 miles | |
| Emigrant Beginner Loop Prosser | 5 miles | |
| Pioneer Circuit Tahoe Donner | 8 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 59 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 98 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 696 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Nevada County Mountain Bike
trail: Miner's Trail
120 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:16pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Hoot Trail
284 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:15pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Miner's Trail
229 |
Jan 5, 2019 @ 7:18pm
Jan 5, 2019
trail: Hoot Trail
227 |
Jan 2, 2019 @ 6:24pm
Jan 2, 2019
trail: Speed Control
171 |
Dec 5, 2015 @ 8:25pm
Dec 5, 2015
trail: Speed Control
1,876 | | 4 comments
Feb 8, 2010 @ 6:06pm
Feb 8, 2010Videos of Nevada County Mountain Bike
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5:27 |
2593 |
Jul 21, 2014
trail: Livewire
52 |
Mar 11, 2021
trail: Livewire
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Jan 8, 2021
trail: Livewire
83 |
Oct 26, 2020
trail: Edinburgh
1:00 |
152 |
Oct 3, 2020
trail: Coaster
0:19 |
51 |
Sep 20, 2020
trail: Tell No Tales
0:08 |
171 |
Sep 19, 2020
trail: Livewire
6:44 |
58 |
Aug 3, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green XC Loop Truckee Bike Park | Jul 17, 2021 @ 12:06pm Jul 17, 2021 | Dry | whyisjake |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | lloydster | add | photo | in Oakland, California, United States and 5 more | Jul 28, 2021 @ 11:14pm 26 mins |
| Kiki1994 | wishlist | trail | Happy Face Trail (Uphill) | Jul 28, 2021 @ 6:06pm 6 hours |
| hopupuponabike | vote | trail | Hidden Gem and 2 more | Jul 28, 2021 @ 3:37pm 8 hours |
 | jrm508 | vote | trail | Big Chief Trail (Upper Section) | Jul 28, 2021 @ 12:50pm 11 hours |
| jlevinger | ridden | trail | Commemorative Overland Emigrant Trail (89 to Stampede) | Jul 28, 2021 @ 11:37am 12 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Such a fun and flowy downhill trail. This... | Jul 26, 2021 @ 6:25am 3 days | ||
| trail | This is such a fun trail, so well designed.... | Jul 24, 2021 @ 8:35am Jul 24, 2021 | ||
 | trail | The work Truckee Trails Foundation has put in... | Jul 22, 2021 @ 10:53pm Jul 22, 2021 | ||
| trail | Truckee Trails Foundation reworked the stairs... | Jul 22, 2021 @ 10:39pm Jul 22, 2021 | ||
| trail | It appears that trespassing on private... | Jul 22, 2021 @ 10:32pm Jul 22, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k1,755 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1,178 awarded -
10 Blue Trails972 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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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 832 | 1,047 mile | 182,461 ft | 471 miles | 8,875 ft | 1,663 | 2,998 | 78 | 57,951 | |||
| E-Bike | 231 | 389 miles | 69,698 ft | 186 miles | 8,875 ft | 22 | 2,362 | 11 | 1,718 | |||
| Hike | 794 | 1,037 mile | 171,463 ft | 455 miles | 8,875 ft | 81 | 2,949 | 13 | 2,537 | |||
| Trail Running | 787 | 1,025 mile | 168,681 ft | 448 miles | 8,875 ft | 1 | 2,947 | 13 | 2,829 | |||
| Horse | 325 | 403 miles | 61,204 ft | 176 miles | 8,684 ft | 1,093 | 7 | 34 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 104 | 220 miles | 34,708 ft | 101 miles | 7,408 ft | 833 | 1 | 59 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 1,158 ft | 3 ft | 72 ft | 98 ft | 6 | 7 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 50 | 125 miles | 14,154 ft | 54 miles | 5,269 ft | 785 | 13 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 10 miles | 1,988 ft | 8 miles | 1,604 ft | 9 | 5 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 12 miles | 2,165 ft | 8 miles | 3,878 ft | 9 | 1 | 259 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 21 | 17 miles | 6,903 ft | 8 miles | 4,393 ft | 4 | 575 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 6 | 15 miles | 2,700 ft | 9 miles | 1,604 ft | 2 | 10 | 1,947 |
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