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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
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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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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.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,227 trails
- E-Bike
409 trails
- Hike
1,256 trails
- Trail Running
1,243 trails
- Horse
137 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
33 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
18 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,298
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,228
- Trails E-Bike
- 409
- Trails Hike
- 1,256
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,243
- Trails Horse
- 137
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 33
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 18
- Total Distance
- 1,346 mile
- Total Descent
- 181,291 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,474 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,475 ft
- Reports
- 8,302
- Photos
- 6,156
- Ridden Counter
- 187,413
Sub Regions
- Alpine (44)
- Anderson (16)
- Wrights Field (26)
- Borrego Springs (12)
- Carlsbad (80)
- Chula Vista (98)
- Del Mar (14)
- Descanso (42)
- Dulzura (8)
- Encinitas (27)
- Escondido (71)
- Daley Ranch (29)
- Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve (19)
- Lake Hodges (23)
- Fallbrook (22)
- Jamul (6)
- Julian (3)
- La Jolla (6)
- Lakeside (27)
- Crestridge (22)
- Mount Laguna (41)
- Oceanside (14)
- Bonsall (0)
- Guajome Park (14)
- Palomar Mountain (1)
- Palomar Mountain (1)
- Poway (62)
- Ted Williams (28)
- Ramona (21)
- San Diego (433)
- Balboa Park (58)
- Black Mountain (67)
- City Heights (10)
- Cowles Mountain (6)
- Downtown (0)
- Fanita / Melbrooks Trail System (2)
- Los Peñasquitos Canyon (142)
- Mission Trails Regional Park (47)
- Rose Canyon (10)
- Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch (20)
- Tri-Canyons (35)
- San Marcos (34)
- San Elijo Hills (30)
- Yellow truck (1)
- San Ysidro (47)
- Vista (23)
- Buena Creek Park (18)
- Corral Canyon OHV Area (31)
- Iron Mountain (6)
- Mount Woodson (19)
- San Pasqual Valley (4)
- Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve (8)
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 | |||
| Under the Freeway Lake Hodges | |||
| Bowtie Rim Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Powerline Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| West Rim Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| The Sh!ts Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Noble Canyon Trail Laguna Mountain Recreation Area | |||
| West Deer Canyon Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Wagon Wheel Crossing Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| East Deer Canyon Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| Switchbacks Los Peñasquitos Canyon | |||
| San Dieguito River Trail Lake Hodges | |||
| North Shore Lake Hodges Trail Lake Hodges |
San Diego County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Snake and Rice Canyon Loop Chula Vista Canyon Trails | 5 miles | |
| Wondering Where the Lions Are Laguna Mountain Recreation Area | 18 miles | |
| Here's Looking at You, Kid (aka Noble Canyon for Intermediates) Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | 14 miles | |
| The Odyssey Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | 33 miles | |
| The Iliad Laguna Mountain Recreation Area | 17 miles | |
| We'll Always Have Paris Cuyamaca Rancho State Park | 21 miles | |
| The East Ender Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 21 miles | |
| Flow Equation Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 8 miles | |
| Every Inch is Packed with Dynamite Rancho La Costa Preserve | 7 miles | |
| Los Penasquitos Canyon Loop aMTB-2 Los Peñasquitos Canyon | 12 miles |
Photos of San Diego County Mountain Bike
trail: Snake Trail (Chula Vista)
129 |
Aug 26, 2020 @ 8:41pm
Aug 26, 2020
trail: Snake Trail (Chula Vista)
89 |
Aug 26, 2020 @ 8:41pm
Aug 26, 2020
trail: Back to school (Descent)
45 |
Aug 23, 2020 @ 8:20am
Aug 23, 2020
trail: Back to school (Descent)
49 |
Aug 6, 2020 @ 6:13pm
Aug 6, 2020
trail: Fern Flat Trail
202 |
May 23, 2016 @ 6:40pm
May 23, 2016
trail: Fern Flat Trail
182 |
May 23, 2016 @ 6:40pm
May 23, 2016
trail: Canyon Trail
2,303 |
Feb 17, 2015 @ 8:30pm
Feb 17, 2015
trail: Canyon Trail
501 | | 1 comments
May 6, 2014 @ 10:28pm
May 6, 2014Videos of San Diego County Mountain Bike
trail: Gonzales Access Trail
22 |
Mar 21, 2022
trail: September Street Trail
56 |
Jan 7, 2022
75 |
Jun 2, 2021
trail: Stowe Trail
63 |
Apr 5, 2021
trail: Singletrack Willy
211 |
Apr 1, 2021
trail: Otay Mountain Truck Trail
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Feb 8, 2021
trail: E-Ticket (Upper)
33 |
Jan 16, 2021
trail: Enthused
49 |
Jan 4, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stephalcala | wishlist | route | Lake Calavera Loop | Aug 9, 2022 @ 5:43am 10 mins |
| Momoney92 | wishlist | trail | Knoll Downhill | Aug 8, 2022 @ 9:39pm 8 hours |
| Nickproto | wishlist | route | Wondering Where the Lions Are | Aug 8, 2022 @ 12:33pm 17 hours |
 | MountainBikeBill | add | poi | Parking and 2 more | Aug 8, 2022 @ 7:54am 22 hours |
 | cedenburn | add | report | Stowe Trail and 3 more | Aug 8, 2022 @ 6:21am 24 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Been mountain biking for a month. Stupid tough... | Jul 31, 2022 @ 11:27am Jul 31, 2022 | ||
| trail | Wide track, beautiful ride and not difficult. | Jul 31, 2022 @ 11:19am Jul 31, 2022 | ||
| trail | No fun. | Jul 31, 2022 @ 11:15am Jul 31, 2022 | ||
| trail | Very difficult blue. Very rocky | Jul 31, 2022 @ 11:15am Jul 31, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Bee hive location 32.72417° N, 117.14245° W | Jul 26, 2022 @ 6:27pm Jul 26, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Top 10 Trails4 awarded -
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Elfin Forest Top 10 Trails3 awarded -
10 Green Trails967 awarded -
Completionist3 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 | |
| Greg Cox Bike Park | skill park | Chula Vista | |
| Sweetwater Bike Park | skill park | San Diego |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,227 | 1,128 mile | 151,677 ft | 473 miles | 6,473 ft | 6,027 | 8,300 | 173 | 212,434 | |||
| E-Bike | 409 | 389 miles | 45,449 ft | 160 miles | 5,856 ft | 24 | 6,905 | 47 | 6,993 | |||
| Hike | 1,256 | 1,327 mile | 174,619 ft | 549 miles | 6,473 ft | 91 | 8,232 | 29 | 9,353 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,243 | 1,315 mile | 172,096 ft | 541 miles | 6,473 ft | 10 | 8,221 | 28 | 5,382 | |||
| Horse | 137 | 204 miles | 21,998 ft | 81 miles | 6,457 ft | 1,509 | 9 | 12 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 33 | 90 miles | 16,243 ft | 43 miles | 4,012 ft | 1 | 1,447 | 1 | 80 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 18 | 45 miles | 8,665 ft | 23 miles | 1,985 ft | 1,445 | 15 |
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