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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
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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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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
- Map Markers
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Directory Listing
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Parking
Viewpoint
Information
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Sight
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eBike Charging Point
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Trail Sign
Table or Bench
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Camping
Cabin
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Dock
Ranger Station
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Other
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Region Details
- 11
- 4
- 15
- 23
- 9
- 1
Activities
Region Status
Caution as of 12 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 141
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 63
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 138
- Trails Trail Running
- 130
- 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
- 289 miles
- Total Descent
- 60,975 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,416 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,554 ft
- Reports
- 963
- Photos
- 152
- Ridden Counter
- 5,773
Sub Regions
- Blowing Rock (2)
- Boone (16)
- Rocky Knob Park (11)
- Lenoir (3)
- Boone Fork Area (2)
- Zacks Fork (1)
- Little Switzerland (0)
- Marion (8)
- Woods Mountain (8)
- Morganton (18)
- Mortimer (7)
- Wilson Creek (7)
- Old Fort (9)
- Camp Grier (9)
Popular Northwest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Branch Loop Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Entrance Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| PBJ Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Keendergarten Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Boat Rock Loop Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Middle Earth Trail Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Ol' Hoss Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Middle of Nowhere Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Mirkwood Forest (Middle Earth Connector) Rocky Knob Park | |||
| West Wimba Loop Lake James State Park | |||
| Black Forest Rocky Knob Park | |||
| East Wimba Loop Lake James State Park | |||
| Stone Soup (Lower Black Forest) Rocky Knob Park | |||
| Greentown Brown Mountain | |||
| Tindo Connector Trail Lake James State Park |
Northwest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 21 jumps to Schoolhouse Shuttle Wilson Creek | 5 miles | |
| Wilson Ridge Top to Bottom Wilson Creek | 12 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 10 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 31 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Photos of Northwest Mountain Bike
trail: Zacks Fork Trail
5 |
Mar 22, 2020 @ 5:21pm
Mar 22, 2020
trail: Zacks Fork Trail
6 |
Mar 22, 2020 @ 5:21pm
Mar 22, 2020
trail: Harper Creek
162 | | 7 comments
Mar 18, 2020 @ 6:30am
Mar 18, 2020
trail: Holly Springs (Sinkhole)
26 |
Jan 12, 2020 @ 5:37am
Jan 12, 2020Videos of Northwest Mountain Bike
trail: PBJ
0:49 |
14 |
Mar 20, 2020
trail: PBJ
2:26 |
7 |
Mar 6, 2020
trail: Holly Springs (Sinkhole)
2:27 |
33 |
Jan 11, 2020
trail: PBJ
3:15 |
252 |
Jan 2, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tindo Connector Trail Lake James State Park | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:40am Mar 30, 2020 | Variable | jssaylor NWNC.MTBA | LJSP is now closed due to COVID-19 | |
| Upper Tindo Loop Lake James State Park | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:40am Mar 30, 2020 | Variable | jssaylor NWNC.MTBA | LJSP is now closed due to COVID-19 | |
| West Wimba Loop Lake James State Park | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:40am Mar 30, 2020 | Variable | jssaylor NWNC.MTBA | LJSP is now closed due to COVID-19 |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Branch Loop Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Variable | Gronckle | ||
| Keendergarten Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Dry | Gronckle | ||
| Entrance Trail Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Dry | Gronckle | ||
| Middle of Nowhere Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Ideal | Gronckle | ||
| Mirkwood Forest (Middle Earth Connector) Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Variable | Gronckle | ||
| Boat Rock Bailout Rocky Knob Park | Apr 4, 2020 @ 2:38pm 12 hours | Ideal | Gronckle | ||
| Harris Whisnant Section of the Fonta Flora State Trail Lake James State Park | Apr 3, 2020 @ 10:30am 2 days | Ideal | kleftwich | ||
| Entrance Trail Lake James State Park | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:40am Mar 30, 2020 | Variable | jssaylor NWNC.MTBA | ||
| Lower Tindo Loop Lake James State Park | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:40am Mar 30, 2020 | Variable | jssaylor NWNC.MTBA | ||
| Harris Whisnant Section of the Fonta Flora State Trail Lake James State Park | Mar 24, 2020 @ 9:03pm Mar 24, 2020 | Unknown | 906Yooper906 TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | taospinner | comment | trail | Thorps Creek | Apr 4, 2020 @ 7:35pm 7 hours |
| taospinner | vote | trail | Thorps Creek | Apr 4, 2020 @ 7:31pm 8 hours |
| Gronckle | add | report | Rocky Branch Loop and 6 more | Apr 4, 2020 @ 6:41pm 8 hours |
| brudermix | wishlist | trail | Harris Whisnant Section of the Fonta Flora State Trail and 1 more | Apr 3, 2020 @ 6:55pm 1 days |
| kleftwich | add | report | Harris Whisnant Section of the Fonta Flora State Trail | Apr 3, 2020 @ 11:26am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | *bike much* | Apr 4, 2020 @ 7:38pm 7 hours | ||
| trail | This is not even a trail. Wish I had read the... | Apr 4, 2020 @ 7:35pm 7 hours | ||
| report | Still here. | Jan 19, 2020 @ 11:48am Jan 19, 2020 | ||
| report | Confirmed. | Jan 19, 2020 @ 11:48am Jan 19, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Surprised to see a legitimately gnarly trail... | Jan 16, 2020 @ 8:06am Jan 16, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Descent 2k8 awarded -
Big Ride 30k64 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k7 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 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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