Pioneer Valley Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
The Pioneer Valley rides the hills either side of the Connecticut River — Earl's Trails, Batchelor Street and the conservation land around Northampton and Amherst. Glacial till and traprock under hardwood: it holds water in the flats and drains on the ridges, with steep short climbs typical of the valley walls.
346 featured mountain bike trailselevation 98–31,444 ft
Is it muddy in Pioneer Valley right now?
Right now about 5 of 342 featured Pioneer Valley trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
Pioneer Valley conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
Live conditions map
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5 of 342 trails riding well
1 4 133 203 1
Air quality
AQI 36 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
1 Today 3 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 57 Mon 70 Tue 86 Wed 110 Thu 140 Fri 155 Sat Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Saturday (155 of 346 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 210–9,321 ft
-1° typical 37°–58°F 71°
High country 23,737–23,737 ft
-53° typical -45°–-23°F -16°
-60° -40° -20° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80°
5-day forecast
Today ☀️ 61°
Fri 🌧️ 71°
Sat ⛅ 57°
Sun ☀️ 53°
Mon ☀️ 61°
Daytime high across Pioneer Valley, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
26% 26% 48%
Mostly sandy, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best Pioneer Valley mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning.
Westfield River Trail · 2 mi · 98–177 ft Hero dirt Fishing Place (white) · 0.3 mi Dry Hillside Trail (red) · 0.6 mi · 213–295 ft Dry Lake Trail (blue) · 0.5 mi Dry Narrows (white) · 0.2 mi Dry Aggro Crag · 0.4 mi · 262–315 ft Soft — ride gently Alpaca Lips · 0.2 mi · 276–318 ft Soft — ride gently Black Rock Trail · 0.5 mi · 453–686 ft Soft — ride gently Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange) · 0.3 mi · 682–830 ft Soft — ride gently Border Trail · 1.5 mi Soft — ride gently Caldron Trail · 0.7 mi · 361–440 ft Soft — ride gently Carwash-Chamois · 1.2 mi · 312–499 ft Soft — ride gently Connection · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Dry Brook Trail · 1.4 mi · 256–653 ft Soft — ride gently Em’s Gem · 0.5 mi · 374–436 ft Soft — ride gently Entrance Exam · 0.4 mi · 289–325 ft Soft — ride gently Falling Bridge · 0.6 mi · 236–397 ft Soft — ride gently Far East · 0.8 mi · 285–384 ft Soft — ride gently Far Out · 1.1 mi · 400–548 ft Soft — ride gently Far Side · 1.2 mi · 351–466 ft Soft — ride gently Gibbs Surpirse · 1.3 mi · 171–256 ft Soft — ride gently Hellgate Trail · 0.6 mi · 417–738 ft Soft — ride gently IMBA Access · 0.7 mi · 295–423 ft Soft — ride gently Lithia Outlook Trail/RFT (orange) · 0.6 mi · 243–682 ft Soft — ride gently Lithia Springs Road · 0.7 mi · 184–289 ft Soft — ride gently Lithia Springs Trail · 3.5 mi · 213–469 ft Soft — ride gently Lost & Found · 0.4 mi · 436–538 ft Soft — ride gently Low Place Trail · 0.4 mi · 279–420 ft Soft — ride gently Low Place Trail/RFT (orange) · 0.3 mi · 420–630 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Access · 1.2 mi · 292–427 ft Soft — ride gently Lyme Tyme · 0.6 mi · 315–374 ft Soft — ride gently Massachusetts Central Rail Trail · 4.4 mi · 374–479 ft Soft — ride gently Maze Road · 1.4 mi · 249–397 ft Soft — ride gently Maze Road (alt) · 0.6 mi · 299–358 ft Soft — ride gently Midland Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Notch Bypass · 0.4 mi · 528–581 ft Soft — ride gently Notch Link · 0.9 mi · 423–528 ft Soft — ride gently Other Swamp Trail · 0.4 mi · 515–627 ft Soft — ride gently Pete’s Wicked · 0.7 mi · 482–568 ft Soft — ride gently Plains School Trail (red rectangle blaze) · 0.2 mi · 190–233 ft Soft — ride gently Pond Trail · 0.4 mi · 374–535 ft Soft — ride gently Private Investigation · 0.6 mi · 502–577 ft Soft — ride gently Quarry Loop Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Rapid Demise · 0.3 mi · 266–338 ft Soft — ride gently Raptor · 0.5 mi · 400–479 ft Soft — ride gently RFT (Orange) · 0.7 mi · 246–699 ft Soft — ride gently Robert Frost Trail (orange) · 1.1 mi · 509–620 ft Soft — ride gently Roller Coaster · 1.3 mi · 289–535 ft Soft — ride gently Serpent God · 0.7 mi · 390–581 ft Soft — ride gently Serpentine · 0.7 mi · 295–377 ft Soft — ride gently South Side Trail · 1.6 mi · 433–692 ft Soft — ride gently Southern Belle · 1.1 mi · 518–653 ft Soft — ride gently Southside Trail (Blue) · 0.3 mi · 574–607 ft Soft — ride gently Swamp Trail (Red) · 0.5 mi · 548–709 ft Soft — ride gently T-Rex · 0.4 mi · 446–499 ft Soft — ride gently Thermopylae Access · 0.7 mi · 167–400 ft Soft — ride gently Tinker Trail · 0.8 mi · 538–682 ft Soft — ride gently Trolley Bed Trail · 0.8 mi · 344–505 ft Soft — ride gently Truckin' · 0.6 mi · 417–581 ft Soft — ride gently Twist of Fate · 1.1 mi · 279–358 ft Soft — ride gently Twister · 0.9 mi · 299–561 ft Soft — ride gently Two Forest · 0.4 mi · 256–456 ft Soft — ride gently Underpeak · 0.6 mi · 604–774 ft Soft — ride gently Upper Access · 1.4 mi · 289–584 ft Soft — ride gently Viper · 0.4 mi · 381–449 ft Soft — ride gently Wadchu · 0.6 mi · 292–374 ft Soft — ride gently Yellow Brick Road · 0.3 mi · 276–318 ft Soft — ride gently Yogi · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Sunrise · 0.7 mi · 577–912 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Rapid Demise · 0.6 mi · 269–305 ft Soft — ride gently Mulligan · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Pipeline Trail · 0.6 mi · 358–597 ft Soft — ride gently Christmas Trail · 0.7 mi · 479–679 ft Soft — ride gently Glenna Bell · 1.8 mi · 338–538 ft Soft — ride gently Jacob's Ladder · 0.9 mi · 466–512 ft Soft — ride gently Lizard King · 0.5 mi · 427–568 ft Soft — ride gently Missing Persons · 1.1 mi · 381–509 ft Soft — ride gently NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) · 0.2 mi · 630–699 ft Soft — ride gently Technical Trail · 0.4 mi · 430–584 ft Soft — ride gently Triple B/RFT (orange) · 0.7 mi · 479–610 ft Soft — ride gently Working Man's Trail · 0.4 mi · 315–367 ft Soft — ride gently Grinch · 0.9 mi Soft — ride gently Grizzly Adams · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Lowland Loop · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Possum Path · 0.6 mi · 259–331 ft Soft — ride gently Wheres Will · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Black Bear · 0.1 mi · 177–220 ft Soft — ride gently white/blue blazes · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Bubba Brosnan · 0.3 mi · 456–581 ft Soft — ride gently Ken Cuddeback Trail · 1.3 mi · 157–194 ft Soft — ride gently Mount Pollux trail · 0.7 mi · 226–348 ft Soft — ride gently North Side · 1.7 mi · 249–479 ft Soft — ride gently Pond Loop Trail · 0.4 mi · 217–259 ft Soft — ride gently Switchback Trail · 0.6 mi · 735–896 ft Soft — ride gently Green Eggs and Ham · 0.7 mi · 325–358 ft Soft — ride gently NET Trail (white) · 1.6 mi · 909–1,040 ft Soft — ride gently Brookbank · 0.5 mi · 266–420 ft Soft — ride gently Groundward Down · 0.4 mi · 377–627 ft Soft — ride gently Trolley Bed · 0.9 mi · 240–482 ft Soft — ride gently Twistin' Tristan · 0.4 mi · 456–577 ft Soft — ride gently Unsolved Mystery · 0.5 mi · 548–620 ft Soft — ride gently Adventure Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Border Trail (green/teal rectangle blaze) · 0.3 mi · 180–226 ft Soft — ride gently Central Spaghetti · 1.5 mi · 180–230 ft Soft — ride gently Devil's Challange/Rascal · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Dirty Leprechaun · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently East Side Wizard · 0.8 mi · 177–223 ft Soft — ride gently Log Run · 1 mi Soft — ride gently Out of Bounds · 0.7 mi Soft — ride gently Outer Bogs/Con-Way · 1.4 mi · 190–240 ft Soft — ride gently Raven · 0.1 mi · 180–217 ft Soft — ride gently Ravine View · 0.2 mi · 187–220 ft Soft — ride gently Rollercoaster aka RC · 0.3 mi · 125–184 ft Soft — ride gently The Dip · 0.3 mi · 184–223 ft Soft — ride gently Vietnam · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently West Side Doubletrack · 0.6 mi · 197–233 ft Soft — ride gently yellow blazes · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently Yellow Jacket · 1.2 mi · 184–230 ft Soft — ride gently Fenceline · 1.4 mi Soft — ride gently Fitzgerald's Follies · 0.8 mi · 394–453 ft Soft — ride gently Gypsy's Ledge · 0.2 mi · 194–226 ft Soft — ride gently Mass Central Rail Trail · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Sweet Alice Trail · 0.4 mi · 220–302 ft Soft — ride gently Kohl Trail · 0.2 mi · 466–499 ft Soft — ride gently Gully · 0.2 mi · 177–230 ft Soft — ride gently Pines · 0.4 mi · 177–213 ft Soft — ride gently Pines Extension · 0.2 mi · 128–210 ft Soft — ride gently AT & T Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Lower Grizzly Adams · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Munns Meadow Road · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Pine Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Salamander Loop Trail · 1.9 mi · 266–469 ft Soft — ride gently Sand Trap/Driver · 1.1 mi · 367–400 ft Soft — ride gently The Wedge/Ridge Line · 1.7 mi · 371–410 ft Soft — ride gently Fort River Trail · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Leaping Well Nature Trail · 0.7 mi · 128–164 ft Soft — ride gently NET Trail (white) · 0.5 mi · 732–965 ft Soft — ride gently Rachael Phelps · 0.4 mi · 630–774 ft Soft — ride gently The Gateway · 0.3 mi · 623–31,444 ft Possibly snowy Access Trail · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Adams Pine Grove Trail · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Back Bone · 0.5 mi Muddy — stay off Bail Out (cutthrough) · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Blood Donor / Night Owl · 1.5 mi Muddy — stay off Bunker Link · 0.1 mi · 479–525 ft Muddy — stay off Crankie Caddie · 0.3 mi · 404–499 ft Muddy — stay off Dan Glazier Forest · 1.4 mi · 591–955 ft Muddy — stay off Dorie Goldman Trail (light blue) · 0.5 mi · 230–312 ft Muddy — stay off Goding Trail · 0.5 mi · 466–568 ft Muddy — stay off Hidden Hollow Shute · 0.1 mi · 184–226 ft Muddy — stay off Hydra · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Icky, Sticky and Goo · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off Junkyard Dog · 0.4 mi · 256–318 ft Muddy — stay off K&N Trail (orange triangle blaze) · 0.2 mi · 174–226 ft Muddy — stay off Ladyslipper Trail (blue rectangle blaze) · 0.2 mi · 138–197 ft Muddy — stay off Main Trail (orange rectangle blaze) · 1 mi · 121–240 ft Muddy — stay off Margin Call · 0.4 mi · 397–535 ft Muddy — stay off Markert's Pond Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Mass Central Rail Trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Mass Pike · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Mt. Warner Connector · 0.7 mi · 128–272 ft Muddy — stay off Rattlesnake Hill Inner Loop · 0.5 mi · 732–886 ft Muddy — stay off Roaring Mountain Trail · 0.1 mi · 1,014–1,184 ft Muddy — stay off Seecee Beecee · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Slate Road entry to CSP · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Sliced It · 1 mi · 387–453 ft Muddy — stay off Sugar Farms Trail · 1.7 mi · 482–679 ft Muddy — stay off Swamp Forest Trail · 0.6 mi · 226–285 ft Muddy — stay off Town Farm Loop · 0.5 mi · 554–676 ft Muddy — stay off Turkey Hill Road · 0.4 mi · 463–522 ft Muddy — stay off West Trail · 0.4 mi · 538–797 ft Muddy — stay off Whitney Road [discontinued] · 0.7 mi · 597–745 ft Muddy — stay off Woodard's Corner Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off 40 Foot Trail · 0.5 mi · 423–472 ft Muddy — stay off Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack · 0.4 mi · 472–627 ft Muddy — stay off Better Access · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off BRoad brook loop · 2.6 mi · 184–663 ft Muddy — stay off Holland Glen East · 0.6 mi · 364–558 ft Muddy — stay off Koala · 1.6 mi · 318–472 ft Muddy — stay off Main Access · 0.3 mi · 266–305 ft Muddy — stay off Middle Earth · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off NET Trail (white) · 1.6 mi · 574–1,004 ft Muddy — stay off NET/M&M Trail (white) · 2.7 mi · 892–1,076 ft Muddy — stay off Old trail · 1.1 mi · 259–417 ft Muddy — stay off Phased and Confused · 4.5 mi · 299–741 ft Muddy — stay off Shatterack path (white) · 1 mi · 292–1,050 ft Muddy — stay off Spork · 0.3 mi · 489–715 ft Muddy — stay off Summit Trail · 0.7 mi · 522–810 ft Muddy — stay off Texas Tiger · 0.5 mi · 256–292 ft Muddy — stay off The White Trail · 0.7 mi · 407–459 ft Muddy — stay off Tree Hugger · 0.2 mi · 535–604 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Rapid Demise · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Whisk · 0.2 mi · 541–728 ft Muddy — stay off Wild Side · 1.2 mi · 446–548 ft Muddy — stay off Jeep Eater · 1.5 mi · 322–673 ft Muddy — stay off No Man's Land · 0.5 mi · 577–682 ft Muddy — stay off Ravine Trail · 0.4 mi · 620–715 ft Muddy — stay off Run Rabbit Run · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Shipley Shortcut · 0.2 mi · 331–417 ft Muddy — stay off Yak Attack · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off blue blazes · 0.1 mi · 194–226 ft Muddy — stay off Bunker Hill · 0.8 mi Muddy — stay off Bunker Link/RFT (orange) · 0.7 mi · 479–545 ft Muddy — stay off Central Massachusetts Branch · 1.1 mi · 384–420 ft Muddy — stay off Condo Singletrack · 0.9 mi · 292–528 ft Muddy — stay off Double Bogey · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Hidden Hollow · 0.5 mi · 197–233 ft Muddy — stay off Hitchcock Singletrack · 0.2 mi · 538–581 ft Muddy — stay off Hokey Pokey · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Inferno · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Peak Road · 0.5 mi · 745–883 ft Muddy — stay off Vernal Pool · 0.7 mi · 610–728 ft Muddy — stay off white blazes · 1.7 mi · 171–230 ft Muddy — stay off Birds of Prey · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off Brook Trail · 0.4 mi · 335–489 ft Muddy — stay off JFK Loop · 0.6 mi · 233–285 ft Muddy — stay off Nedobak Trail · 0.3 mi · 384–476 ft Muddy — stay off Robert Frost Trail (Orange) · 3.4 mi · 318–994 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Link Trail · 0.5 mi · 840–896 ft Muddy — stay off Wolf Tree Trail · 0.6 mi · 636–781 ft Muddy — stay off Black Bear Trail · 0.8 mi · 1,470–1,654 ft Muddy — stay off Ghost Train · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off Long Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,444–1,654 ft Muddy — stay off M&M Trail (Old Route) · 0.9 mi · 545–781 ft Muddy — stay off Moose Run · 1.9 mi · 1,545–1,673 ft Muddy — stay off NEMBA Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,486–1,654 ft Muddy — stay off Porcupine Trail · 0.1 mi · 1,490–1,529 ft Muddy — stay off Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum Farm Loop · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off Access Trail · 0.6 mi · 240–364 ft Muddy — stay off Beary's Trail · 0.6 mi · 285–561 ft Muddy — stay off Big Tree Trail · 0.4 mi · 272–417 ft Muddy — stay off Connector · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off East Leverett Meadow Loop · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off For the Animals · 1.3 mi · 420–453 ft Muddy — stay off Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) · 0.1 mi · 203–240 ft Muddy — stay off Hunter Trail · 0.4 mi · 351–420 ft Muddy — stay off IPR · 0.1 mi · 177–210 ft Muddy — stay off Low Down · 0.3 mi · 233–289 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Tricky Turn Trail · 0.3 mi · 279–312 ft Muddy — stay off Mass Central Rail Trail (proposed) · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off NET/M&M Trail (white) · 2.3 mi · 328–545 ft Muddy — stay off Swiss Miss · 0.9 mi · 299–397 ft Muddy — stay off Tessman Loop · 1 mi · 394–528 ft Muddy — stay off Tinker Toy · 0.7 mi · 308–538 ft Muddy — stay off Tricky Turn Trail · 0.4 mi · 384–551 ft Muddy — stay off Two Deer Trail · 0.4 mi · 420–564 ft Muddy — stay off Viagra · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Wall Street · 0.4 mi · 479–607 ft Muddy — stay off Big Loop Trail · 0.9 mi · 161–302 ft Muddy — stay off Halfway Brook Trail · 0.2 mi · 220–276 ft Muddy — stay off …and 92 more. Search or explore the live map. Pioneer Valley mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Pioneer Valley right now? Today the trails riding best near Pioneer Valley are Westfield River Trail, Fishing Place (white) and Hillside Trail (red). The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Pioneer Valley dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Pioneer Valley trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Pioneer Valley after rain? Right now 336 of 342 featured Pioneer Valley trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Pioneer Valley is mostly mixed soil, which varies from trail to trail, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Pioneer Valley? Pioneer Valley has 346 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Pioneer Valley trails? Pioneer Valley trails run from about 98–31,444 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
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