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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 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
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
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Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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
Max Vehicle Width
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Park founded in 2018 from land donated by John Deere. The park was the original proving grounds developed for John Deere Dubuque Works and is now becoming a mountain biking destination. By the end of 2020, the park is expected to have 6.5 miles of dirt surface singletrack and 3 miles of grass trail. Grass trail names pay homage to the equipment tested at the site. Dirt surface trail names refer to testing procedures conducted by the John Deere product verification team.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
google parking directions Access Info:
Parking lot off of W John Deere
Region Details
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- 6
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- 1
- 1
Activities
Region Status
Closed as of 1 days
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 14
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 14
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 4
- Total Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 839 ft
- Total Vertical
- 205 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 840 ft
- Reports
- 303
- Photos
- 19
- Ridden Counter
- 340
Popular Proving Grounds Mountain Biking Trails
Proving Grounds Mountain Bike Routes
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 10 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Proving Grounds Mountain Bike
trail: Scrape Rock Wall
23 |
Jun 15, 2020 @ 6:45pm
Jun 15, 2020
trail: Scrape Rock Wall
28 |
Jun 15, 2020 @ 6:43pm
Jun 15, 2020
trail: Scrape Rock Wall
37 |
Jun 14, 2020 @ 6:41pm
Jun 14, 2020
trail: Hot Start
46 |
May 15, 2020 @ 10:25pm
May 15, 2020Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Grub | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor | ||
| Backdrag | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor | ||
| Drop & Catch | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimpull | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor | ||
| Scrape Rock Wall | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor | ||
| Shakedown | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days | Prevalent Mud | chipkm TMBR Monitor | ||
| Skidder Point | Jun 4, 2020 @ 11:55am Jun 4, 2020 | Variable | berrthum |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JJGacioch | ridden | trail | Rimpull and 6 more | Jul 15, 2020 @ 8:56pm 10 hours |
| chipkm | add | report | Backdrag and 7 more | Jul 14, 2020 @ 11:26pm 1 days |
| chipkm | add | report | Backdrag and 14 more | Jul 12, 2020 @ 7:57pm Jul 12, 2020 |
| chipkm | add | report | Backdrag and 7 more | Jul 11, 2020 @ 5:35pm Jul 11, 2020 |
| chipkm | add | report | Backdrag and 7 more | Jul 11, 2020 @ 11:48am Jul 11, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Might be my favorite line in the midwest! ... | Jun 15, 2020 @ 7:25am Jun 15, 2020 | ||
| trail | Great and fast. A couple of hard to see... | Jun 15, 2020 @ 7:21am Jun 15, 2020 | ||
| trail | So much fun! Only rode it up as I didn't have... | Jun 15, 2020 @ 7:20am Jun 15, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloie Creek | 3 | 2 | 4.3 km | ||
| FDR Mountain Bike Park | 2 | 14 | 3 | 6 km | |
| Heritage Trail | 8.6 km | ||||
| Interstate Power Preserve (IPP) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10.8 km | |
| Hirsch Farm | 1 | 3 | 12.3 km |
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