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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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- Description
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- Videos
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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
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SaveA area full of miles and miles of trail that have a range in difficulty.
Easy to spend a full day out there.
No cell service hardly.
Maps every were so its hard to get lost.
Easy to spend a full day out there.
No cell service hardly.
Maps every were so its hard to get lost.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest
google parking directions Access Info:
Multiple parking areas, including the Solar school, Cave Mt Road Trailhead, Knuckles Creek Rd Trailhead
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
24 trails
- E-Bike
8 trails
- Hike
25 trails
- Trail Running
25 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 4
- 10
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of May 18, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 26
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 24
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 25
- Trails Trail Running
- 25
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Total Distance
- 51 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 30 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,336 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,433 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,566 ft
- Reports
- 14
- Photos
- 9
- Ridden Counter
- 1,514
Popular Upper Buffalo Head Waters Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| BHWC April 24, 2021 | 41 miles | |
| 2018 Buffalo Headwaters Challenge (includes private property) | 41 miles | |
| Upper Buffalo Headwaters (IMBA Epic) | 19 miles |
Photos of Upper Buffalo Head Waters Mountain Bike
trail: Whitaker Point
102 |
Sep 19, 2020 @ 6:45pm
Sep 19, 2020
trail: Fire Tower
133 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:13pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Fire Tower
168 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:13pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Zeester
113 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:11pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Zeester
115 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:11pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Zeester
106 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:11pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Zeester
111 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:11pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: Azalea Falls
162 |
Aug 18, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Aug 18, 2020Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Lookout Tower | May 18, 2022 @ 7:23am May 18, 2022 | Dry | Tomis916 | ||
| Fire Tower | May 18, 2022 @ 7:23am May 18, 2022 | Dry | Tomis916 | ||
| Trail of the Ancients | May 18, 2022 @ 7:23am May 18, 2022 | Variable | Tomis916 | ||
| Trail of the Ancients (DH) | May 18, 2022 @ 7:23am May 18, 2022 | Variable | Tomis916 | ||
| Southern Slide | May 18, 2022 @ 7:23am May 18, 2022 | Dry | Tomis916 | ||
| Twisted Hickory | Jun 18, 2021 @ 6:40am Jun 18, 2021 | Unknown | VanSandt OORC | ||
| Bear Point | Apr 24, 2021 @ 7:40am Apr 24, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | yetilust |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dirtyburdied | ridden | trail | Buffalo Creek and 1 more | May 22, 2022 @ 3:33pm May 22, 2022 |
| Tomis916 | add | report | Buffalo Lookout Tower and 4 more | May 18, 2022 @ 4:05pm May 18, 2022 |
 | GL6er | ridden | trail | Bear Point | May 13, 2022 @ 3:59pm May 13, 2022 |
 | ArkansasJoe | update | trail | Buffalo Creek and 15 more | May 12, 2022 @ 12:34pm May 12, 2022 |
| jayenglish42 | ridden | trail | Zeester | Apr 3, 2022 @ 5:15am Apr 3, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Can confirm, not fun going up. | May 26, 2021 @ 5:18pm May 26, 2021 | ||
| trail | Unrideable at the moment. 10+ tall mounds of... | May 26, 2021 @ 5:16pm May 26, 2021 | ||
| trail | Fun trail with some fast, flowy sections. Good... | Apr 19, 2021 @ 8:11am Apr 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Technical but well laid out trail primarily... | Apr 19, 2021 @ 8:09am Apr 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Very technical and rocky trail. A lot of... | Apr 19, 2021 @ 5:27am Apr 19, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo River | 3 | 3 | 14.8 km | ||
| Pension Mountain | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31.3 km | |
| Monument Trails at Hobbs State Park Conservation Area | 38.3 km | ||||
| Hobbs State Park | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 24 | 49 miles | 7,838 ft | 29 miles | 1,434 ft | #4,331 | #1,932 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 392 | |
| E-Bike | 8 | 16 miles | 2,090 ft | 8 miles | 925 ft | #2,622 | #573 | 14 | 5 | |||
| Hike | 25 | 45 miles | 7,247 ft | 25 miles | 925 ft | #3,617 | #1,794 | 14 | 70 | |||
| Trail Running | 25 | 45 miles | 7,247 ft | 25 miles | 925 ft | #3,627 | #1,794 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 2 miles | 499 ft | 1 mile | 358 ft |
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