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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
Trails are shown in grey.
Aberdeenshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the old County of Aberdeen which had substantially different boundaries. Modern Aberdeenshire includes all of what was once Kincardineshire, as well as part of Banffshire. The old boundaries are still officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and lieutenancy.
Aberdeenshire Council is headquartered at Woodhill House, in Aberdeen, making it the only Scottish council whose headquarters are located outside its jurisdiction. Aberdeen itself forms a different council area (Aberdeen City). Aberdeenshire borders onto Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, Highland and Moray to the west and Aberdeen City to the east.
Traditionally, it has been economically dependent upon the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and forestry) and related processing industries. Over the last 40 years, the development of the oil and gas industry and associated service sector has broadened Aberdeenshire's economic base, and contributed to a rapid population growth of some 50% since 1975. Its land represents 8% of Scotland's overall territory. It covers an area of 6,313 square kilometres (2,437 sq mi).
It takes its name from the old County of Aberdeen which had substantially different boundaries. Modern Aberdeenshire includes all of what was once Kincardineshire, as well as part of Banffshire. The old boundaries are still officially used for a few purposes, namely land registration and lieutenancy.
Aberdeenshire Council is headquartered at Woodhill House, in Aberdeen, making it the only Scottish council whose headquarters are located outside its jurisdiction. Aberdeen itself forms a different council area (Aberdeen City). Aberdeenshire borders onto Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, Highland and Moray to the west and Aberdeen City to the east.
Traditionally, it has been economically dependent upon the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and forestry) and related processing industries. Over the last 40 years, the development of the oil and gas industry and associated service sector has broadened Aberdeenshire's economic base, and contributed to a rapid population growth of some 50% since 1975. Its land represents 8% of Scotland's overall territory. It covers an area of 6,313 square kilometres (2,437 sq mi).
source: Wikipedia
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,561 trails
- E-Bike
1,274 trails
- Hike
1,350 trails
- Trail Running
1,351 trails
- Horse
279 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
13 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,605
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,561
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,274
- Trails Hike
- 1,350
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,351
- Trails Horse
- 279
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 27
- Total Distance
- 1,312 mile
- Total Descent
- 249,067 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,276 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,285 ft
- Reports
- 5,083
- Photos
- 1,233
- Ridden Counter
- 84,668
Popular Trail Networks
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- Aberdeen (234)
- Countesswells (61)
- Cults Woods (8)
- Doonies Hill (14)
- Foggieton Woods (7)
- Hazlehead Park (17)
- Kincord Hill Nature Reserve (10)
- Kirkhill Forest (67)
- Tollohill Wood (16)
- Tyrebagger (25)
- Aboyne (160)
- Glen Tanner (60)
- Ballater (103)
- Pannanich (17)
- Banchory (199)
- Brathens (7)
- Craig of Dalfro (9)
- Hill of Fare (40)
- Ley Wood (3)
- Scolty (109)
- Sluie (12)
- Braemar (24)
- Bridge of Dye (24)
- Durris (61)
- Brachmont Wood (5)
- Clune Wood (6)
- Durris Forest (36)
- Warren Wood (10)
- Ellon (4)
- Fordyce (0)
- DH Farm (4)
- Fraserburgh (2)
- Gartly (41)
- Clashindarroch Forest (24)
- Gartly Moor Forest (24)
- Huntly (63)
- Bin Forest (56)
- Inverurie (215)
- Laurencekirk (196)
- Drumtochty (167)
- Glen Esk (29)
- Mintlaw (51)
- Peterculter (33)
- Craiglug (22)
- Newmill Hill (13)
- Peterhead (5)
- Spittal of Glenshee (0)
- Glenshee (2)
- Stonehaven (65)
- Cheyne Hill (13)
- Fetteresso (50)
- Tarland (18)
- Pressendye (43)
- Tarland Trails (4)
- Torphins (7)
- Learney (8)
- Coldstream / Collonach (12)
- Lecht (3)
- Tillymorgan (10)
Popular Aberdeenshire Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartbreak Ridge Pannanich | |||
| Pitfichie Red Climb Pitfichie | |||
| Gravel Road Pannanich | |||
| Devil's Staircase Pitfichie | |||
| Kirkhill Fun Park Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Forest Road Pitfichie | |||
| Tower South Climb Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Forest Road Scolty | |||
| Forest Path Scolty | |||
| Mastermind Ballater | |||
| Tower Descent Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Macchiato Pitfichie | |||
| Pitfichie Downhill Pitfichie | |||
| White Lady Pitfichie | |||
| Forest Road Drumtochty |
Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aboyne Virtual Enduro 2020 Aboyne | 19 miles | |
| Coch Dubh Route | 7 miles | |
| Tarfside > Aboyne > Mt Keen > Tarfside Glen Esk | 32 miles | |
| Ballater highlights Ballater | 35 miles | |
| Bennachie Banger! Bennachie | 14 miles | |
| Aboyne MiniDuro Aboyne | 15 miles | |
| Ballater North | 17 miles | |
| Kingshill MTB Lap Countesswells | 2 miles | |
| Turnpike/Colny Loop Bennachie | 9 miles | |
| Aboyne XC / Gravel Ride Aboyne | 25 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 2 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 45 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 452 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Photos of Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike
trail: Durris 2
109 |
Jun 15, 2020 @ 1:00am
Jun 15, 2020
trail: Durris 1
91 |
Jun 4, 2019 @ 8:59am
Jun 4, 2019
trail: Chutney
236 |
Aug 6, 2018 @ 11:45am
Aug 6, 2018
trail: Old Durris Jump Track
284 |
Jul 4, 2018 @ 2:25pm
Jul 4, 2018
trail: Old Durris Jump Track
103 |
Jun 8, 2017 @ 8:31am
Jun 8, 2017
trail: Durris 1
125 |
Apr 24, 2017 @ 1:42pm
Apr 24, 2017
trail: Berm Whale
186 |
May 13, 2012 @ 2:09am
May 13, 2012
trail: Berm Whale
312 | | 2 comments
Apr 27, 2009 @ 7:17am
Apr 27, 2009Videos of Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
39 |
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Dead Wood
0:07 |
102 |
Oct 20, 2020
trail: Around the Head
1:52 |
28 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Tight around the loch
0:57 |
62 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Rock Hopper
2:12 |
246 |
Jul 4, 2020
trail: Rock Hopper
0:08 |
166 |
Jul 4, 2020
trail: A (very small) Line
0:23 |
139 |
May 20, 2020
trail: Powered up PacMan
4:48 |
135 |
Apr 29, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durris 1 Durris Forest | Sep 19, 2021 @ 12:03pm 2 days | Dry | Abzbck | Forestry work ongoing | |
| Forest Road Scolty | Sep 5, 2021 @ 10:30am Sep 5, 2021 | Dry | neilpritchett | Closed just after junction with top of... | |
| Forest Road Newmill Hill | Aug 28, 2021 @ 7:12am Aug 28, 2021 | Ideal | Hamrhed42 | E-Bike |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Road Hill of Fare | Sep 18, 2021 @ 11:50pm 2 days | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| SST Hill of Fare | Sep 18, 2021 @ 11:50pm 2 days | Prevalent Mud | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Tower South Climb Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Variable | Locorider | ||
| Flee the Tower Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Variable | Locorider | ||
| Tower Descent Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Variable | Locorider | ||
| Side-tracked Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Wet | Locorider | ||
| Hill of Marcus Climb Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Wet | Locorider | ||
| Sweet and Sour Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Trail Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Wet | Locorider | ||
| Marcus Flint Kirkhill Forest | Sep 18, 2021 @ 12:30am Sep 18, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Locorider |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kelman70 | wishlist | trail | Fast Forwarder | Sep 20, 2021 @ 7:48am 18 hours |
| tom-tbt | vote | trail | Heartbreak Ridge | Sep 20, 2021 @ 1:00am 1 day |
| Abzbck | add | report | Durris 1 | Sep 19, 2021 @ 12:03pm 2 days |
 | 0h-ver-the-hill | add | report | Forest Road and 1 more | Sep 19, 2021 @ 9:51am 2 days |
| Bethany09 | add | karma | Aberdeenshire | Sep 19, 2021 @ 9:49am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Wish I read the previous comment | Sep 16, 2021 @ 5:48am Sep 16, 2021 | ||
| trail | Very good trail | Sep 14, 2021 @ 12:35am Sep 14, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Done this for the first time, not having had a... | Sep 13, 2021 @ 4:15pm Sep 13, 2021 | ||
| trail | Overgrown, not even a trace of it now | Sep 6, 2021 @ 2:47pm Sep 6, 2021 | ||
| trail | Quite short but good. | Sep 6, 2021 @ 12:03am Sep 6, 2021 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenshee | bike park | Spittal of Glenshee | |
| Auchenblae Pump Track | skill park | Laurencekirk | |
| Cults Bike Loop | skill park | Aberdeen | |
| The Puddock | skill park | Tarland | |
| Transition Pumptrack | skill park | Aberdeen |
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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 | 1,561 | 1,297 mile | 240,276 ft | 640 miles | 4,275 ft | 1,212 | 5,067 | 76 | 66,555 | |||
| E-Bike | 1,274 | 1,065 mile | 192,192 ft | 517 miles | 4,275 ft | 16 | 4,337 | 24 | 3,137 | |||
| Hike | 1,350 | 1,220 mile | 191,785 ft | 572 miles | 4,275 ft | 5 | 4,687 | 12 | 2,476 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,351 | 1,221 mile | 191,969 ft | 572 miles | 4,275 ft | 4,688 | 12 | 1,917 | ||||
| Horse | 279 | 300 miles | 33,832 ft | 131 miles | 2,477 ft | 1,550 | 2 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 8 miles | 1,040 ft | 2 miles | 1,257 ft | 1,528 | 1 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 2 miles | 13 ft | 725 ft | 1,093 ft | 4 | 2 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 2 miles | 13 ft | 725 ft | 1,093 ft | 1,529 | ||||||
| Downhill Ski | 27 | 11 miles | 8,625 ft | 10 miles | 1,227 ft | 3 | 105 |
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