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        Popular Trail Networks

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        South Austin Trail Network (SATN) 197 87 7
        Cameron Park 58 75 44 13
        McAllister Park 83 8 1
        Onion Creek Metropolitan Park 85 3
        Big Bend Ranch State Park 5 20 12
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        Texas trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped thousands of trails and shared thousands of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Horseback, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Observed Trials and Nordic Skiing. Popular destinations include Austin, San Antonio and South Austin Trail Network (SATN).
        This is an auto-generated description of Texas. Login or register to submit a custom description.
        Region Details
        • 560
        • 783
        • 2,283
        • 1,809
        • 351
        • 38
        • 3

        Stats

        Avg Trail Rating
        Trails (view details)
        6,749
        Trails Mountain Bike
        5,826
        Trails E-Bike
        3,286
        Trails Gravel Bike
        2,047
        Trails Adaptive Bike
        667
        Trails Winter Fat Bike
        299
        Trails Horse
        860
        Trails Hike
        6,454
        Trails Trail Running
        6,425
        Trails Dirtbike/Moto
        112
        Trails Observed Trials
        3
        Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
        112
        Trails Nordic Ski
        1
        Total Distance
        5,553 miles
        Total Descent
        353,514 ft
        Total Vertical
        8,735 ft
        Highest Trailhead
        8,737 ft
        Reports
        185,752
        Photos
        9,029
        Completed Counter
        751,665

        Articles

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        Featuring Taj Mihelich, Chase Hawk, Joe Rich, and more, this award-winning documentary tracks the blood, sweat, and beers behind one of BMX's...
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        Aug 1, 2024 from outsideonline.com
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        BetterRide Enduro MTB Skills Course with Cody Kelley Announced For November 10-12
        Oct 9, 2023 from pinkbike.com
        The event will be held at Spider Mountain Bike Park in Austin.
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        Popular Texas Mountain Biking Trails

        51
        West Loop
        • 100 ★ 3.9 • 4 miles • 101 ft • 2,716 •
        The first part of the West Loop Trail that starts from the kiosk signs on the Trinity paved path. Take this trail north until it intersects with the paved section of Trinity that circumnavigates the Valle Circle. You can include the...
        6
        Northshore Loop 2
        • 100 ★ 4.3 • 3 miles • 223 ft • 1,747 •
        Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 223 ft green climb. On average it takes 15 minutes to complete this trail.
        3
        Antidote
        • 100 ★ 3.9 • 1,621 ft • 0 ft • 1,677 •
        Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating. It features roller coaster. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
        4
        Viper's Den
        • 60 ★ 4.5 • 3,970 ft • 0 ft • 1,655 •
        This trail was built in a record 9 days top to bottom! It is an awesome flowy trail bike trail that is sure to not dissapoint! It is most people's favorite fun and techy trail at Spider Mountain. Use this to link up to other trails to...
        4
        Itsy Bitsy
        • 85 ★ 4.3 • 1 mile • 0 ft • 1,648 •
        is our premier easy green trail. It is a great first time experience that is family friendly and offers some progression to work your way up to the blue trails. With lake views and an awesome mountain feel, this trail is an awesome...
        61
        Northshore Loop 4
        • 90 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 187 ft • 1,629 •
        The east side of is fairly easy but a lot of fun. This is DFW's most popular trail so be prepared for my riders, joggers, and walkers on the weekend. It is very well marked with plenty of parking. Not many climbs and only 2 or 3...
        33
        Northshore Loop 3
        • 85 ★ 4.4 • 3 miles • 105 ft • 1,641 •
        Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 105 ft green climb. On average it takes 11 minutes to complete this trail.
        3
        Recluse
        • 75 ★ 4.8 • 2,175 ft • 0 ft • 1,624 •
        Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.

        Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

        Today
        • 38 rides
        Yesterday
        • 465 rides
        Past Week
        • 2,740 rides

        Texas Mountain Bike Routes

        52
        Loops 1-5 Lakeside Tower Start Featured
        13 miles • 1,008 ft • 3 • Loop •
        This is loops 1-5 with start at Lakeside tower.
        100
        Northshore 1-4 MADD
        ★ 2.5 • 11 miles • 845 ft • 3 • Loop •
        Northshore loops 1-4 (blue) from the MADD shelter and back
        55
        Palo Duro Canyon – Easy Loop
        ★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 486 ft • 3 • Loop •
        A beginner-friendly loop in Palo Duro Canyon State Park using wide, well-maintained trails. Minimal...
        36
        SW SATN Sampler
        ★ 4.0 • 20 miles • 930 ft • 29 • Loop •
        Chunky to smooth, climb to descend, this route has it all, including a few drops and jumps along the way,...
        15
        Fern's Loop
        ★ 5.0 • 10 miles • 302 ft • 21 • Loop •
        Fern's 10 mile loop fun social ride
        53
        Walnut Creek Park
        ★ 2.0 • 10 miles • 571 ft • 10 • Loop •
        This route starts and finishes at the main parking lot of the Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park. It is the...

        Photos of Texas Mountain Bike

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        Videos of Texas Mountain Bike

        Corinth Community Park Judgement Day 26 Pre Ride
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        45:08 | 33 | Jun 17, 2026
        Centipede, Clockwise
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        trail: Centipede
        2:55 | 13 | Mar 29, 2026
        Millipede, East to West
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        trail: Millipede
        0:13 | 11 | Mar 29, 2026
        Tempest, South to North
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        trail: Tempest
        0:22 | 6 | Mar 29, 2026
        League City Loop, Counter Clockwise
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        0:44 | 9 | Mar 29, 2026
        Chargers Run, North to South
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        0:46 | 12 | Mar 29, 2026
        Frogger west to east
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        trail: Frogger
        0:55 | 7 | Mar 29, 2026
        Jungle Love
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        6:15 | 37 | Dec 23, 2025

        Activity Feed

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        Sep 7, 2026 @ 6:06am
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        Bike & Skill Parks

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        Spider Mountain Bike Parkbike parkBurnet
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        Bluff Creek Ranchbike parkWarda
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        Activity Type Stats

        activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesactivity logs
        Mountain Bike5,8264,849 miles283,406 ft1,629 miles7,300 ft
        		#177,646185,662474973,304
        E-Bike3,2862,243 miles125,217 ft733 miles7,297 ft
        		#1589109,60812240,904
        Gravel Bike2,0472,125 miles79,567 ft740 miles6,962 ft
        		#21107,234607,889
        Adaptive Bike670724 miles32,083 ft281 miles6,575 ft
        		#1710,6971970
        Winter Fat Bike298283 miles12,851 ft89 miles6,345 ft
        		#296,592726
        Horse860903 miles52,267 ft309 miles8,694 ft
        		#191120,0668299
        Hike6,4545,294 miles329,514 ft1,771 miles8,734 ft
        		#23872184,4415742,708
        Trail Running6,4255,301 miles330,554 ft1,776 miles8,734 ft
        		#2032184,3876546,136
        Dirtbike/Moto112273 miles15,203 ft120 miles4,675 ft
        		#1988,087709
        Observed Trials312 miles318 ft5 miles4,065 ft
        		#14281,383189
        ATV/ORV/OHV112257 miles14,967 ft116 miles6,138 ft
        		#1838,293366
        Nordic Ski15,262 ft33 ft1,732 ft33 ft
        		#3682187
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