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FlowMama

Mountain bike area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Tacky: hero dirt, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 41 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
24.5 mm
Rain
8.6 mm
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 32 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
38.3 mm
Rain
1.5 mm
Air
6°C

Fri 6 · 53 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
23 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
5°C

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
1.5 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
14°C

Tue 10 · 96 out of 100

Trail
Tacky
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 361, good
  2. Wed 441, poor
  3. Thu 532, poor
  4. Fri 653, fair
  5. Sat 759, fair
  6. Sun 861, good
  7. Mon 961, good
  8. Tue 1096, good
  9. Wed 1192, good
  10. Thu 1293, good

The spot in two facts

  • 8 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best May–Aug5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at FlowMama
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Tue 3Nov61, goodSlick7.7 mm2.5 mm16°C
Wed 4Nov*41, poorUnknown24.5 mm8.6 mm12°C
Thu 5Nov32, poorMuddy38.3 mm1.5 mm6°C
Fri 6Nov53, fairSlick23 mm0 mm5°C
Sat 7Nov59, fairSlick1.5 mm0 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov61, goodSlick0 mm0 mm11°C
Mon 9Nov61, goodSlick0 mm0 mm14°C
Tue 10Nov96, goodTacky0 mm0 mm9°C
Wed 11Nov92, goodTacky0 mm0.6 mm5°C
Thu 12Nov93, goodTacky0.6 mm0 mm5°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More mountain biking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About FlowMama

8 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Mar to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Cable.

  • Routes 8 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,270–US$2,310 each

about US$1,270–US$2,310 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DLH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$302–US$570
Totalabout US$1,270–US$2,310

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cable

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Closest

Cable

about 15 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Cable · Booking.com

About Cable its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 35m

About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DLH, direct, then 2h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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