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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
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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.
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- less popular
- not popular
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- 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
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Region Details
- 115
- 45
- 243
- 307
- 64
- 14
- 3
Activities
Region Status
Open as of 15 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 807
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 803
- Trails E-Bike
- 166
- Trails Hike
- 784
- Trails Trail Running
- 781
- Trails Horse
- 19
- Trails Dirtbike
- 22
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 15
- Total Distance
- 1,044 miles
- Total Descent
- 173,586 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,025 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,030 ft
- Reports
- 3,842
- Photos
- 3,604
- Ridden Counter
- 74,781
Sub Regions
- Alpine (46)
- Anderson (18)
- Wrights Field (26)
- Borrego Springs (10)
- Carlsbad (43)
- Chula Vista (55)
- H Street Biking Area (6)
- Otay Reservoir (19)
- Del Mar (11)
- Descanso (56)
- Encinitas (21)
- Escondido (67)
- Daley Ranch (27)
- Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve (15)
- Lake Hodges (25)
- Jamul (3)
- Julian (1)
- La Jolla (1)
- Poway (13)
- San Diego (354)
- Balboa Park (31)
- Black Mountain (63)
- Cowles Mountain (9)
- Crestridge Ecological Reserve (0)
- Fanita / Melbrooks Trail System (2)
- La Jolla (0)
- Los Peñasquitos Canyon (148)
- Mission Trails Regional Park (24)
- Otay Valley Regional Park (4)
- Rose Canyon (3)
- San Diego (0)
- Sweetwater Reservoir (13)
- Sycamore Canyon OSP (16)
- Tri-Canyons (14)
- San Marcos (30)
- San Elijo Hills (27)
- Yellow truck (0)
- San Ysidro (4)
- Bonsall (0)
- Corral Canyon OHV Area (24)
- Iron Mountain (9)
- Mount Woodson (10)
- San Pasqual Valley (6)
- Ted Williams (19)
Popular San Diego County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel 4 Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Two Bridges Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Cobbles Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Powerline Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Noble Canyon Trail San Diego County | |||
| Bowtie Rim Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Under the Freeway Lake Hodges | |||
| Wagon Wheel Crossing Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| The Sh!ts Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| East Deer Canyon Shortcut Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| West Rim Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| The Preserve Path Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Miner's Loop Connector Black Mountain | |||
| Gatos Ravine Trail Laguna Mountain Recreation Area | |||
| Lilac Trail Black Mountain |
San Diego County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Los Penasquitos Canyon Loop aMTB-2 Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 12 miles | |
| A PQ Beach Loop Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 24 miles | |
| Tunnels and Ocean Air Loop Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 17 miles | |
| Black Mountain with Santa Luz Black Mountain | 12 miles | |
| 2020 Half Arch Black Mountain | 23 miles | |
| PQ Canyon to Black Mountain Black Mountain | 9 miles | |
| Beach loop #2 Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 30 miles | |
| LP Canyon Preserve Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 15 miles | |
| Black Mountain with East Ridge, Miner's Downhill and Lilac Black Mountain | 13 miles | |
| 2020 Full Archipelago Route San Marcos | 42 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 131 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 886 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Photos of San Diego County Mountain Bike
trail: Fern Flat Trail
136 |
May 23, 2016 @ 6:40pm
May 23, 2016
trail: Fern Flat Trail
128 |
May 23, 2016 @ 6:40pm
May 23, 2016
trail: Canyon Trail
2,033 |
Feb 17, 2015 @ 8:30pm
Feb 17, 2015
trail: Canyon Trail
449 | | 1 comments
May 6, 2014 @ 10:28pm
May 6, 2014Videos of San Diego County Mountain Bike
trail: Miners Ridge Loop
2:47 |
32 |
Jul 11, 2020
trail: Miners Ridge Loop
2:47 |
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Jul 11, 2020
trail: Rose Canyon Trail
0:13 |
78 |
Feb 25, 2020
trail: Rose Canyon Trail
0:13 |
52 |
Feb 8, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| park village connector San Diego | Jul 29, 2020 @ 5:12pm Jul 29, 2020 | Ideal | Roberts1410 | ||
| Beeler Creek Connect Sycamore Canyon OSP | Jul 17, 2020 @ 12:35pm Jul 17, 2020 | Very Dry | Stevenye1 | Softball size and smaller loose and... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Otay Lake Trail Otay Reservoir | Aug 4, 2020 @ 6:10pm 15 hours | Dry | sdmtbrider619 | ||
| Snake Trail (Firehouse) Rancho Del Rey | Aug 3, 2020 @ 11:27pm 1 days | Dry | sdmtbrider619 | ||
| Lagoon Trail Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 3, 2020 @ 4:19pm 2 days | Dry | EjMats | ||
| Bowtie Rim Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| Tunnel 4 Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| SH!TS Fire Road Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| The Sh!ts Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Very Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| Boyscout Trail Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| Drop-N-Slide Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb | ||
| Drop-N-Shred Los Peñasquitos Canyon | Aug 2, 2020 @ 7:48am Aug 2, 2020 | Dry | budgetmtb |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | apneaaddict | ridden | trail | North Fortuna Trail | Aug 5, 2020 @ 1:49am 7 hours |
| ndsharpe | ridden | trail | Sorrento Valley Connector and 2 more | Aug 5, 2020 @ 12:29am 8 hours |
| sdmtbrider619 | add | report | Lower Otay Lake Trail | Aug 5, 2020 @ 12:18am 8 hours |
| r12037 | wishlist | trail | Bernardo Mountain Trail | Aug 4, 2020 @ 11:43pm 9 hours |
| r12037 | wishlist | trail | Santa Luz to McGonigle | Aug 4, 2020 @ 11:08pm 10 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Trail is in great shape. Overgrown in just a... | Aug 4, 2020 @ 9:54pm 11 hours | ||
 | trail | Fun trail now. | Aug 4, 2020 @ 7:55pm 13 hours | ||
| trail | Sign at head of trail says no bikes. | Aug 4, 2020 @ 3:53pm 17 hours | ||
| trail | This trail should be renamed “Old Mex” | Aug 3, 2020 @ 10:29pm 1 days | ||
| trail | Actually super fun trail. They did a good job.... | Aug 1, 2020 @ 2:53pm Aug 1, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k4,216 awarded -
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Epic Ride 50k1,523 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Valley Pumptrack | skill park | San Diego | |
| Deerfield BMX | skill park | San Diego | |
| Elite Athletic Training Center | skill park | Chula Vista | |
| Sweetwater Bike Park | skill park | San Diego |
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