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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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
- no data
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
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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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.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 310
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 312
- Trails E-Bike
- 17
- Trails Hike
- 349
- Trails Trail Running
- 346
- Trails Horse
- 49
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 12
- Trails Observed Trials
- 12
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 12
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 542 miles
- Total Descent
- 107,962 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,238 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,249 ft
- Reports
- 1,904
- Photos
- 1,400
- Ridden Counter
- 23,012
Sub Regions
- Clark County (55)
- Vancouver (42)
- Whipple Creek Park (23)
- WSU Vancouver (16)
- Battle Ground Lake (1)
- Lauretta Norene Forest Preserve (8)
- Vancouver (42)
- Battle Ground (76)
- Falls Creek (13)
- Yacolt Burn (60)
- Bingen (5)
- Syncline Ridge (1)
- Brush Prairie (8)
- Camas (80)
- 44N/Lower Leadbetter (11)
- Fallen Leaf Park (19)
- Lacamas Park (48)
- Castle Rock (0)
- Growler's Gulch (0)
- Cougar (26)
- Trout Lake (54)
- Gotchen Creek (22)
- Lewis River (4)
- Siouxon Area (28)
- Washougal (1)
- Mt. Saint Helens (30)
Popular Southwest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Sense Yacolt Burn | |||
| Thrillium Yacolt Burn | |||
| Ape Canyon Trail Mt. Saint Helens | |||
| 1070 Road Yacolt Burn | |||
| Cold Creek Yacolt Burn | |||
| Plains of Abraham Mt. Saint Helens | |||
| Red Tape - Directional trail. BIKE ONLY. Lacamas Park | |||
| Murphy's Grade - Upper Yacolt Burn | |||
| Loowit #216: Ape Canyon - Windy Mt. Saint Helens | |||
| L1050 Road Yacolt Burn | |||
| Falls Creek TR152 Carson | |||
| Palmer East Lacamas Park | |||
| Old Hwy 8 Bingen | |||
| Main Access Road Section 1 Lacamas Park | |||
| Lacamas Park Main Entrance Lacamas Park |
Southwest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tarbell Loop Yacolt Burn | 23 miles | |
| Climb from Lower to Upper Lot Yacolt Burn | 4 miles | |
| Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham (IMBA Epic) Mt. Saint Helens | 16 miles | |
| Hidden Falls - Out and Back Yacolt Burn | 11 miles | |
| Kloochman Butte - Out and Back Yacolt Burn | 10 miles | |
| Lyle Mullet Syncline Ridge | 48 miles | |
| 2018 Trans-Cascadia Day 1 Mt. Saint Helens | 29 miles | |
| Towers to Sixth Sense Loop Yacolt Burn | 10 miles | |
| Camas Panthers - Relay on Oly - Plan C Lacamas Park | 3,852 ft | |
| Falls Creek Loop Falls Creek | 25 miles |
Photos of Southwest Mountain Bike
trail: Cold Creek
303 |
Jan 22, 2018 @ 9:23am
Jan 22, 2018
trail: Ape Canyon Trail
882 |
Jun 12, 2017 @ 8:08pm
Jun 12, 2017
trail: Thrillium
1,220 |
Jan 8, 2017 @ 9:01am
Jan 8, 2017
trail: Thrillium
935 |
Jul 5, 2016 @ 3:13pm
Jul 5, 2016
trail: Ape Canyon Trail
1,248 |
Apr 17, 2016 @ 6:30pm
Apr 17, 2016
trail: Thrillium
796 |
Jul 26, 2015 @ 11:13pm
Jul 26, 2015
trail: Thrillium
8,030 | | 10 comments
May 27, 2015 @ 1:47am
May 27, 2015
trail: Cold Creek
1,008 |
Jul 22, 2014 @ 6:00pm
Jul 22, 2014Videos of Southwest Mountain Bike
trail: Cold Creek
50 |
Apr 25, 2021
trail: Sixth Sense
34 |
Feb 10, 2021
trail: Thrillium
151 |
Oct 26, 2020
trail: Sixth Sense
0:53 |
212 |
Mar 27, 2020
trail: Thrillium
0:24 |
174 |
Dec 30, 2019
trail: Ape Canyon Trail
4:09 |
120 |
Oct 15, 2019
trail: Sixth Sense
0:14 |
277 |
Sep 1, 2019
trail: Burnt Bridge Creek
0:13 |
78 |
Jun 2, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrillium Yacolt Burn | Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:48am 21 hours | Wet | rhannigan | ||
| NF-8020 Gotchen Creek | Oct 18, 2021 @ 11:38am Oct 18, 2021 | Ideal | vtecpg1 | ||
| Buck Creek Trail #54 Gotchen Creek | Oct 18, 2021 @ 11:38am Oct 18, 2021 | Ideal | vtecpg1 | ||
| Toutle Trail Cougar | Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:05am Oct 17, 2021 | Variable | vtecpg1 | ||
| Aaron's Climbing Trail Yacolt Burn | Oct 17, 2021 @ 9:56am Oct 17, 2021 | Ideal | badchad1 | ||
| Tower to Meadow Yacolt Burn | Oct 17, 2021 @ 9:56am Oct 17, 2021 | Ideal | badchad1 | ||
| Top Top Yacolt Burn | Oct 17, 2021 @ 9:56am Oct 17, 2021 | Variable | badchad1 | ||
| Bells Mountain Yacolt Burn | Oct 17, 2021 @ 9:11am Oct 17, 2021 | Ideal | bobcroucher | ||
| Lilly Fields Loop - East Lacamas Park | Oct 12, 2021 @ 7:32pm Oct 12, 2021 | Variable | ICUJeremy | ||
| Oly 1 Lacamas Park | Oct 12, 2021 @ 7:32pm Oct 12, 2021 | Variable | ICUJeremy |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | rhannigan | add | photo | in Tacoma, Washington, United States and 2 more | Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:45pm 9 hours |
| rhannigan | add | photo | in Tacoma, Washington, United States | Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:49am 21 hours |
| rhannigan | add | report | Thrillium | Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:48am 21 hours |
 | cbrichar | wishlist | trail | Lewis River | Oct 25, 2021 @ 11:11am 2 days |
| Oly21 | wishlist | trail | Thrillium | Oct 24, 2021 @ 11:57pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Most places I’ve been outside of the area,... | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:42pm Oct 16, 2021 | ||
| trail | How does Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham hold... | Oct 5, 2021 @ 10:27am Oct 5, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Late summer, my experience is this is... | Sep 23, 2021 @ 6:50pm Sep 23, 2021 | ||
| trail | Super fun. The speed needed to hit all the... | Sep 19, 2021 @ 10:07am Sep 19, 2021 | ||
| report | Killer of a push up and this late in the... | Sep 13, 2021 @ 9:17am Sep 13, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Sixth Sense Evergreen SW Flash Membership16 awarded -
Murphy's Grade Evergreen SW Flash Membership9 awarded -
Cold Creek Evergreen SW Flash Membership8 awarded -
Thrillium Evergreen SW Flash Membership7 awarded -
1070 Road Climb Evergreen SW Flash Membership23 awarded -
Big Ride 30k664 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Bike Skills Park | skill park | Castle Rock |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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The Gravity Cartel
![The Gravity Cartel]()
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Salmon Creek Cycle Co
![Salmon Creek Cycle Co]()
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Salmon Creek Cycle Co
![Salmon Creek Cycle Co]()
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Evergreen – Southwest ChapterTrail Association
![Evergreen – Southwest Chapter]()
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Camas Bike And SportBike Shop
![Camas Bike And Sport]()
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Vancouver CycleryBike Shop
Local Trail Supporters
- David Stiles
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- Simon Turner
- Cold Creek Mountain Bikers
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 311 | 523 miles | 102,152 ft | 224 miles | 5,715 ft | 1,385 | 1,879 | 37 | 28,701 | |||
| E-Bike | 17 | 84 miles | 8,678 ft | 30 miles | 3,340 ft | 1,364 | 200 | |||||
| Hike | 348 | 534 miles | 105,709 ft | 227 miles | 8,238 ft | 8 | 1,840 | 9 | 1,812 | |||
| Trail Running | 346 | 531 miles | 105,709 ft | 227 miles | 5,833 ft | 1,840 | 10 | 538 | ||||
| Horse | 49 | 88 miles | 9,528 ft | 30 miles | 3,799 ft | 550 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 12 | 69 miles | 4,344 ft | 21 miles | 2,667 ft | 456 | 12 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 12 | 69 miles | 4,344 ft | 21 miles | 2,667 ft | 1 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 12 | 69 miles | 4,344 ft | 21 miles | 2,667 ft | 7 | 457 | 3 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 4,606 ft | 528 ft | 4,232 ft | 531 ft | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 6 miles | 528 ft | 4,383 ft | 5,577 ft | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 3 | 6 miles | 528 ft | 4,383 ft | 5,577 ft | 1 | 199 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 121 ft | 1,007 ft | 1 | 26 |
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