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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.
- > 96%
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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
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Winter Trails
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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.
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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- Mountain Bike
109 trails
- E-Bike
78 trails
- Hike
105 trails
- Trail Running
105 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 36
- 34
- 27
- 5
Region Status
Open as of Feb 15, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 103
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 109
- Trails E-Bike
- 78
- Trails Hike
- 105
- Trails Trail Running
- 105
- Total Distance
- 34 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,746 ft
- Total Vertical
- 253 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 797 ft
- Reports
- 1,259
- Photos
- 72
- Ridden Counter
- 6,345
Sub Regions
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Blanco Shoals Natural Area
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Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- 5
- 7
- 10
- 4
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Ringtail Ridge
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
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River Recharge Natural Area
- 3
- 1
- 3
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San Marcos River Trails
- 20
- 6
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Schulle Canyon Natural Area
- 2
- 3
- 1
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Sessom Creek Natural Area
- 1
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Spring Lake Preserve
- 2
- 8
- 9
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Willow Springs
- 8
Popular San Marcos Mountain Biking Trails
San Marcos Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| All of River Recharge | 3 miles | |
| Best of Spring Lake | 5 miles | |
| TDSM | 22 miles | |
| River Recharge Outer Loop | 2 miles | |
| Typical Locals Ride | 6 miles | |
| Purgatory cruise | 7 miles | |
| Spring Lake beginner route | 2 miles | |
| Ringtail Ridge Singletrack | 2 miles | |
| Ringtail Ridge Improved Gravel Trail | 2,966 ft | |
| Short but mostly smooth beginner loop Upper Purgatory | 2 miles |
Photos of San Marcos Mountain Bike
trail: Malacoda Access
38 |
Sep 23, 2023 @ 2:17pm
Sep 23, 2023
trail: Malacoda Access
33 |
Sep 23, 2023 @ 2:17pm
Sep 23, 2023
trail: Malacoda Access
30 |
Sep 23, 2023 @ 2:17pm
Sep 23, 2023
trail: Dante
267 |
Feb 17, 2019 @ 7:24am
Feb 17, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Salamander Way | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Exogyra | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Buckeye | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Blue Stem | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Skink Link | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Porcupine | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Roadrunner | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Grey Fox | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Centipede | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 | ||
| Blue Heron | Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:01am Feb 15, 2025 | Wet | airborne399 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DebbiewEnSE2 | wishlist | region | activity #66312132 | Feb 16, 2025 @ 12:09pm Feb 16, 2025 |
| airborne399 | add | report | activity #66270401 and 11 more | Feb 15, 2025 @ 7:42pm Feb 15, 2025 |
| hruQlw | wishlist | region | activity #66225558 | Feb 15, 2025 @ 6:41am Feb 15, 2025 |
| airborne399 | add | report | activity #66076745 and 4 more | Feb 11, 2025 @ 5:43pm Feb 11, 2025 |
| vquintero5 | add | report | activity #65900613 and 1 more | Feb 8, 2025 @ 12:04pm Feb 8, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | FCCb bbb a C | Oct 26, 2020 @ 9:26am Oct 26, 2020 | ||
| report | The bridge section is still closed due to... | May 20, 2020 @ 7:02pm May 20, 2020 | ||
| trail | I would say the majority of this trail would... | Aug 31, 2019 @ 3:58pm Aug 31, 2019 | ||
| trail | Thank you for the comment! I have changed it... | Aug 18, 2019 @ 9:51pm Aug 18, 2019 | ||
| trail | Trail does not exist anymore, grass is too... | Jun 19, 2019 @ 7:09pm Jun 19, 2019 |
Local Badges
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The Finisher5 awarded -
10 Blue Trails87 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge23 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge1 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge23 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge1 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 109 | 34 miles | 1,745 ft | 9 miles | 253 ft | #1,154 | #633 | 72 | 1,266 | 10 | 6,708 | |
| E-Bike | 78 | 26 miles | 1,539 ft | 8 miles | 246 ft | #446 | #139 | 1,223 | 47 | |||
| Hike | 105 | 33 miles | 1,719 ft | 9 miles | 253 ft | #898 | #553 | 1,266 | 1 | 391 | ||
| Trail Running | 105 | 33 miles | 1,719 ft | 9 miles | 253 ft | #907 | #556 | 1,266 | 1 | 285 |
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