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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
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Trail Flow (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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
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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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
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Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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Region Details
- 69
- 3
- 63
- 82
- 28
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 365
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 245
- Trails E-Bike
- 100
- Trails Horse
- 65
- Trails Hike
- 342
- Trails Trail Running
- 311
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 5
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 38
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 98
- Total Distance
- 572 miles
- Total Descent
- 25,473 ft
- Total Vertical
- 664 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,245 ft
- Reports
- 450
- Photos
- 224
- Ridden Counter
- 5,880
Sub Regions
- Benzie County (84)
- Benzonia (0)
- Lake Ann (33)
- Thompsonville (36)
- Betsie River Pathway (15)
- Crystal Mountain (20)
- Watervale (15)
- Benzonia (0)
- Lake County (25)
- Chase (0)
- Luther (6)
- Huron/Manistee National Forest ( Lake County) (13)
- Pine Valley Pathway (6)
- Timber Creek (4)
- Chase (0)
- Manistee County (80)
- Mason County (42)
- Oceana County (16)
- Hart (1)
- Hesperia (5)
- Horseshoe Lake (1)
- Pine Point (4)
- Pentwater (10)
- Pentwater Pathways (10)
- Rothbury (1)
Popular Northwest MI (Lower Peninsula) Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill Trail Arcadia Dunes | |||
| Bullwacker (Big M #17 -#34) Big M | |||
| Big M #33 - #17 Big M | |||
| Big M #29 - #30 Sky Pilot) Big M | |||
| Shanty Boy (Big M #25 - #26) Big M | |||
| Gabriel's Horn (Big M #24 - #25) Big M | |||
| Sky Pilot (Big M #28 - #29) Big M | |||
| Blue Loop Connector Big M | |||
| Road Monkey (Big M #27 - #28) Big M | |||
| Big M #23 - #24 Big M | |||
| Big M #32 - #9 Big M | |||
| Big M #26 - #27 Big M | |||
| The Firetower (Big M #30 - #31) Big M | |||
| Chestnut Loop Arcadia Dunes | |||
| Catamount (Orange Trail) Big M |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lumberjack 100 CCW lap Big M | 31 miles | |
| Dry Hill and Chestnut Arcadia Dunes | 9 miles | |
| NCT - Freesoil to the 9 Huron/Manistee National Forest ( Lake County) | 16 miles | |
| NCT - Timber Creek Timber Creek | 23 miles | |
| Big M CW Outer Loop W/Firetower Big M | 18 miles | |
| NCT - Dillings To Marilla Huron / Manistee National Forest | 29 miles | |
| Arcadia Dunes Figure Eight Arcadia Dunes | 10 miles | |
| Manistee Forest Loop Big M | 53 miles | |
| Enduro Fun Loop #1 Big M | 9 miles | |
| School Forest Trail Ludington School Forest | 5 miles |
Photos of Northwest MI (Lower Peninsula) Mountain Bike
trail: Empire to Garey Lake
2 | | 2 comments
Oct 11, 2024 @ 9:26am
Oct 11, 2024
trail: Shotgun Rodeo
31 |
Oct 25, 2023 @ 7:00pm
Oct 25, 2023
trail: Water crossing to campground
8 |
May 27, 2023 @ 1:43pm
May 27, 2023
trail: D Bar D Trail 5
9 |
May 26, 2023 @ 2:00pm
May 26, 2023
trail: D Bar D trail 1
15 |
May 26, 2023 @ 1:56pm
May 26, 2023
trail: Lost Lake (South)
43 |
Sep 27, 2020 @ 5:31pm
Sep 27, 2020
trail: Lost Lake (South)
39 |
Sep 27, 2020 @ 5:31pm
Sep 27, 2020Videos of Northwest MI (Lower Peninsula) Mountain Bike
trail: Lake Ann Loop 4
2:12 |
162 |
Jun 3, 2019
trail: Lake Ann Loop 4
0:19 |
59 |
Jun 3, 2019
trail: Lake Ann Loop 1
0:46 |
149 |
Jun 3, 2019
7:14 |
258 |
Aug 16, 2015
2:25 |
303 |
Jul 17, 2015
trail: Dry Hill Trail
2:47 |
774 |
May 30, 2014
8:53 |
58 |
Nov 19, 2023
11:33 |
119 |
Nov 19, 2023
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsie River #6 - #1 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #3 - #5 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #1 - #7 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #7 - #8 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #8 - #9 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #10 - #11 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #11 - #12 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #1 - #2 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #2 - #3 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper | ||
| Betsie River #3 - #4 Betsie River Pathway | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:35am Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | Schoppkeeper |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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North Country Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| update | event | activity #62597642 | Dec 2, 2024 @ 7:00am 11 hours | |
| update | event | activity #62113722 | Nov 21, 2024 @ 1:50pm Nov 21, 2024 | |
| BikeRegCom | add | event | activity #62113718 | Nov 21, 2024 @ 1:50pm Nov 21, 2024 |
| Fourthgenlude | ridden | trail | activity #61534687 | Nov 9, 2024 @ 4:33pm Nov 9, 2024 |
| CDX66 | update | trail | activity #61339367 | Nov 4, 2024 @ 12:51pm Nov 4, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Sandy in spots. | Sep 12, 2024 @ 2:29pm Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| trail | Good trail. Definitely recommend hitting the... | Sep 3, 2024 @ 3:08pm Sep 3, 2024 | ||
| trail | Great trail. I always visit when I’m camping... | Jul 3, 2024 @ 11:10pm Jul 3, 2024 | ||
| trail | Lol back country | Nov 13, 2023 @ 6:16pm Nov 13, 2023 | ||
| trail | Awesome trail, bear back country feel for a LP... | Nov 13, 2023 @ 6:14pm Nov 13, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails12 awarded -
10 Blue Trails11 awarded -
10 Green Trails26 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee Non-Motorized Trail Park Dirt Jumps | skill park | Manistee |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Trail Supporters
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- Crystal Mountain Resort
Local Trail Supporters
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- Crystal Mountain Resort
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 245 | 337 miles | 14,816 ft | 112 miles | 541 ft | 209 | 447 | 11 | 10,644 | |||
| E-Bike | 100 | 134 miles | 4,577 ft | 52 miles | 482 ft | 368 | 3 | 63 | ||||
| Horse | 65 | 169 miles | 7,156 ft | 45 miles | 663 ft | 8 | 81 | 95 | ||||
| Hike | 342 | 507 miles | 22,411 ft | 158 miles | 666 ft | 7 | 447 | 3 | 1,281 | |||
| Trail Running | 311 | 448 miles | 20,148 ft | 144 miles | 666 ft | 445 | 1 | 140 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 61 miles | 1,368 ft | 21 miles | 459 ft | 77 | 14 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 5 | 43 miles | 873 ft | 15 miles | 338 ft | 77 | 24 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 3 | 37 miles | 394 ft | 17 miles | 482 ft | 3 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 38 | 57 miles | 1,860 ft | 20 miles | 482 ft | 3 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 46 ft | 1 mile | 49 ft | 3 | 618 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 2 | 6 miles | 253 ft | 2 miles | 144 ft | 3 | 30 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 98 | 177 miles | 6,801 ft | 59 miles | 538 ft | 10 | 1 | 87 |
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