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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 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
Contribute Details
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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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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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 271
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 231
- Trails E-Bike
- 107
- Trails Hike
- 305
- Trails Trail Running
- 305
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 36
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 42
- Total Distance
- 227 miles
- Total Descent
- 30,074 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,215 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,250 ft
- Reports
- 524
- Photos
- 340
- Ridden Counter
- 10,718
Sub Regions
- Bangor (81)
- Blue Hill (0)
- Millinocket (37)
- Bait Hole (3)
- Hammond Ridge (21)
- Millinocket Town Trails (12)
- Old Town (79)
- Orono (31)
- Newman & Bangor Hill (21)
- Piney Knoll (4)
- University of Maine (3)
- Veazie (0)
- Veazie Trails (0)
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (4)
Popular Penobscot County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebb'n Flow Essex Woods | |||
| Neverland Forest Essex Woods | |||
| Dogonit Essex Woods | |||
| Power Line Trail Essex Woods | |||
| Flow Train Essex Woods | |||
| Straight Six Essex Woods | |||
| Main Trail to Railbed Essex Woods | |||
| 2 The Tanks Essex Woods | |||
| West Trail Bangor City Forest | |||
| Spine Trail (The Spine) Essex Woods | |||
| Work Bench Essex Woods | |||
| Bog Backside The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | |||
| East Trail Bangor City Forest | |||
| Sledhill Climb Essex Woods | |||
| Fall Line Bridge Trail Essex Woods |
Penobscot County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Orono" University of Maine | 4 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Essex Woods" Essex Woods | 2 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "The Bog & BCF" Bangor City Forest | 6 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Newman Hill" Newman & Bangor Hill | 3 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Old Town" University of Maine | 5 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Swan's Trails" Swans Trails at Perch Pond | 4 miles | |
| Marsh Island Tour Marsh Island Community Trails South | 11 miles | |
| Bangor Woods great Intermediate Loop Bangor City Forest | 6 miles | |
| Veazie Mountain Biking Veazie | 12 miles | |
| Dustin's Basic Veazie Loop Veazie | 5 miles |
Photos of Penobscot County Mountain Bike
trail: Straight Six
7 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
1 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
1 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
1 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
0 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
0 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
0 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: MillBilly
68 |
Apr 28, 2020 @ 3:50pm
Apr 28, 2020Videos of Penobscot County Mountain Bike
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
trail: Orono High School Ski Trail
1:00 |
1064 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: Orono High School Ski Trail
1:00 |
24 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: DH Trail
3:15 |
315 |
May 22, 2012
trail: Marj
0:48 |
121 |
Oct 27, 2019 , Surry
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Train Essex Woods | Oct 8, 2021 @ 9:47am Oct 8, 2021 | Variable | schlockinz | ||
| Straight Six Essex Woods | Oct 8, 2021 @ 9:46am Oct 8, 2021 | Ideal | schlockinz | ||
| Ebb'n Flow Essex Woods | Oct 8, 2021 @ 9:44am Oct 8, 2021 | Ideal | schlockinz | ||
| Twin Pines Access Hammond Ridge | Sep 18, 2021 @ 7:24am Sep 18, 2021 | Wet | Anthonyb1hWkW | ||
| MillBilly Hammond Ridge | Sep 18, 2021 @ 7:24am Sep 18, 2021 | Dry | Anthonyb1hWkW | ||
| Voodoo University Maine Orono | Sep 1, 2021 @ 8:29pm Sep 1, 2021 | Unknown | ritalinsphynx | ||
| AFT Bangor | Jul 31, 2021 @ 8:51am Jul 31, 2021 | Ideal | Geegee6519 | ||
| Golden Road Hammond Ridge | Jul 19, 2021 @ 1:38pm Jul 19, 2021 | Variable | iceboxsteve CC NEMBA | ||
| AARP University Maine Orono | Jul 3, 2021 @ 8:03am Jul 3, 2021 | Ideal | simontaneously | ||
| Clickty Clack University Maine Orono | Jul 3, 2021 @ 8:03am Jul 3, 2021 | Ideal | simontaneously |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | schlockinz | add | report | Ebb'n Flow and 2 more | Oct 8, 2021 @ 9:45am Oct 8, 2021 |
 | iceboxsteve | update | trail | Middle Timber Haul - PLANNED and 1 more | Oct 8, 2021 @ 9:20am Oct 8, 2021 |
| patdowling | comment | trail | Upper Ripogenus | Oct 4, 2021 @ 8:04am Oct 4, 2021 |
| patdowling | ridden | trail | Upper Ripogenus | Oct 4, 2021 @ 8:02am Oct 4, 2021 |
| camSully | vote | trail | High-Test | Oct 3, 2021 @ 8:58pm Oct 3, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Awesome trail! I was able to get the first run... | Oct 4, 2021 @ 8:04am Oct 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | I usually call these types of trails... | Jul 31, 2021 @ 10:58am Jul 31, 2021 | ||
| trail | Short and Very rooty and large type rocks | Jul 31, 2021 @ 10:46am Jul 31, 2021 | ||
 | report | @schlockinz: That makes sense, I do remember... | Jun 27, 2021 @ 7:23am Jun 27, 2021 | ||
| report | @btmspox: I put up a video of the areas and... | Jun 26, 2021 @ 6:55pm Jun 26, 2021 |
Local Badges
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PR NEMBA 2019 Spring Opener Ride - Essex Woods2 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k197 awarded -
10 Blue Trails62 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k1 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k3 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k37 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Pump Track | skill park | Orono |
Local Trail Supporters
- Orono Land Trust
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 231 | 135 miles | 12,388 ft | 54 miles | 1,565 ft | 320 | 524 | 14 | 10,271 | |||
| E-Bike | 107 | 51 miles | 3,678 ft | 18 miles | 449 ft | 428 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Hike | 305 | 226 miles | 29,813 ft | 97 miles | 5,217 ft | 18 | 525 | 522 | ||||
| Trail Running | 305 | 226 miles | 29,813 ft | 97 miles | 5,217 ft | 2 | 525 | 292 | ||||
| Horse | 3 | 4,715 ft | 62 ft | 1,621 ft | 118 ft | 240 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 4 miles | 118 ft | 1 mile | 141 ft | 240 | 3 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 4 miles | 128 ft | 1 mile | 361 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 36 | 35 miles | 2,579 ft | 14 miles | 988 ft | 2 | 42 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 4 | 8 miles | 3,862 ft | 6 miles | 5,020 ft | 25 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 42 | 38 miles | 2,687 ft | 14 miles | 915 ft | 2 | 296 |
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