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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Wet
- Variable
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- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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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
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 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
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
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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.
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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
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
77 trails
- E-Bike
15 trails
- Hike
62 trails
- Trail Running
62 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 21
- 36
- 12
Region Status
Open as of May 18, 2020Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 77
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 77
- Trails E-Bike
- 15
- Trails Hike
- 62
- Trails Trail Running
- 62
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 58 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,404 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,446 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,513 ft
- Reports
- 259
- Photos
- 86
- Ridden Counter
- 4,963
Sub Regions
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Butte
- 3
- 2
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Government Peak Recreation Area Mountain Bike Trails
- 3
- 5
- 3
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Matanuska Greenbelt Trails
- 12
- 21
- 6
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Moose Range
- 1
- 1
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Palmer Bike Park
- 5
- 5
- 1
Popular Palmer Mountain Biking Trails
Palmer Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Backcountry Bike and Ski Advanced Kin-Win route | 14 miles | |
| Backcountry Bike and Ski Intermediate Kin-Win route | 10 miles | |
| Backcountry Bike and Ski Beginner Kin-Win route | 5 miles | |
| GP clockwise strava blast | 4 miles | |
| Rano_Pano | 9 miles | |
| Fireweed Loop and Monks Hood Counterclockwise | 3 miles | |
| Fiddlehead | 2 miles | |
| Josh_route | 11 miles | |
| Backcountry Bike and Ski Mat River Big Loop | 32 miles | |
| Moose Range Winter Loop | 13 miles |
Photos of Palmer Mountain Bike
trail: Connector Trail
9 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 9:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Connector Trail
18 |
Aug 14, 2021 @ 9:05pm
Aug 14, 2021
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
24 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:59pm
Jul 23, 2021
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
21 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:58pm
Jul 23, 2021
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
20 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:58pm
Jul 23, 2021
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
22 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:57pm
Jul 23, 2021
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
52 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:57pm
Jul 23, 2021
trail: Farm Trails: UAF Farm
76 |
Nov 16, 2020 @ 7:36am
Nov 16, 2020Videos of Palmer Mountain Bike
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
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Apr 27, 2021
trail: Picnic Table Singletrack
3:41 |
38 |
May 22, 2020
trail: Larkspur
1:28 |
226 |
Aug 4, 2019
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
7:34 |
130 |
Jun 27, 2019
trail: Bearbottom
6:46 |
67 |
May 28, 2019
trail: Bearberry Bluff
1:53 |
50 |
May 28, 2019
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
1:00 |
24 |
Oct 24, 2018
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
2:27 |
256 |
Jun 29, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mile DH Trail | Jul 24, 2022 @ 4:47pm Jul 24, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Jeremykcreech | ||
| Palmer Rail Trail | Jul 5, 2022 @ 4:13pm Jul 5, 2022 | Dry | Timsgal98 | ||
| Long Lake Connector | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:47pm Jun 30, 2022 | Dry | DaveAK | ||
| Foxtrot | Jun 18, 2022 @ 7:56pm Jun 18, 2022 | Ideal | NBOuzts | ||
| Monk's Hood | May 28, 2022 @ 1:23pm May 28, 2022 | Ideal | Dk6boys | ||
| Rippy Trail | May 11, 2022 @ 5:45pm May 11, 2022 | Very Dry | WillTaygan CMBR | ||
| BearBait | May 8, 2022 @ 1:07am May 8, 2022 | Variable | AK-Biking | ||
| Trapline | May 8, 2022 @ 1:07am May 8, 2022 | Variable | AK-Biking | ||
| Julie's | May 5, 2022 @ 6:06pm May 5, 2022 | Ideal | ajbutler03 | ||
| Birthday Trail | May 5, 2022 @ 6:06pm May 5, 2022 | Dry | ajbutler03 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mtbwanderer | add | trail | Farm Trails Corner Connector | Aug 1, 2022 @ 10:49am Aug 1, 2022 |
| mtbwanderer | ridden | trail | Farm Trails: Powerline and 4 more | Aug 1, 2022 @ 9:57am Aug 1, 2022 |
 | Jturbo | ridden | trail | Monk's Hood and 1 more | Jul 31, 2022 @ 12:04pm Jul 31, 2022 |
 | Sandsvt | wishlist | region | Moose Range | Jul 27, 2022 @ 12:03am Jul 27, 2022 |
| Jeremykcreech | add | report | 16 Mile DH Trail | Jul 24, 2022 @ 6:57pm Jul 24, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is named Larkspur, not Devil’s Club | Jul 9, 2020 @ 1:16pm Jul 9, 2020 | ||
| report | Dry | Jul 4, 2020 @ 9:07pm Jul 4, 2020 | ||
| trail | For those who are newer to riding, I... | Jun 23, 2020 @ 6:14pm Jun 23, 2020 | ||
| trail | Fun trail watch out for attack ptarmigans... | Aug 4, 2019 @ 8:06pm Aug 4, 2019 | ||
| report | They weed whacked all off fireweed and... | Jun 29, 2019 @ 8:43am Jun 29, 2019 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails84 awarded -
10 Green Trails48 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge11 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 77 | 58 miles | 7,405 ft | 26 miles | 2,448 ft | #1,096 | #599 | 86 | 259 | 11 | 4,254 | |
| E-Bike | 15 | 13 miles | 2,848 ft | 7 miles | 2,448 ft | #1,965 | #363 | 177 | 1 | 61 | ||
| Hike | 62 | 52 miles | 5,351 ft | 22 miles | 1,293 ft | #1,104 | #662 | 241 | 275 | |||
| Trail Running | 62 | 52 miles | 5,351 ft | 22 miles | 1,293 ft | #1,108 | #663 | 241 | 42 | |||
| Horse | 2 | 4 miles | 433 ft | 1 mile | 295 ft | 50 | ||||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3 miles | 433 ft | 1 mile | 295 ft | 50 | 1 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 3 miles | 433 ft | 1 mile | 295 ft | 1 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 3 miles | 433 ft | 1 mile | 295 ft | 50 | 5 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | ||||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | 6 | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | 39 |
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- Admins: LeeBolling, WillTaygan, AK-Biking
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