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- 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
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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
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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 247
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 241
- Trails E-Bike
- 115
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 241
- Trails Trail Running
- 241
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowmobile
- 6
- Trails Snowshoe
- 41
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 10
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 39
- Total Distance
- 142 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,661 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,015 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,050 ft
- Reports
- 582
- Photos
- 360
- Ridden Counter
- 13,601
Sub Regions
- Bangor (80)
- Blue Hill (0)
- Millinocket (39)
- Bait Hole (3)
- Hammond Ridge (21)
- Millinocket Town Trails (15)
- Old Town (79)
- Orono (40)
- Newman & Bangor Hill (21)
- Piney Knoll (4)
- University of Maine (12)
- Veazie (0)
- Veazie Trails (0)
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (4)
Popular Penobscot County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neverland Forest Essex Woods | |||
| Straight Six Essex Woods | |||
| Dogonit Essex Woods | |||
| Ebb'n Flow Essex Woods | |||
| Power Line Trail Essex Woods | |||
| Flow Train Essex Woods | |||
| Main Trail to Railbed Essex Woods | |||
| Spine Trail (The Spine) Essex Woods | |||
| West Trail Bangor City Forest | |||
| Work Bench Essex Woods | |||
| Caribou Trail The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | |||
| 2 The Tanks Essex Woods | |||
| Spine Climb aka: (Eric's Other Half) Essex Woods | |||
| Fall Line Bridge Trail Essex Woods | |||
| Sledhill Climb 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 "The Bog & BCF" Bangor City Forest | 6 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Essex Woods" Essex Woods | 2 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 | |
| Essex Woods to BCF Fat Bike Loops Essex Woods | 14 miles |
Photos of Penobscot County Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Ripogenus
21 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:55pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Lower Ripogenus
3 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:12pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Lower Ripogenus
3 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:12pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Lower Ripogenus
4 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:11pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Lower Ripogenus
3 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:11pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Lower Ripogenus
13 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:11pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: Upper Ripogenus
23 |
Aug 22, 2022 @ 3:13pm
Aug 22, 2022
trail: MillBilly
103 |
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 |
1068 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: Orono High School Ski Trail
1:00 |
27 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: DH Trail
3:15 |
354 |
May 22, 2012
youtuber
![IMBA Trail Solutions Builds: Upper Ripogenus...]()
trail: Upper Ripogenus
1:31 |
207 |
Nov 4, 2021 , Millinocket
trail: Marj
0:48 |
184 |
Oct 27, 2019 , Surry
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornfield Loop Marsh Island Community Trails South | Jan 10, 2023 @ 11:31am Jan 10, 2023 | Dry | Roberto-ME | ||
| Cattail Marsh Loop The Bog - Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve | Nov 7, 2022 @ 8:05am Nov 7, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | schlockinz | ||
| Golden Road Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 2:21pm Sep 13, 2022 | Dry | lukeofthejungle | ||
| Upper Ripogenus Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am Sep 13, 2022 | Ideal | lukeofthejungle | ||
| Middle Timber Haul Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am Sep 13, 2022 | Ideal | lukeofthejungle | ||
| Lower Ripogenus Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am Sep 13, 2022 | Ideal | lukeofthejungle | ||
| MillBilly Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am Sep 13, 2022 | Ideal | lukeofthejungle | ||
| Chopped Tots Hammond Ridge | Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am Sep 13, 2022 | Dry | lukeofthejungle | ||
| Surry Forest Loop Surry | Sep 3, 2022 @ 5:24pm Sep 3, 2022 | Dry | btmspox | ||
| Twitch Swans Trails at Perch Pond | Sep 3, 2022 @ 5:21pm Sep 3, 2022 | Dry | btmspox |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | StephenLaflamme | wishlist | route | PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Old Town" | Jan 22, 2023 @ 5:02am Jan 22, 2023 |
| StephenLaflamme | wishlist | route | Nov 30, 2017 Slowrider59 Ride | Jan 22, 2023 @ 4:52am Jan 22, 2023 |
| StephenLaflamme | wishlist | route | Bangor Woods great Intermediate Loop | Jan 22, 2023 @ 4:52am Jan 22, 2023 |
| Roberto-ME | add | report | Cornfield Loop | Jan 10, 2023 @ 11:31am Jan 10, 2023 |
| OceTech | wishlist | region | University of Maine | Jan 7, 2023 @ 4:21pm Jan 7, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Tree down on Golden Road trail heading up just... | Aug 20, 2022 @ 11:01am Aug 20, 2022 | ||
| report | Yes unfortunately the paper map is quite old.... | Jul 26, 2022 @ 6:55am Jul 26, 2022 | ||
| trail | Climbing trail coming one of these days, maybe... | Jul 8, 2022 @ 4:31am Jul 8, 2022 | ||
| trail | Indeed! They tuned it up the week of 6/20 -... | Jul 8, 2022 @ 4:30am Jul 8, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Best reward ever for a shite climb up!!! Hats... | Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:02pm Jul 1, 2022 |
Local Badges
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PR NEMBA 2019 Spring Opener Ride - Essex Woods2 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k241 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails79 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k1 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Pump Track | skill park | Orono |
Local Trail Supporters
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- 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 | 241 | 136 miles | 9,724 ft | 53 miles | 997 ft | 344 | 582 | 14 | 13,871 | |||
| E-Bike | 115 | 54 miles | 2,516 ft | 19 miles | 453 ft | 474 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Horse | 3 | 4,715 ft | 62 ft | 1,621 ft | 118 ft | 238 | 1 | |||||
| Hike | 241 | 139 miles | 11,047 ft | 54 miles | 1,004 ft | 14 | 582 | 702 | ||||
| Trail Running | 241 | 139 miles | 11,047 ft | 54 miles | 1,004 ft | 2 | 582 | 711 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 4 miles | 118 ft | 1 mile | 141 ft | 238 | 1 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 6 | 6 miles | 226 ft | 2 miles | 361 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 41 | 44 miles | 3,330 ft | 18 miles | 988 ft | 8 | 103 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 10 | 8 miles | 387 ft | 3 miles | 367 ft | 1 | 40 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 39 | 42 miles | 3,146 ft | 16 miles | 915 ft | 7 | 564 |
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