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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
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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
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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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Radar Time
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
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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Ladder
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Bear Cache
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Popular Trail Networks
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
67 trails
- E-Bike
2 trails
- Hike
174 trails
- Trail Running
166 trails
- Horse
27 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 177
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 67
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 174
- Trails Trail Running
- 166
- Trails Horse
- 27
- Trails Dirtbike
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 18
- Total Distance
- 368 miles
- Total Descent
- 73,791 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,416 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,554 ft
- Reports
- 1,362
- Photos
- 211
- Ridden Counter
- 10,566
Sub Regions
- Blowing Rock (2)
- Boone (25)
- Rocky Knob Park (20)
- Lenoir (3)
- Boone Fork Area (2)
- Zacks Fork (1)
- Little Switzerland (0)
- Marion (10)
- Woods Mountain (8)
- Morganton (16)
- Mortimer (8)
- Wilson Creek (8)
- Old Fort (3)
- Camp Grier (1)
Popular Northwest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrance Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Rocky Branch Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Keendergarten Rocky Knob Park | |||
| PBJ Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Boat Rock Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Middle of Nowhere Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Ol' Hoss Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Middle Earth Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Mirkwood Forest (Middle Earth Connector) Rocky Knob Park | |||
| West Wimba Loop Lake James State Park | |||
| East Wimba Loop Lake James State Park | |||
| Stone Soup (Lower Black Forest) Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Black Forest Rocky Knob Park | |||
| East West Connector Lake James State Park | |||
| Tindo Connector Trail Lake James State Park |
Northwest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heartbreak-Kitsuma Shuttle Old Fort | 58 miles | |
| Heartbreak Ridge-Big Loop Camp Grier | 27 miles | |
| LJ Morganton | 9 miles | |
| Wilson Ridge Top to Bottom Wilson Creek | 12 miles | |
| 21 jumps to Schoolhouse Shuttle Wilson Creek | 5 miles | |
| 7 mile Rocky Knob Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
| 17 mile Rocky Knob Park Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
| 4 mile Rocky Knob Park Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 6 mile Rocky Knob Park Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
| 11 mile W. Kerr Scott Reservoir Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 5 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 6 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 67 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Photos of Northwest Mountain Bike
trail: Schoolhouse Ridge
34 |
Feb 12, 2021 @ 8:32am
Feb 12, 2021
trail: Upper Wilson Ridge
17 |
Feb 12, 2021 @ 8:25am
Feb 12, 2021
trail: Holly Springs (Sinkhole)
22 |
Jan 24, 2021 @ 6:06pm
Jan 24, 2021
trail: Holly Springs (Sinkhole)
10 |
Jan 24, 2021 @ 6:05pm
Jan 24, 2021Videos of Northwest Mountain Bike
trail: West Wimba Loop
15 |
Jan 18, 2021
0:05 |
40 |
Oct 15, 2020
trail: PBJ
0:49 |
173 |
Mar 20, 2020
trail: PBJ
2:26 |
60 |
Mar 6, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | nk3w4 | ridden | trail | Upper Wilson Ridge | Apr 15, 2021 @ 10:54pm 21 hours |
| nk3w4 | wishlist | trail | Maple Sally Road | Apr 15, 2021 @ 12:51pm 1 day |
| arwolff | wishlist | trail | Mountain to Sea Trail: NC Segment 8.1 | Apr 12, 2021 @ 12:43pm Apr 12, 2021 |
| pastahl | add | report | East West Connector and 11 more | Apr 12, 2021 @ 8:59am Apr 12, 2021 |
| pastahl | add | report | East West Connector and 11 more | Apr 11, 2021 @ 5:40am Apr 11, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This is the trail that you’re looking for.... | Feb 28, 2021 @ 6:07pm Feb 28, 2021 | ||
 | report | Variable conditions. Very tacky.... but closed. | Feb 28, 2021 @ 2:51pm Feb 28, 2021 | ||
| trail | Highly recommended bringing a machete, lineman... | Feb 27, 2021 @ 4:41pm Feb 27, 2021 | ||
| trail | Just rode this, it’s a graded, gravel road,... | Jan 26, 2021 @ 5:10pm Jan 26, 2021 | ||
| trail | Pretty and fun trail! Wide enough for adaptive... | Dec 29, 2020 @ 6:39pm Dec 29, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k45 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k14 awarded -
Big Ride 30k210 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge12 awarded -
Big Ride 30k204 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Start Skills Park | skill park | Boone | |
| Pump Track | skill park | Boone | |
| Skinny Skill Park | skill park | Boone | |
| Stone Binge Skill Park | skill park | Boone |
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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 | 67 | 136 miles | 27,087 ft | 68 miles | 2,877 ft | 189 | 1,356 | 5 | 8,106 | |||
| E-Bike | 2 | 4,803 ft | 13 ft | 554 ft | 407 ft | 430 | 25 | |||||
| Hike | 174 | 367 miles | 72,897 ft | 170 miles | 3,415 ft | 18 | 1,289 | 788 | ||||
| Trail Running | 166 | 352 miles | 67,562 ft | 162 miles | 3,415 ft | 1,288 | 81 | |||||
| Horse | 27 | 48 miles | 8,297 ft | 24 miles | 3,074 ft | 4 | 297 | |||||
| Dirtbike | 2 | 4,803 ft | 13 ft | 554 ft | 407 ft | 282 | 7 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 4,803 ft | 13 ft | 554 ft | 407 ft | 6 | 2 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 4,803 ft | 13 ft | 554 ft | 407 ft | 282 | 2 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 3,373 ft | 13 ft | 554 ft | 79 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 4 miles | 436 ft | 3 miles | 407 ft | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 18 | 17 miles | 1,047 ft | 6 miles | 1,119 ft |
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