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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.
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- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
194 trails
- E-Bike
77 trails
- Hike
196 trails
- Trail Running
196 trails
Region Details
- 24
- 17
- 86
- 57
- 10
Region Status
Open as of Jul 29, 2023Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 198
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 194
- Trails E-Bike
- 77
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 196
- Trails Trail Running
- 196
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Total Distance
- 229 miles
- Total Descent
- 35,436 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,715 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,868 ft
- Reports
- 755
- Photos
- 260
- Ridden Counter
- 21,993
Sub Regions
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Buzzards Roost
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 2
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Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park
- 3
- 27
- 12
- 5
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Shanks Trail System
- 2
- 15
- 13
- 2
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Skyline Wilderness
- 5
- 10
- 15
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South Dakota School of Mines And Technology
- 7
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Storm Mountain Trails
- 1
- 12
- 7
- 1
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Victoria Lake
- 2
- 7
- 7
Popular Rapid City Mountain Biking Trails
Rapid City Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Foster-Deadman Loop on a Stick | 16 miles | |
| Doug's Sick Rip Down M Hill | 5 miles | |
| Finding nemo | 10 miles | |
| Storm Mountain Main Loop | 7 miles | |
| Fosters Down - 2 Track Back | 10 miles | |
| 5 mile Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 5 mile Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 5 mile Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 6 mile Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
| 6 mile Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
Photos of Rapid City Mountain Bike
trail: Far West
4 |
Oct 25, 2023 @ 3:06pm
Oct 25, 2023
trail: M East
5 |
Oct 25, 2023 @ 2:53pm
Oct 25, 2023
trail: M West
2 |
Oct 2, 2023 @ 12:10pm
Oct 2, 2023
trail: Founders Park Connect
4 |
Oct 2, 2023 @ 12:08pm
Oct 2, 2023Videos of Rapid City Mountain Bike
trail: SM #11 - #12
25 |
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Dark Forest
101 |
May 8, 2022
trail: Loop 15, Victoria's Secret
124 |
Feb 1, 2021
trail: Dirk's Draw Red Dragon
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Jan 13, 2021
trail: Dirk's Draw Red Dragon
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Jan 13, 2021
trail: Pet Cemetery
0:09 |
288 |
Jul 10, 2020
trail: Loop 15
3:04 |
215 |
Sep 15, 2018
trail: SM TH - #1
9:57 |
55 |
Nov 17, 2022 , Rapid City
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Collector | Nov 26, 2023 @ 2:52pm Nov 26, 2023 | Snow Covered | CABrick | ||
| Foster Gulch Road | Nov 14, 2023 @ 11:29am Nov 14, 2023 | Dry | ToddIcgLW | ||
| Trail 89 - Flume TH - Samelius TH | Nov 4, 2023 @ 12:35pm Nov 4, 2023 | Dry | lug-wrench | ||
| Far West | Oct 25, 2023 @ 3:08pm Oct 25, 2023 | Ideal | CABrick | ||
| Finding Nemo | Sep 15, 2023 @ 10:00am Sep 15, 2023 | Dry | Joehight | ||
| Rocker Trail | Sep 9, 2023 @ 9:49am Sep 9, 2023 | Dry | hbombkh | ||
| Rocker Trail | Sep 9, 2023 @ 9:49am Sep 9, 2023 | Dry | hbombkh | ||
| Rocker Trail | Sep 9, 2023 @ 9:49am Sep 9, 2023 | Dry | hbombkh | ||
| Rocker Trail | Sep 9, 2023 @ 9:49am Sep 9, 2023 | Dry | hbombkh | ||
| Dirk's Draw Red Dragon | Sep 8, 2023 @ 10:06am Sep 8, 2023 | Dry | RobertdS91ra |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ddeverson61 | ridden | trail | activity #47006074 | Dec 6, 2023 @ 11:58am 7 hours |
| EricQxNNNy | wishlist | trail | activity #46856904 | Dec 1, 2023 @ 7:31pm Dec 1, 2023 |
| ABEDM | wishlist | trail | activity #46853707 | Dec 1, 2023 @ 5:35pm Dec 1, 2023 |
| CABrick | add | report | activity #46702208 | Nov 26, 2023 @ 2:52pm Nov 26, 2023 |
| mexicanwaterdachshund | wishlist | trail | activity #46560211 | Nov 22, 2023 @ 10:15am Nov 22, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | All mowed and cleared. No mud, no eroded... | Oct 15, 2023 @ 7:48pm Oct 15, 2023 | ||
| trail | Should be a blue at most. | Sep 10, 2023 @ 8:36am Sep 10, 2023 | ||
| trail | great views but a pretty basic trail.... | Sep 5, 2023 @ 12:55am Sep 5, 2023 | ||
| trail | Entire blue loop is an absolute 5 out of 5... | Aug 24, 2023 @ 2:50pm Aug 24, 2023 | ||
| trail | The is trail has the potential to be an... | Aug 24, 2023 @ 1:41pm Aug 24, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails269 awarded -
Completionist9 awarded -
10 Black Trails147 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,402 awarded -
Completionist0 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 | 194 | 214 miles | 33,898 ft | 93 miles | 2,717 ft | #278 | #144 | 235 | 748 | 5 | 20,969 | |
| E-Bike | 77 | 62 miles | 9,295 ft | 26 miles | 1,804 ft | #174 | #54 | 638 | 1 | 455 | ||
| Horse | 3 | 6 miles | 518 ft | 2 miles | 797 ft | 220 | 1 | |||||
| Hike | 196 | 229 miles | 35,351 ft | 99 miles | 2,717 ft | #202 | #122 | 24 | 752 | 4 | 2,544 | |
| Trail Running | 196 | 229 miles | 35,351 ft | 99 miles | 2,717 ft | #204 | #123 | 1 | 748 | 3 | 1,479 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 6 | 9 miles | 971 ft | 3 miles | 856 ft | 220 | 11 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 6 miles | 643 ft | 2 miles | 607 ft | 220 | 3 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 5 miles | 318 ft | 1 mile | 843 ft | 8 |
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