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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
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- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
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
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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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- popular
- less 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.
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SaveWestern Maryland is a rural area consisting of Washington, Allegany, and Garrett counties and is generally regarded as part of Appalachia.
Region Details
- 28
- 8
- 43
- 75
- 24
- 6
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 207
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 195
- Trails E-Bike
- 23
- Trails Hike
- 200
- Trails Trail Running
- 197
- Trails Horse
- 16
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 10
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 8
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 343 miles
- Total Descent
- 41,092 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,022 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,095 ft
- Reports
- 1,429
- Photos
- 320
- Ridden Counter
- 24,946
Articles
Race Report: 2019 Sheduro Race Report - Frederick Watershed, Maryland
Aug 22, 2019 from pinkbike.com
One of the rockiest trail systems on the East Coast had record attendance during the 2019 Bike Doctor Sheduro
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Frederick County (133)
- Brunswick (13)
- Emmitsburg (7)
- Frederick (113)
- Crofton (48)
- Cumberland (15)
- Deep Creek (4)
- Flintstone (12)
- Rocky Gap State Park (10)
- McHenry (21)
Popular Western Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Saws Frederick | |||
| Huggy Bear Frederick Watershed | |||
| Boundary Line Frederick Watershed | |||
| Knucklebuster Frederick Watershed | |||
| Dave's Trail Frederick | |||
| Blue Balls Frederick Watershed | |||
| Lawnmower Frederick Watershed | |||
| Lower Volkswagon Frederick | |||
| Carlo's Inferno Rivers Edge Trails | |||
| Killer Bee Frederick Watershed | |||
| Buck Flats Trail Frederick Watershed | |||
| Kubla Khan Frederick Watershed | |||
| Too Fast For Love Rivers Edge Trails | |||
| Road Most Traveled Rivers Edge Trails | |||
| Fun House Frederick Watershed |
Western Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Loop Gambrill State Park | 7 miles | |
| Short Loop from Hamburg Rd Frederick Watershed | 5 miles | |
| Blue Watershred Frederick Watershed | 11 miles | |
| 2021 Sheduro Sport Route..ish!! Frederick Watershed | 19 miles | |
| The Shed, A Moderate Length Difficult Loop Frederick Watershed | 6 miles | |
| Shed Kids Knucklebuster-VW-3Saws Frederick Watershed | 6 miles | |
| Shed Flow 9 Miles Frederick Watershed | 9 miles | |
| Bees to Steep Shuttle Frederick Watershed | 12 miles | |
| sheduro 2021 Cunningham Falls State Park | 15 miles | |
| sdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Frederick | 12 miles |
Photos of Western Mountain Bike
trail: Catoctin Blue Trail
28 |
Jun 24, 2022 @ 3:53pm
Jun 24, 2022
trail: Hoe
37 |
Jun 23, 2022 @ 8:52pm
Jun 23, 2022
trail: Hoe
41 |
Jun 23, 2022 @ 8:52pm
Jun 23, 2022
trail: Hoe
39 |
Jun 23, 2022 @ 8:52pm
Jun 23, 2022
trail: Smooth Operator
235 |
Sep 20, 2012 @ 7:16am
Sep 20, 2012
trail: Smooth Operator
292 |
Sep 20, 2012 @ 7:16am
Sep 20, 2012
trail: Smooth Operator
193 |
Sep 20, 2012 @ 7:16am
Sep 20, 2012Videos of Western Mountain Bike
trail: Kubla Khan
156 |
Aug 8, 2021
trail: Catoctin Blue Trail
5:04 |
359 |
Sep 9, 2020
trail: Fun House
4:00 |
305 |
Sep 9, 2020
trail: Three Saws
0:33 |
28 |
Sep 9, 2020
trail: Lawnmower
0:12 |
198 |
Jun 14, 2020
0:13 |
404 |
Jun 14, 2020
trail: Creampie
0:13 |
1248 |
Feb 16, 2020
0:13 |
661 |
Nov 13, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky-Stream Bed Trail Frederick Watershed | Aug 15, 2022 @ 1:14pm Aug 15, 2022 | Ideal | Incompatible40s | ||
| Catoctin Blue Trail Frederick Watershed | Aug 15, 2022 @ 1:14pm Aug 15, 2022 | Ideal | Incompatible40s | ||
| Sand Flats Trail Frederick Watershed | Aug 14, 2022 @ 4:12pm Aug 14, 2022 | Dry | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Gambrill Park Road - Gravel Frederick Watershed | Aug 14, 2022 @ 11:16am Aug 14, 2022 | Ideal | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Deleuter Road Frederick Watershed | Aug 14, 2022 @ 11:16am Aug 14, 2022 | Ideal | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Knucklebuster Frederick Watershed | Aug 14, 2022 @ 11:16am Aug 14, 2022 | Ideal | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Three Saws Frederick | Aug 14, 2022 @ 11:16am Aug 14, 2022 | Ideal | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Logging Extraction Road Frederick Watershed | Aug 13, 2022 @ 5:18am Aug 13, 2022 | Ideal | nickmaffei | ||
| F2/New Berg Frederick Watershed | Aug 7, 2022 @ 10:39am Aug 7, 2022 | Ideal | basecamp-frederick | ||
| Lawnmower Frederick Watershed | Aug 6, 2022 @ 11:10am Aug 6, 2022 | Wet | basecamp-frederick |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ScabbyNipz | wishlist | route | Short Loop from Hamburg Rd | Aug 18, 2022 @ 9:58am 10 hours |
 | st33zy-e | add | photo | Elliott Banks at The Freeride Area/Push Trails in Frederick, Maryland, United States | Aug 15, 2022 @ 3:09pm Aug 15, 2022 |
 | Incompatible40s | add | report | Rocky-Stream Bed Trail and 1 more | Aug 15, 2022 @ 1:15pm Aug 15, 2022 |
| jpoole9538 | wishlist | route | Sheduro 2022 Stage 1 and 4 and Upper Canaan | Aug 14, 2022 @ 7:16pm Aug 14, 2022 |
| basecamp-frederick | add | report | Three Saws | Aug 14, 2022 @ 4:15pm Aug 14, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | D c | Aug 14, 2022 @ 9:51am Aug 14, 2022 | ||
| trail | MB n MN. G my s | Aug 14, 2022 @ 9:49am Aug 14, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trail is very overgrown currently with lots of... | Aug 7, 2022 @ 11:17am Aug 7, 2022 | ||
| trail | Never mind my bad | Jul 24, 2022 @ 8:30am Jul 24, 2022 | ||
| trail | Officially closed, again | Jul 24, 2022 @ 8:23am Jul 24, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails418 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge113 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,997 awarded -
10 Black Trails127 awarded -
10 Green Trails99 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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GAP - Great Allegheny Passage (Confluence to Cumberland)
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 195 | 306 miles | 34,908 ft | 111 miles | 3,022 ft | 315 | 1,428 | 42 | 23,384 | |||
| E-Bike | 23 | 21 miles | 2,333 ft | 9 miles | 1,854 ft | 1,160 | 5 | 173 | ||||
| Hike | 200 | 332 miles | 33,648 ft | 117 miles | 2,943 ft | 7 | 1,351 | 6 | 1,432 | |||
| Trail Running | 197 | 332 miles | 33,648 ft | 117 miles | 2,943 ft | 1,351 | 13 | 250 | ||||
| Horse | 16 | 27 miles | 3,484 ft | 12 miles | 1,161 ft | 251 | 4 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 10 | 10 miles | 640 ft | 3 miles | 984 ft | 251 | 12 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 8 | 251 | 1 | |||||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 2,746 ft | 243 ft | 2,746 ft | 243 ft | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 2 | 3 miles | 627 ft | 2 miles | 358 ft | 1 | 40 |
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