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- < 50%
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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
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
52 trails
- E-Bike
3 trails
- Horse
5 trails
- Hike
54 trails
- Trail Running
53 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 16
- 17
- 12
Region Status
Caution as of May 17, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 53
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 52
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 54
- Trails Trail Running
- 53
- Total Distance
- 195 miles
- Total Descent
- 31,431 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,196 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,258 ft
- Reports
- 262
- Photos
- 93
- Ridden Counter
- 3,875
Sub Regions
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Carson National Forest - Camino Real Ranger District
- 5
- 13
- 12
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Taos Valley Overlook Trails
- 7
- 1
Popular Taos Mountain Biking Trails
Taos Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Boundary Trail Shuttle from FR76 to El Nogal | 21 miles | |
| South Boundary Trail Self-Served Loop | 47 miles | |
| Rift Valley Trail | 12 miles | |
| South Boundary Trail Self-Served to Garcia Park | 33 miles | |
| Ojitos to South Boundary Loop | 11 miles | |
| South Boundary Trail - Heaven on Earth out-and-back | 6 miles | |
| The Rift Valley trail DH(ish) | 6 miles | |
| West Rim Trail ride | 10 miles | |
| South Boundary Trail Shuttle from Garcia Park to El Nogal | 13 miles | |
| A Ride w a View - out-and-back | 4 miles |
Photos of Taos Mountain Bike
trail: South Boundary Trail
48 |
Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:12pm
Jul 1, 2022
trail: Rift Valley Trail
42 |
Nov 26, 2021 @ 1:37pm
Nov 26, 2021
trail: West Rim Trail
32 |
Sep 17, 2021 @ 6:03pm
Sep 17, 2021Videos of Taos Mountain Bike
0:10 |
110 |
Jul 26, 2016
trail: South Boundary - Section 1
1:52 |
8991 |
Nov 6, 2015
trail: El Nogal
1:07 |
2660 |
Nov 6, 2015
trail: South Boundary - Section 1
1:07 |
269 |
Dec 31, 2012
trail: Rift Valley Trail
9:26 |
147 |
Oct 13, 2021 , Taos
trail: Connector
10:50 |
100 |
Aug 9, 2021 , Taos
17:00 |
193 |
Jul 18, 2020 , Taos
trail: South Boundary Trail
17:00 |
426 |
Jul 6, 2020 , Taos
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devisadero / Trail 108 | Nov 24, 2022 @ 8:40am Nov 24, 2022 | Variable | Bzomer | ||
| Rift Valley Trail | Oct 16, 2022 @ 11:17am Oct 16, 2022 | Ideal | rafguevara | ||
| South Boundary - Section 2 | Sep 29, 2022 @ 10:50am Sep 29, 2022 | Ideal | DwightrlqSbB | ||
| Ojitos | Sep 29, 2022 @ 10:50am Sep 29, 2022 | Dry | DwightrlqSbB | ||
| South Boundary Trail (Garcia Park to Forest Road 445) | Sep 19, 2022 @ 9:37am Sep 19, 2022 | Ideal | hproctor | ||
| South Boundary - Section 1 | Sep 19, 2022 @ 9:37am Sep 19, 2022 | Ideal | hproctor | ||
| Talpa Traverse | Sep 15, 2022 @ 7:38am Sep 15, 2022 | Ideal | fsotoeguibar | ||
| Mount Osha | Sep 15, 2022 @ 7:31am Sep 15, 2022 | Dry | fsotoeguibar | ||
| South Boundary Trail | Sep 15, 2022 @ 7:31am Sep 15, 2022 | Dry | fsotoeguibar | ||
| Trail 18 / Rio Grande del Rancho Trail | Sep 15, 2022 @ 6:45am Sep 15, 2022 | Variable | DavidWilsonbPC |
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Melonious81 | wishlist | trail | Rift Valley Trail | Jan 16, 2023 @ 7:48pm Jan 16, 2023 |
| kgreengo | wishlist | region | Taos Valley Overlook Trails | Jan 16, 2023 @ 1:49pm Jan 16, 2023 |
| Chamer | wishlist | route | South Boundary Trail | Jan 16, 2023 @ 6:21am Jan 16, 2023 |
| Agidley | wishlist | route | South Boundary Trail Self-Served to Garcia Park | Jan 8, 2023 @ 1:48pm Jan 8, 2023 |
 | rileylo | ridden | trail | Rift Valley Trail | Dec 28, 2022 @ 11:25am Dec 28, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Thanks for the update. Bummer about the event... | Oct 16, 2022 @ 1:55pm Oct 16, 2022 | ||
| trail | Turqoise Tours is now Shuttle Taos. Same... | Apr 25, 2022 @ 9:05pm Apr 25, 2022 | ||
| trail | First mile and a half or so is forest road. ... | Oct 20, 2021 @ 1:35am Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | Fun descent for sure, nice contrast from the... | Oct 20, 2021 @ 1:30am Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | Trail has had work! It’s all clear save two... | Aug 20, 2021 @ 4:10pm Aug 20, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k493 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k32 awarded -
10 Green Trails5 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge11 awarded
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 52 | 194 miles | 30,705 ft | 92 miles | 5,171 ft | #1,482 | #774 | 86 | 264 | 27 | 2,560 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 41 miles | 8,192 ft | 28 miles | 3,107 ft | #3,668 | #599 | 3 | 149 | 1 | 16 | |
| Horse | 5 | 29 miles | 3,999 ft | 17 miles | 3,166 ft | #447 | #253 | 47 | ||||
| Hike | 54 | 195 miles | 31,430 ft | 93 miles | 5,197 ft | #1,178 | #695 | 265 | 2 | 339 | ||
| Trail Running | 53 | 195 miles | 31,430 ft | 93 miles | 5,197 ft | #1,186 | #697 | 4 | 265 | 2 | 136 |
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