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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.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- < 1 month
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 298
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 205
- Trails E-Bike
- 125
- Trails Horse
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 281
- Trails Trail Running
- 278
- Trails Snowshoe
- 17
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 18
- Total Distance
- 264 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,830 ft
- Total Vertical
- 651 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 871 ft
- Reports
- 1,883
- Photos
- 99
- Ridden Counter
- 13,171
Articles
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Sub Regions
- Andrews (3)
- Bristol (12)
- Bonneyville Mill (12)
- Chesterton (0)
- Columbia City (5)
- Morsches Park (5)
- Fort Wayne (40)
- Hammond (5)
- Portage (33)
- South Bend (13)
- Bendix Woods (5)
- Potato Creek (4)
- Rum Village (4)
- Valparaiso (96)
- Creekside Trails (40)
- Valparaiso Pathways (52)
- Warsaw (17)
- Winona Lake (17)
- Westville (6)
- Soldiers Memorial Park (7)
Popular The Great Lakes Plain Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | |||
| Creek East Winona Lake | |||
| Winona Lake (Middle) Winona Lake | |||
| Creek West Winona Lake | |||
| Speedy Ridge Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | |||
| Bobal Ridge Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | |||
| DuKattie Drop Winona Lake | |||
| Winona Lake (Meadow) Winona Lake | |||
| Southtown Loop (Adv) Winona Lake | |||
| The Balcony Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | |||
| Wagner Winona Lake | |||
| Upper Pipeline Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | |||
| Purple Haze Winona Lake | |||
| Puke Point Winona Lake | |||
| Access Trail Outback Trail at Imagination Glen |
The Great Lakes Plain Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Creekside Trails Creekside Trails | 9 miles | |
| Full Loop - All Front Side and Most Dark Side Trails Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | 9 miles | |
| Front Side Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | 3 miles | |
| Faster Drying Trails Outback Trail at Imagination Glen | 8 miles | |
| Winona East Winona Lake | 4 miles | |
| Winona West Winona Lake | 4 miles |
Photos of The Great Lakes Plain Mountain Bike
trail: Mt. Everest
37 | | 1 comments
Aug 23, 2022 @ 7:17am
Aug 23, 2022
trail: Black Pearl
18 |
Aug 12, 2022 @ 8:21am
Aug 12, 2022
trail: Black Pearl
33 |
Aug 12, 2022 @ 8:21am
Aug 12, 2022
trail: Black Pearl
32 |
Aug 12, 2022 @ 8:21am
Aug 12, 2022
trail: Jolly Roger
48 |
Jun 10, 2022 @ 6:24pm
Jun 10, 2022
trail: Peppermint Hill Loop
23 |
May 7, 2022 @ 1:19pm
May 7, 2022
trail: Peppermint Hill Loop
18 |
May 7, 2022 @ 1:19pm
May 7, 2022
trail: Cowles Bog Trail Long Loop
16 |
Mar 28, 2022 @ 1:29pm
Mar 28, 2022Videos of The Great Lakes Plain Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | crcdude | add | report | Practice Loop and 22 more | Mar 18, 2023 @ 11:28am 2 days |
 | Alex-mobiker | wishlist | region | Valparaiso | Mar 11, 2023 @ 7:58pm Mar 11, 2023 |
 | Tvdmax | ridden | trail | Gust Loop 3 and 2 more | Mar 11, 2023 @ 6:29am Mar 11, 2023 |
| SteveCeudz7 | wishlist | region | Bendix Woods | Mar 7, 2023 @ 4:38am Mar 7, 2023 |
| SteveCeudz7 | wishlist | trail | Calumet Trail | Mar 7, 2023 @ 4:36am Mar 7, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Nice and dry today. One down tree but still... | Jul 11, 2022 @ 4:13pm Jul 11, 2022 | ||
| trail | Definite trail maintenance needed. Log... | Oct 23, 2021 @ 4:46am Oct 23, 2021 | ||
| trail | This is in LaPorte, Indiana not Hamlet, Indiana | Apr 22, 2021 @ 6:46am Apr 22, 2021 | ||
| report | It’s wet ignore this post... can’t figure... | Apr 11, 2021 @ 11:10am Apr 11, 2021 | ||
| report | Tree across the trail at the exit on the hill... | Dec 26, 2020 @ 6:37pm Dec 26, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride 50k273 awarded -
Big Ride 30k549 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 205 | 200 miles | 6,191 ft | 55 miles | 653 ft | 94 | 1,881 | 7 | 14,239 | |||
| E-Bike | 125 | 91 miles | 1,762 ft | 24 miles | 266 ft | 1,032 | 4 | 315 | ||||
| Horse | 10 | 19 miles | 217 ft | 4 miles | 207 ft | 247 | 2 | |||||
| Hike | 281 | 260 miles | 8,484 ft | 74 miles | 653 ft | 1,878 | 4 | 396 | ||||
| Trail Running | 278 | 260 miles | 8,494 ft | 74 miles | 653 ft | 5 | 1,878 | 3 | 245 | |||
| Snowshoe | 17 | 9 miles | 282 ft | 3 miles | 144 ft | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 18 | 12 miles | 308 ft | 3 miles | 223 ft | 1 | 15 |
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