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- > 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
30 trails
- E-Bike
27 trails
- Hike
32 trails
- Trail Running
32 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
27 trails
- Observed Trials
6 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
21 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 3
- 17
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Feb 4, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 31
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 30
- Trails E-Bike
- 27
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 32
- Trails Trail Running
- 32
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 27
- Trails Observed Trials
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 21
- Total Distance
- 79 miles
- Total Descent
- 12,375 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,656 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,261 ft
- Reports
- 116
- Photos
- 27
- Ridden Counter
- 3,737
Popular Third Flats Mountain Biking Trails
Third Flats Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Roam Fest Fruita LL Gunny Loop | 10 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 | |
24 mile Third Flats All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 24 miles |
7 mile Third Flats All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
13 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
21 mile Third Flats Ride | popular ridelog | 21 miles |
Photos of Third Flats Mountain Bike
trail: RAMPAGE
43 |
Sep 2, 2024 @ 12:37pm
Sep 2, 2024
trail: RAMPAGE
60 |
May 1, 2024 @ 4:35pm
May 1, 2024
trail: RAMPAGE
49 |
May 1, 2024 @ 4:34pm
May 1, 2024
trail: RAMPAGE
45 |
May 1, 2024 @ 4:33pm
May 1, 2024
trail: Lasso
38 |
Apr 4, 2023 @ 10:23am
Apr 4, 2023
trail: Windmill
315 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 4:33pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
313 |
Sep 26, 2021 @ 4:33pm
Sep 26, 2021
trail: Windmill
294 |
Jul 2, 2021 @ 5:00pm
Jul 2, 2021Videos of Third Flats Mountain Bike

trail: Butterknife
3:56 |
98 |
Dec 18, 2018

trail: Butterknife
3:51 |
3575 |
Jul 14, 2015

trail: Quad Rocker Loop
2:50 |
202 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Rocky Stumble
2:58 |
184 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Twist-n-shout
0:59 |
357 |
Mar 25, 2021 , Grand Junction

trail: Good Vibes
13:03 |
276 |
Mar 29, 2020 , Grand Junction

trail: Second Thoughts
13:03 |
302 |
Mar 29, 2020 , Grand Junction
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Quad Rocker Loop | Feb 4, 2025 @ 5:13pm Feb 4, 2025 | Prevalent Mud | chickpeas | Trail Running 80% mud, 5% snow/ice |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Third Flats Road | Feb 4, 2025 @ 5:14pm Feb 4, 2025 | Variable | chickpeas | ||
RAMPAGE | Nov 16, 2024 @ 9:49am Nov 16, 2024 | Dry | tomthetrailrider | ||
Quad Rocker | Nov 16, 2024 @ 9:49am Nov 16, 2024 | Dry | tomthetrailrider | ||
Good Vibes | Nov 16, 2024 @ 9:49am Nov 16, 2024 | Dry | tomthetrailrider | ||
Windmill | Sep 27, 2024 @ 3:48pm Sep 27, 2024 | Dry | jesmor3 | ||
Rocky Stumble | Jul 11, 2024 @ 6:42am Jul 11, 2024 | Dry | velomountain | ||
Second Thoughts | Jul 11, 2024 @ 6:42am Jul 11, 2024 | Dry | velomountain | ||
Butterknife | May 25, 2024 @ 5:57am May 25, 2024 | Very Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Twist-n-shout | May 25, 2024 @ 5:57am May 25, 2024 | Very Dry | WendyBMA BMA | ||
Short Shot | May 25, 2024 @ 5:18am May 25, 2024 | Very Dry | WendyBMA BMA |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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chickpeas | add | report | activity #65713955 and 1 more | Feb 4, 2025 @ 5:13pm Feb 4, 2025 |
Henke14 | comment | trail | activity #61931096 | Nov 17, 2024 @ 7:37am Nov 17, 2024 |
tomthetrailrider | add | report | activity #61890743 and 2 more | Nov 16, 2024 @ 2:14pm Nov 16, 2024 |
Hilaryagross | ridden | trail | activity #61250901 | Nov 2, 2024 @ 12:45pm Nov 2, 2024 |
Daniel1bVfVC | ridden | trail | activity #61236566 | Nov 2, 2024 @ 7:10am Nov 2, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Borderline blue/black. If your cardio is on... | Nov 17, 2024 @ 7:37am Nov 17, 2024 | ||
trail | While definitely more of a moto trail, the... | Oct 21, 2024 @ 8:25pm Oct 21, 2024 | ||
trail | Doesn't get ridden much | Jul 31, 2024 @ 12:09pm Jul 31, 2024 | ||
trail | It currently shows as a moto-primary trail... | Jun 5, 2024 @ 11:08am Jun 5, 2024 | ||
trail | I wouldn’t consider this a blue mountain... | May 29, 2024 @ 3:29pm May 29, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Lunch Loops | 8 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2.2 km |
Bangs Canyon | 3.8 km | ||||
Redlands | 27 | 14 | 1 | 4.9 km | |
Gunnison River Bluffs | 3 | 1 | 5.1 km | ||
James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park - Fruita Section | 35 | 13 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 | 30 | 75 miles | 11,463 ft | 37 miles | 2,657 ft | #2,099 | #1,132 | 25 | 116 | 6 | 1,796 | |
E-Bike | 27 | 73 miles | 11,194 ft | 36 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,193 | #386 | 108 | 4 | 292 | ||
Horse | 5 | 36 miles | 7,362 ft | 24 miles | 2,582 ft | 31 | 2 | |||||
Hike | 32 | 79 miles | 12,375 ft | 39 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,614 | #994 | 116 | 2 | 245 | ||
Trail Running | 32 | 79 miles | 12,375 ft | 39 miles | 2,657 ft | #1,613 | #989 | 116 | 2 | 63 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 27 | 73 miles | 11,194 ft | 36 miles | 2,657 ft | #35 | #28 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 40 | |
Observed Trials | 6 | 12 miles | 1,073 ft | 4 miles | 1,306 ft | #40 | #11 | 1 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 21 | 55 miles | 7,940 ft | 26 miles | 2,657 ft | #23 | #14 | 31 | 4 |
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