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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- 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
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 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.
- 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.
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SaveNova Scotia is an ideal province for mountain biking. Downhill, cross country, solid granite all season parks aswell as dirt, mud and gravel. a mixture of adhoc and publicly owned trails and riding areas. Nova scotia has lots of established riding areas aswell has a handfull of new ones either in devlopment or planned for the near future. Trailforks is an awesome way to find them but more are out there just waiting to be mapped.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,976
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,593
- Trails E-Bike
- 321
- Trails Hike
- 1,794
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,763
- Trails Horse
- 253
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 229
- Trails Observed Trials
- 7
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 284
- Trails Snowmobile
- 255
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1,056
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 49
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 96
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 686
- Total Distance
- 2,324 miles
- Total Descent
- 172,416 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,320 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,320 ft
- Reports
- 10,413
- Photos
- 1,446
- Ridden Counter
- 66,383
Articles
Exploring Atlantic Canada’s Mountain Biking Trails
Aug 10, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The Maritimes on two wheels.
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Annapolis Valley (203)
- Cape Breton (94)
- Halifax Regional Municipality (630)
- Hants Counties (170)
- Lunenburg County (119)
- Northern Nova Scotia (266)
- Queens County (16)
- South West Nova (43)
Popular Nova Scotia Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| I/O McIntosh Run | |||
| Osprey McIntosh Run | |||
| Flat Lake McIntosh Run | |||
| Schnitzel McIntosh Run | |||
| Divide McIntosh Run | |||
| Duck 'n Run McIntosh Run | |||
| Pandemonium The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Upper Flow Trail The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Trash Talkin The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Lower Flow Trail The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Fall From Grace The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Satisfaction The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Stick Em Up The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| The Pines The Railyard at Victoria Park | |||
| Lower Flow Trail The Railyard at Victoria Park |
Nova Scotia Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Granite Tour McIntosh Run | 5 miles | |
| Granite Fondo 2021 - full monte McIntosh Run | 21 miles | |
| Granite Fondo Middle Distance 2021 McIntosh Run | 14 miles | |
| Blue/Black Granite Tour McIntosh Run | 11 miles | |
| Granite Fondo 2021 - 10km route McIntosh Run | 6 miles | |
| Tour D'Ingram Western Crown Lands | 36 miles | |
| The Long Crank McIntosh Run | 6 miles | |
| No time for Diamonds McIntosh Run | 4 miles | |
| McIntosh Through Hike McIntosh Run | 6 miles | |
| Downtown to Lawrencetown rail trail Dartmouth | 15 miles |
Photos of Nova Scotia Mountain Bike
trail: Notch
53 |
Oct 13, 2021 @ 9:28am
Oct 13, 2021
trail: Callus Jump Line
113 |
Oct 8, 2021 @ 6:14am
Oct 8, 2021
trail: Trash Talkin
75 |
Oct 5, 2021 @ 4:41pm
Oct 5, 2021
trail: Granitude
124 |
Jun 12, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Jun 12, 2021
trail: Granitude
122 |
Jun 12, 2021 @ 7:30pm
Jun 12, 2021
trail: Minas Basin Trail
74 |
May 21, 2021 @ 11:38am
May 21, 2021
trail: Skyline
569 |
Jun 12, 2015 @ 9:53am
Jun 12, 2015
trail: Skyline
382 |
Apr 24, 2012 @ 2:34pm
Apr 24, 2012Videos of Nova Scotia Mountain Bike
trail: Osprey
22 |
Nov 11, 2021
trail: Cooked
59 |
Aug 17, 2021
trail: Trash Talkin
100 |
Aug 17, 2021
trail: Trash Talkin
72 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: Trash Talkin
117 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: Trash Talkin
49 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: RIverside
43 |
Aug 15, 2021
trail: Money Shot
27 |
Aug 15, 2021
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | salmonguy-ns | vote | trail | Mushroom Mayhem | Jul 5, 2022 @ 12:18pm 14 hours |
| Melanie6bG9uC | add | report | Beach Cove Road and 3 more | Jul 4, 2022 @ 8:20am 2 days |
| v1NeCK | wishlist | region | River Ridge Common | Jul 4, 2022 @ 7:30am 2 days |
| tetfamily | wishlist | region | Whopper Dropper | Jul 4, 2022 @ 3:48am 2 days |
| tetfamily | wishlist | region | Peggys Cove | Jul 4, 2022 @ 2:36am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Did some work on the trail, replaced the... | Jun 27, 2022 @ 9:14am Jun 27, 2022 | ||
| trail | First few kilometers from the parking area at... | Jun 15, 2022 @ 7:17pm Jun 15, 2022 | ||
| trail | Def more for dirt bikes. A lot of mud pits and... | May 31, 2022 @ 4:51pm May 31, 2022 | ||
| report | If tires are leaving ruts, it's best to not... | May 5, 2022 @ 5:07pm May 5, 2022 | ||
 | trail | It's a good intro into Nova Scotia Tech... | Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:12pm Apr 24, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Top 10 Trails153 awarded -
Trail Explorer 100255 awarded -
10 Blue Trails239 awarded -
Completionist14 awarded -
Big Ride 30k938 awarded -
10 Blue Trails181 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keppoch Mountain | bike park | Antigonish | |
| Amherst Lion's Skate Park | skill park | Amherst | |
| Antigonish Kinsmen Bicycle Skills Park | skill park | Antigonish | |
| BMX SKATE Truro Train station | skill park | Truro | |
| Brunello Skills Park | skill park | Timberlea |
Pinkbike Articles
Exploring Atlantic Canada’s Mountain Biking Trails 
Photo Story: Road Tripping & Riding in Atlantic Canada
Apr 15, 2020
Stakeholders from Canada’s Atlantic Provinces Announce 'Mountain Bike Atlantic' to Promote MTB in Eastern Provinces
Established by stakeholders from Canada’s Atlantic Provinces in 2019, Mountain Bike Atlantic was formed to promote the region as a global...
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,593 | 1,963 mile | 120,266 ft | 809 miles | 1,204 ft | #37 | 1,356 | 10,384 | 47 | 63,814 | ||
| E-Bike | 321 | 1,139 mile | 41,919 ft | 478 miles | 991 ft | #49 | 2 | 5,767 | 7 | 324 | ||
| Hike | 1,794 | 2,235 miles | 144,590 ft | 903 miles | 1,319 ft | #38 | 74 | 10,320 | 9 | 4,482 | ||
| Trail Running | 1,763 | 2,201 miles | 140,433 ft | 889 miles | 1,319 ft | #38 | 1 | 10,292 | 7 | 2,698 | ||
| Horse | 253 | 1,109 mile | 39,948 ft | 473 miles | 991 ft | #40 | 2 | 2,784 | 16 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 229 | 823 miles | 36,276 ft | 350 miles | 988 ft | #20 | 1 | 2,893 | 4 | 50 | ||
| Observed Trials | 7 | 12 miles | 610 ft | 4 miles | 354 ft | 43 | 28 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 284 | 1,220 mile | 43,858 ft | 511 miles | 991 ft | #10 | 2,914 | 4 | 72 | |||
| Snowmobile | 255 | 1,137 mile | 38,921 ft | 475 miles | 991 ft | #7 | 690 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Snowshoe | 1,056 | 1,738 mile | 92,612 ft | 693 miles | 1,319 ft | #13 | 1 | 2,627 | 3 | 424 | ||
| Downhill Ski | 49 | 26 miles | 13,606 ft | 16 miles | 883 ft | 1 | 27 | 440 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 96 | 283 miles | 16,355 ft | 120 miles | 978 ft | #17 | 349 | 98 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 686 | 1,353 mile | 62,188 ft | 551 miles | 1,319 ft | #18 | 8 | 1,813 | 2 | 534 |
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