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- 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
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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
- 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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
75 trails
- E-Bike
11 trails
- Hike
62 trails
- Trail Running
62 trails
Region Details
- 11
- 20
- 35
- 9
Region Status
Open as of Jul 18, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 75
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 75
- Trails E-Bike
- 11
- 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
- 57 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,907 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,442 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,513 ft
- Reports
- 224
- Photos
- 83
- Ridden Counter
- 3,832
Sub Regions
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Government Peak Recreation Area Mountain Bike Trails
- 3
- 5
- 3
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Matanuska Greenbelt Trails
- 12
- 21
- 5
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Moose Range
- 1
- 1
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Palmer Bike Park
- 4
- 6
- 1
Popular Palmer Mountain Biking Trails
Palmer Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| GP clockwise strava blast | 4 miles | |
| Rano_Pano | 9 miles | |
| Fireweed Loop and Monks Hood Counterclockwise | 3 miles | |
| Fiddlehead | 2 miles | |
| Backcountry Bike and Ski Mat River Big Loop | 32 miles | |
| Moose Range Winter Loop | 13 miles | |
| Josh_route | 11 miles | |
| Little A Triathlon Bike Course race | 10 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 19 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 47 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Photos of Palmer Mountain Bike
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
2 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:59pm
3 days
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
2 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:58pm
3 days
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
1 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:58pm
3 days
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
1 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:57pm
3 days
trail: Palmer Rail Trail
2 |
Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:57pm
3 days
trail: Farm Trails: UAF Farm
56 |
Nov 16, 2020 @ 7:36am
Nov 16, 2020
trail: Connector Trail
39 |
Sep 30, 2020 @ 7:19pm
Sep 30, 2020
trail: Larkspur
34 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 6:12pm
Aug 3, 2020Videos of Palmer Mountain Bike
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
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Apr 27, 2021
trail: Picnic Table Singletrack
3:41 |
27 |
May 22, 2020
trail: Larkspur
1:28 |
178 |
Aug 4, 2019
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
7:34 |
124 |
Jun 27, 2019
trail: Bearbottom
6:46 |
56 |
May 28, 2019
trail: Bearberry Bluff
1:53 |
46 |
May 28, 2019
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
1:00 |
23 |
Oct 24, 2018
trail: 16 Mile DH Trail
2:27 |
245 |
Jun 29, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Connector | Jul 3, 2021 @ 12:22pm Jul 3, 2021 | Dry | jimbeck | Overgrown vegetation Extreme rooty |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Peak Connector Trail | Jul 18, 2021 @ 1:14pm Jul 18, 2021 | Variable | bneffer | ||
| Connector Trail | Jul 18, 2021 @ 1:14pm Jul 18, 2021 | Ideal | bneffer | ||
| Monk's Hood | Jul 18, 2021 @ 1:14pm Jul 18, 2021 | Dry | bneffer | ||
| 16 Mile DH Trail | Jul 4, 2021 @ 1:25pm Jul 4, 2021 | Ideal | AK-Biking | ||
| Kin-Win trailhead access road | Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:12pm Jul 2, 2021 | Ideal | jimbeck | ||
| Farm Trails: Powerline | Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:12pm Jul 2, 2021 | Ideal | jimbeck | ||
| Farm Trails: UAF Farm | Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:12pm Jul 2, 2021 | Ideal | jimbeck | ||
| Farm Trails: Connector | Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:12pm Jul 2, 2021 | Ideal | jimbeck | ||
| Connector Trail | Jun 23, 2021 @ 6:47pm Jun 23, 2021 | Ideal | AK-Biking | ||
| Bearberry Bluff | Jun 23, 2021 @ 6:47pm Jun 23, 2021 | Ideal | AK-Biking |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CecilSanders | add | photo | in My City and 4 more | Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:57pm 3 days |
| bneffer | add | report | Government Peak Connector Trail and 2 more | Jul 19, 2021 @ 8:40am Jul 19, 2021 |
| Firstgradeninja | ridden | trail | Fireweed | Jul 11, 2021 @ 9:08pm Jul 11, 2021 |
| GavinP907 | ridden | trail | Tech Trail and 1 more | Jul 9, 2021 @ 10:20pm Jul 9, 2021 |
 | AK-Biking | add | report | 16 Mile DH Trail | Jul 4, 2021 @ 7:13pm Jul 4, 2021 |
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 Trails63 awarded -
10 Green Trails29 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge9 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 | 75 | 57 miles | 6,906 ft | 25 miles | 2,441 ft | #1,020 | #568 | 83 | 224 | 8 | 3,250 | |
| E-Bike | 11 | 10 miles | 2,326 ft | 5 miles | 2,434 ft | #693 | #149 | 146 | 29 | |||
| Hike | 62 | 51 miles | 5,069 ft | 21 miles | 1,286 ft | #1,106 | #665 | 209 | 200 | |||
| Trail Running | 62 | 51 miles | 5,069 ft | 21 miles | 1,286 ft | #1,108 | #665 | 209 | 24 | |||
| Horse | 2 | 4 miles | 436 ft | 1 mile | 302 ft | 49 | ||||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3 miles | 436 ft | 1 mile | 302 ft | 49 | ||||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 3 miles | 436 ft | 1 mile | 302 ft | |||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 3 miles | 436 ft | 1 mile | 302 ft | 49 | 3 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | ||||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | ||||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 5,108 ft | 482 ft | 16 ft | 21 |
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