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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- 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
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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
114 trails
- Hike
115 trails
- Trail Running
115 trails
Region Details
- 11
- 29
- 68
- 4
Region Status
Open as of May 15, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 114
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 114
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 115
- Trails Trail Running
- 115
- Trails Horse
- 24
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 118 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,302 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,879 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,149 ft
- Reports
- 399
- Photos
- 105
- Ridden Counter
- 8,842
Sub Regions
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Placitas
- 5
- 57
- 1
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Placitas North
- 21
- 11
- 2
Popular Placitas Mountain Biking Trails
Placitas Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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KathyT_Fave2_Placitas | 9 miles | |
Golden Open Space | 11 miles |
Photos of Placitas Mountain Bike
trail: Sidetrack
1 |
May 6, 2022 @ 1:42pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Wild Horse
1 |
May 6, 2022 @ 1:41pm
May 6, 2022
trail: Fun Zone
9 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 1:56pm
Apr 15, 2022
trail: Tightrope
2 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 1:46pm
Apr 15, 2022
trail: TB Return
2 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 1:45pm
Apr 15, 2022Videos of Placitas Mountain Bike

trail: Bobsled
72 |
Sep 12, 2021

trail: Strip Mine #51
52 |
Feb 25, 2021

trail: Bobsled
7:09 |
184 |
Jan 9, 2021 , Placitas
youtuber

4:12 |
148 |
May 8, 2019
youtuber

trail: High Voltage #59
4:06 |
230 |
May 8, 2019 , Placitas
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Wild Horse | May 15, 2022 @ 7:52am May 15, 2022 | Dry | FattieMcFat | ||
Jackalope | May 15, 2022 @ 7:52am May 15, 2022 | Dry | FattieMcFat | ||
Es07 | Apr 30, 2022 @ 8:39am Apr 30, 2022 | Dry | bmcwilliams | ||
High Voltage #59 (South) | Apr 30, 2022 @ 8:39am Apr 30, 2022 | Dry | bmcwilliams | ||
High Voltage #59 | Apr 30, 2022 @ 8:39am Apr 30, 2022 | Dry | bmcwilliams | ||
Mini Moab Loop | Apr 30, 2022 @ 8:39am Apr 30, 2022 | Dry | bmcwilliams | ||
Cs04 | Apr 30, 2022 @ 8:39am Apr 30, 2022 | Ideal | bmcwilliams | ||
Bobsled | Apr 23, 2022 @ 8:05am Apr 23, 2022 | Dry | mikeoffutt55 | ||
Fun Zone | Apr 23, 2022 @ 8:05am Apr 23, 2022 | Unknown | mikeoffutt55 | ||
Sidewinder | Apr 23, 2022 @ 8:05am Apr 23, 2022 | Dry | mikeoffutt55 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | FattieMcFat | add | report | Wild Horse and 1 more | May 15, 2022 @ 7:56pm May 15, 2022 |
![]() | RonNeher | add | photo | in Austin, Texas, United States and 2 more | May 14, 2022 @ 6:57pm May 14, 2022 |
![]() | vincetrail | add | trail | Jackalope | May 8, 2022 @ 9:14am May 8, 2022 |
![]() | Turboweeee | ridden | trail | Bobsled #52 | May 7, 2022 @ 2:42pm May 7, 2022 |
![]() | ericfoltz | add | photo | in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States and 1 more | May 6, 2022 @ 1:41pm May 6, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | You are correct. The Trailforks map does not... | Sep 29, 2021 @ 4:09pm Sep 29, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Ran over the rattle-end of a rattle snake on... | Aug 31, 2021 @ 6:23pm Aug 31, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Trailforks has the direction backward on this... | Mar 24, 2021 @ 10:00am Mar 24, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | One of the best trails in Placitas | Dec 8, 2020 @ 8:55am Dec 8, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | The entire High Voltage trail is strewn with... | Nov 13, 2020 @ 8:28pm Nov 13, 2020 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails245 awarded -
Big Ride 30k367 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge40 awarded -
Top 10 Trails9 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k11 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge41 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 114 | 110 miles | 8,104 ft | 27 miles | 2,812 ft | #565 | #310 | 105 | 399 | 2 | 6,516 | |
E-Bike | 1 | 961 ft | 363 | 60 | ||||||||
Hike | 115 | 117 miles | 11,283 ft | 32 miles | 2,881 ft | #425 | #265 | 399 | 80 | |||
Trail Running | 115 | 117 miles | 11,283 ft | 32 miles | 2,881 ft | #427 | #266 | 399 | 56 | |||
Horse | 24 | 19 miles | 4,396 ft | 10 miles | 2,881 ft | 100 | ||||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1 mile | 259 ft | 3,655 ft | 262 ft | 97 | ||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 2 miles | 75 ft | 3,196 ft | 299 ft | 97 | 3 |
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