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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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- < 2 days
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
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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
32 trails
- E-Bike
28 trails
- Hike
33 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
28 trails
- Observed Trials
3 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
23 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 2
- 18
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Aug 21, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 29
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 32
- Trails E-Bike
- 28
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 33
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 28
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 23
- Total Distance
- 79 miles
- Total Descent
- 13,383 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,656 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,261 ft
- Reports
- 93
- Photos
- 22
- Ridden Counter
- 2,418
Popular Third Flats Mountain Biking Trails
Third Flats Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Roam Fest Fruita LL Gunny Loop | 9 miles | |
2nd Thots-Butterknife-Windmill-Tabeguache Loop | 26 miles | |
A+ Butterknife Loop | 19 miles | |
Third Flats and Billings Canyon eBike Loop | 8 miles | |
2nd Thots-Arts-Billings Cyn Loop | 15 miles | |
GJ Off Road Preview (partial) | 12 miles | |
28 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 28 miles |
18 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 18 miles |
13 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
9 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
Photos of Third Flats Mountain Bike
trail: Windmill
130 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 4:33pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
126 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 4:33pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
122 |
Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:00pm
Jul 2, 2021
trail: Windmill
119 |
Jun 26, 2021 @ 11:54am
Jun 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
124 |
Jun 26, 2021 @ 11:54am
Jun 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
178 |
Apr 24, 2021 @ 11:12pm
Apr 24, 2021
trail: Windmill
156 |
Apr 24, 2021 @ 11:12pm
Apr 24, 2021Videos of Third Flats Mountain Bike

trail: Butterknife
3:56 |
89 |
Dec 18, 2018

trail: Butterknife
3:51 |
3517 |
Jul 14, 2015

trail: Quad Rocker Loop
2:50 |
113 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Rocky Stumble
2:58 |
96 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Twist-n-shout
1:59 |
185 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Good Vibes
13:03 |
178 |
Mar 29, 2020 , Grand Junction

trail: Second Thoughts
13:03 |
195 |
Mar 29, 2020 , Grand Junction
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Quad Rocker | Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:53am Aug 21, 2022 | Ideal | randyfay | ||
Canyon View | Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:53am Aug 21, 2022 | Ideal | randyfay | ||
Horse Mesa Singletrack | Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:53am Aug 21, 2022 | Ideal | randyfay | ||
Horse Mesa Single Track | Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:53am Aug 21, 2022 | Ideal | randyfay | ||
Connector | Aug 21, 2022 @ 8:53am Aug 21, 2022 | Ideal | randyfay | ||
Second Thoughts | Jun 4, 2022 @ 9:00am Jun 4, 2022 | Dry | gcm1221 | ||
Windmill | Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:50am Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | anniek GVC | ||
Third Flats Road | Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:50am Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | anniek GVC | ||
Rocky Stumble | Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:50am Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | anniek GVC | ||
Twist-n-shout | Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:50am Apr 16, 2022 | Dry | anniek GVC |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | BenCoatesB1q | wishlist | region | Third Flats | Nov 25, 2022 @ 12:18pm Nov 25, 2022 |
![]() | ddexter810 | wishlist | trail | Windmill | Nov 16, 2022 @ 11:44am Nov 16, 2022 |
![]() | seeya | ridden | trail | Tabeguache Trail - Grand Valley Section | Nov 13, 2022 @ 12:08pm Nov 13, 2022 |
![]() | PrincessSparkles | wishlist | trail | Windmill | Nov 12, 2022 @ 6:43pm Nov 12, 2022 |
![]() | jshute | vote | trail | Windmill | Nov 10, 2022 @ 10:22pm Nov 10, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Ed ex ex es FB F | Nov 25, 2021 @ 10:13am Nov 25, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Fantastic ride, highly recommend. Be prepared... | Apr 24, 2021 @ 4:45pm Apr 24, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | I had a blast on this trail, ridden in the... | Oct 26, 2020 @ 4:27pm Oct 26, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | I disagree with Jake. This is a great,... | Jan 17, 2020 @ 1:07pm Jan 17, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | I love this network near my house. Challenging... | Oct 15, 2019 @ 6:24am Oct 15, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lunch Loops | 8 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2.2 km |
Redlands | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4.9 km | |
Gunnison River Bluffs | 3 | 1 | 5.1 km | ||
Turkey Flats | 4 | 1 | 14.4 km | ||
Grand Mesa | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15.3 km |
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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 | 32 | 78 miles | 13,281 ft | 42 miles | 2,657 ft | #2,061 | #1,093 | 21 | 93 | 6 | 1,114 | |
E-Bike | 28 | 74 miles | 12,201 ft | 40 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,375 | #360 | 88 | 4 | 88 | ||
Horse | 4 | 28 miles | 6,654 ft | 21 miles | 2,582 ft | 35 | 2 | |||||
Hike | 33 | 79 miles | 13,383 ft | 42 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,595 | #960 | 93 | 2 | 76 | ||
Trail Running | 33 | 79 miles | 13,383 ft | 42 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,592 | #958 | 93 | 2 | 32 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 28 | 74 miles | 12,201 ft | 40 miles | 2,657 ft | #47 | #28 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 21 | |
Observed Trials | 3 | 11 miles | 1,736 ft | 7 miles | 1,302 ft | #39 | #9 | 1 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 23 | 54 miles | 8,599 ft | 29 miles | 2,657 ft | #30 | #16 | 35 | 2 |
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