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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.
- > 96%
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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
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- 27
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,094
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 2,100
- Trails E-Bike
- 209
- Trails Hike
- 1,808
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,808
- Total Distance
- 2,170 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 938 miles
- Total Descent
- 535,604 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,830 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,830 ft
- Reports
- 11,670
- Photos
- 4,217
- Ridden Counter
- 179,093
Sub Regions
- Auckland Region (462)
- Auckland (437)
- Ambury Park (4)
- Arch Hill (7)
- Birkenhead Domain (1)
- Fourforty MTB Park (20)
- Hunua Trails (32)
- Long bay regional park (2)
- Maraetai Forest (33)
- Puhinui Reserve (10)
- Riverhead Forest (127)
- Royal Albany Trail (26)
- Runway MTB Park (8)
- Sanders Reserve (8)
- Scandrett Regional Park (0)
- Totara Park (19)
- Waharau (1)
- Waitakere Ranges (1)
- Waitawa Regional Park (16)
- Waiuku Forest (5)
- West Coast Riders Club (25)
- Whitford Forest (17)
- Woodhill Mountain Bike Park (64)
- Pukekohe (1)
- Puni Park (1)
- Waiheke Island (8)
- Warkworth (5)
- Dome Valley (5)
- Atiu Creek Regional Park (7)
- Garroway Reserve (5)
- Auckland (437)
- Bay of Plenty (287)
- Kawerau (10)
- Opotiki (3)
- Motu Trails (3)
- Rotorua (224)
- Rainbow Mountain (8)
- Skyline - Rotorua (8)
- Te Ara Ahi (5)
- Whakarewarewa Forest (201)
- Tauranga (49)
- Whakatane (0)
- Gisborne Region (12)
- Hawke's Bay (147)
- Hastings (2)
- IWay Hastings (1)
- Havelock North (8)
- Te Mata Peak (8)
- Napier (108)
- Eskdale MTB Park (107)
- Waipatiki (1)
- Waipukurau (17)
- Hawkes Bay (0)
- The Tukituki Trail (17)
- Wairoa (0)
- Wairoa Mountain Bike Park (12)
- Hastings (2)
- Kapiti Coast (30)
- Otaki (4)
- Mt Thompson (4)
- Paraparaumu (25)
- Otaki (4)
- Manawatu-Whanganui (154)
- Levin (6)
- Kohitere Forest (6)
- National Park (1)
- ohakune (3)
- Palmerston North (71)
- Arapuke Forest (37)
- Foxton Beach Mountain Bike Trail (1)
- Raumai Forest (3)
- Santoft Trails (24)
- Te Apiti (3)
- Wanganui (0)
- Lismore Forest (0)
- Whanganui (52)
- Harakeke Mountain Bike Park (22)
- Hylton Park (4)
- Lake Wiritoa (12)
- Matipo Park (10)
- Kaimanawa Forest Park (1)
- The Pines (20)
- Levin (6)
- Northland (179)
- Kerikeri (36)
- Kerikeri MTB Park (35)
- Paihia (39)
- Whangarei (96)
- Glenbervie Forest (44)
- Heads Up Adventures (13)
- Onerahi Forest (5)
- Parihaka MTB Park (29)
- Mangawhai Park (1)
- Twin Coast Cycle Trail (4)
- Kerikeri (36)
- Taranaki (82)
- Hawera (1)
- New Plymouth (81)
- Busing Forest (9)
- Lake Mangamahoe (71)
- Hawera (1)
- Thames-Coromandel (30)
- Thames (11)
- Whitianga (18)
- Whitianga Bike Park (18)
- Waikato (272)
- Cambridge (3)
- Hamilton (60)
- Otorohanga (1)
- Pauanui (10)
- Raglan (13)
- Te Ara Kākāriki (12)
- Taupo (79)
- Te Aroha (5)
- Tokoroa (38)
- Cougar MTB Park (29)
- Waikato River Trails (7)
- Waihi (11)
- Whangamata (41)
- Sainsbury Road (9)
- Waitomo Forest (0)
- Cambridge (3)
- Wairarapa (27)
- Wellington Region (405)
- Lower Hutt (97)
- Belmont Regional Park (34)
- Waiu Park (46)
- Porirua (58)
- Battle Hill (4)
- Fringe (0)
- Fringed Hill (0)
- Geraldine Downs (7)
- Porirua East (11)
- Rangituhi Trail Park (20)
- Spicer Forest (7)
- Whitireia Park (2)
- Upper Hutt (64)
- Wainuiomata (3)
- Wellington (169)
- Cenntenial Reserve (12)
- Hawkins Hill (4)
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park (47)
- Mt Vic (18)
- Northern Hills (9)
- Polhill Gully Reserve (11)
- Southern Suburbs (8)
- Te Ahumairangi (16)
- Te Kopahou Reserve (14)
- Western Hills (15)
- Wrights Hill (13)
- Pencarrow Head (11)
- Lower Hutt (97)
Popular North Island Mountain Biking Trails
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Current Trail Warnings
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Dec 28, 2018
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North Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Makara Peak Intermediate Loop (feat. Upswing and Peak Flow) | 7 miles | |
| Makara Peak Grand Loop (intermediate & advanced) | 8 miles | |
| Three Brothers Lower Peak Loop | 5 miles | |
| Makara Peak Easy Lower Loop (Koru and Lazy Fern) | 3 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | I should’ve read this yesterday! Near miss,... | Jan 15, 2019 @ 5:01pm 24 hours | ||
| trail | Rode Ferret today (Wed, 16/01/19) and... | Jan 15, 2019 @ 4:49pm 24 hours | ||
| report | didn't get a hair cut this time around | Jan 14, 2019 @ 10:02pm 2 days | ||
| trail | Trail no longer exsists... | Jan 14, 2019 @ 1:56am 3 days | ||
| trail | The coastal half from Stony Bay towards... | Jan 12, 2019 @ 4:01am Jan 12, 2019 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | brenthillier | update | directory | Mountainbike Tauranga | Jan 16, 2019 @ 4:38pm 24 sec |
| AJCrutchley | wishlist | trail | Rata Ridge | Jan 16, 2019 @ 4:30pm 8 mins |
 | GLOB-2018 | add | photo | in Wellington, New Zealand | Jan 16, 2019 @ 4:11pm 28 mins |
 | andy766c | add | ridelog | Jan 16, 2019 ride log | Jan 16, 2019 @ 4:07pm 32 mins |
 | Pedlinpastor | add | ridelog | Jan 16, 2019 ride log | Jan 16, 2019 @ 4:05pm 34 mins |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourforty MTB Park | bike park | Auckland | |
| Heads Up Adventures | bike park | Whangarei | |
| Rivenrock | bike park | Carterton | |
| Skyline - Rotorua | bike park | Rotorua | |
| Whakarewarewa Forest | bike park | Rotorua |
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