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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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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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- > 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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- Both Directions
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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.
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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.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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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
183 trails
- E-Bike
104 trails
- Hike
234 trails
- Trail Running
213 trails
Region Details
- 47
- 47
- 50
- 21
- 1
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 220
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 188
- Trails E-Bike
- 104
- Trails Horse
- 55
- Trails Hike
- 235
- Trails Trail Running
- 213
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 204 miles
- Total Descent
- 17,737 ft
- Total Vertical
- 971 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,282 ft
- Reports
- 2,901
- Photos
- 926
- Ridden Counter
- 16,615
Sub Regions
- Chelsea (34)
- Double Oak Park (33)
- Helena (40)
- Cahaba River Park (39)
- Pelham (88)
- Oak Mountain State Park (83)
- Vetrans Park (2)
- University of Montevallo (16)
Popular Shelby County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Mr Toads Snake to Fore Play Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Jekyll Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Foreplay Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Seven Bridges Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Johnsons Mountain Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Rattlesnake Ridge Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Cat Dog Snake Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Lightning Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Quarry Road Trail Oak Mountain State Park | |||
The Chimneys Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Lake Trail Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Garrett's Gulch Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Thunder Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Rattlesnake Connector Oak Mountain State Park | |||
Centipede Oak Mountain State Park |
Shelby County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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OMSP - Short West Loop Oak Mountain State Park | 13 miles | |
Thunder and Lightning Loop (Short) Oak Mountain State Park | 8 miles | |
Oak Mountain Full Red Loop Oak Mountain State Park | 19 miles | |
North Lakes Trail Out and Back Oak Mountain State Park | 8 miles | |
Room Service Loop Oak Mountain State Park | 10 miles | |
Tour de Oak Mountain Oak Mountain State Park | 17 miles | |
5 Mile Beginner Loop Pelham | 5 miles | |
XC with bonus tech Oak Mountain State Park | 21 miles | |
BNG XXX Cat 1/2 Oak Mountain State Park | 25 miles | |
2024 Bike A Thon Route Oak Mountain State Park | 17 miles |
Photos of Shelby County Mountain Bike
trail: Train Track Trail
0 |
Feb 8, 2025 @ 7:34pm
Feb 8, 2025
trail: Queen's Ridge
1 |
Feb 8, 2025 @ 6:41pm
Feb 8, 2025
trail: Queen's Ridge
1 |
Feb 8, 2025 @ 6:41pm
Feb 8, 2025
trail: All Around You
7 |
Dec 14, 2024 @ 9:09am
Dec 14, 2024
trail: Belcher Forest Rd 7
7 |
Dec 7, 2024 @ 11:58am
Dec 7, 2024
trail: Belcher Forest Rd 3
3 |
Dec 7, 2024 @ 11:54am
Dec 7, 2024
trail: Barracuda
20 |
Nov 30, 2024 @ 2:02pm
Nov 30, 2024
trail: All Around You
16 |
Oct 28, 2024 @ 8:33am
Oct 28, 2024Videos of Shelby County Mountain Bike

trail: Storyteller
432 |
Mar 7, 2022

trail: Boulder Ridge
210 |
Dec 5, 2021

trail: Storyteller
313 |
Nov 3, 2021

trail: Quarry Road Trail
0:09 |
491 |
Oct 5, 2020

trail: Johnsons Mountain
0:07 |
971 |
Jul 3, 2020

trail: Flying Squirrel
24:47 |
220 |
Jun 22, 2020

trail: Lightning
0:16 |
1210 |
Aug 29, 2017

trail: Lightning
0:14 |
439 |
Sep 28, 2015
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Thunder Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 25, 2025 @ 7:52am Jan 25, 2025 | Dry | BamaBiscuits BUMP | Tree down at the top of the enduro... | |
Thunder Alt DH Entrance Oak Mountain State Park | Jan 25, 2025 @ 7:52am Jan 25, 2025 | Dry | BamaBiscuits BUMP | Tree down at the top of the enduro... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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JakeSaltz | wishlist | route | activity #66380783 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 7:09pm 3 hours |
JakeSaltz | wishlist | route | activity #66378137 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 5:32pm 4 hours |
update | event | activity #66349837 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 8:48am 13 hours | |
BUMPRaceDirector | add | event | activity #66349836 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 8:48am 13 hours |
3spowell | add | report | activity #66312594 and 1 more | Feb 16, 2025 @ 12:15pm 1 day |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Trail Crew cleared this tree 1/4/25 | Jan 14, 2025 @ 6:47am Jan 14, 2025 | ||
report | Cleared tree | Jan 7, 2025 @ 4:13pm Jan 7, 2025 | ||
report | Still there | Nov 25, 2024 @ 10:34am Nov 25, 2024 | ||
trail | Beautiful trail running up a creek valley. I... | Oct 28, 2024 @ 9:07am Oct 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Such a fun fun trail. This is a nice link... | Oct 23, 2024 @ 12:29pm Oct 23, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Mountain Biking 100k Badge1 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge78 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k12 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge1 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge78 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k12 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 183 | 122 miles | 12,126 ft | 51 miles | 961 ft | 779 | 2,829 | 46 | 34,941 | |||
E-Bike | 104 | 44 miles | 4,124 ft | 19 miles | 732 ft | 2 | 1,444 | 4 | 1,569 | |||
Horse | 50 | 56 miles | 1,457 ft | 12 miles | 630 ft | 462 | ||||||
Hike | 234 | 202 miles | 16,765 ft | 71 miles | 971 ft | 174 | 2,835 | 1 | 1,405 | |||
Trail Running | 213 | 157 miles | 16,375 ft | 65 miles | 971 ft | 16 | 2,831 | 2 | 1,131 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 456 | 11 | |||||||||
Observed Trials | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 452 | 5 | |||||||||
Snowshoe | 2 | 491 | ||||||||||
Backcountry Ski | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Nordic Ski | 2 | 2 | 33 |
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