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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
1,548 trails
- E-Bike
1,261 trails
- Hike
1,341 trails
- Trail Running
1,342 trails
- Horse
275 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
13 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,592
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,548
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,261
- Trails Hike
- 1,341
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,342
- Trails Horse
- 275
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 13
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 27
- Total Distance
- 1,303 mile
- Total Descent
- 250,532 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,276 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,285 ft
- Reports
- 4,825
- Photos
- 1,221
- Ridden Counter
- 78,479
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 (157)
- Ballater (105)
- Banchory (201)
- Brathens (7)
- Hill of Fare (40)
- Ley Wood (3)
- Scolty (113)
- 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 (194)
- Drumtochty (165)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitfichie Red Climb Pitfichie | |||
| Heartbreak Ridge Ballater | |||
| Devil's Staircase Pitfichie | |||
| Kirkhill Fun Park Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Gravel Road Ballater | |||
| Tower South Climb Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Forest Road Scolty | |||
| Forest Road Pitfichie | |||
| Forest Path Scolty | |||
| Tower Descent Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Macchiato Pitfichie | |||
| Mastermind Ballater | |||
| Pitfichie Downhill Pitfichie | |||
| Hill of Marcus Climb Kirkhill Forest | |||
| Green Hill Pitfichie |
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 | |
| Clachnaben Long Banchory | 13 miles | |
| Clachnaben Short Drumtochty | 12 miles | |
| Ballater highlights Ballater | 35 miles | |
| Kingshill MTB Lap Countesswells | 2 miles | |
| Aboyne MiniDuro Aboyne | 15 miles | |
| Bennachie Banger! Bennachie | 14 miles | |
| Deeside Trail (Short) Aberdeenshire | 138 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 66 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 63 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 643 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
Photos of Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike
trail: Durris 2
102 |
Jun 15, 2020 @ 1:00am
Jun 15, 2020
trail: Durris 1
89 |
Jun 4, 2019 @ 8:59am
Jun 4, 2019
trail: Chutney
226 |
Aug 6, 2018 @ 11:45am
Aug 6, 2018
trail: Old Durris Jump Track
274 |
Jul 4, 2018 @ 2:25pm
Jul 4, 2018
trail: Old Durris Jump Track
100 |
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
33 |
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Dead Wood
0:07 |
95 |
Oct 20, 2020
trail: Around the Head
1:52 |
26 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Tight around the loch
0:57 |
57 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Rock Hopper
2:12 |
233 |
Jul 4, 2020
trail: Rock Hopper
0:08 |
157 |
Jul 4, 2020
trail: A (very small) Line
0:23 |
130 |
May 20, 2020
trail: Powered up PacMan
4:48 |
125 |
Apr 29, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean 4 Coffee Ballater | Jul 23, 2021 @ 5:37am 8 hours | Dry | darynp | No sign of this | |
| Glass Case of Emotion Durris Forest | Jul 16, 2021 @ 6:54am Jul 16, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | gav-s TRAILFORKS | Lots of deep mud sections. There's also a... | |
| Pine Martins Lair Drumtochty | Jul 4, 2021 @ 9:00am Jul 4, 2021 | Dry | andrewcook | Very overgrown and vague for a lot of it,... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitfichie Downhill Pitfichie | Jul 21, 2021 @ 1:48pm 2 days | Very Dry | DBRS | ||
| Corner Cut Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Tower South Climb Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Dry | Locorider | ||
| Flee the Tower Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Side-tracked Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Hill of Marcus Climb Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Sweet and Sour Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Fast Forwarder Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Forest Road Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider | ||
| Straight Down Kirkhill Forest | Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:32am 2 days | Ideal | Locorider |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mtbmiff | ridden | trail | Mastermind and 4 more | Jul 23, 2021 @ 9:18am 4 hours |
 | darynp | add | report | Bean 4 Coffee | Jul 23, 2021 @ 5:37am 8 hours |
| InnesMTB | ridden | trail | Sweet and Sour | Jul 22, 2021 @ 4:12am 1 day |
| stevied0936 | vote | trail | Squamish AB | Jul 22, 2021 @ 1:54am 1 day |
| stevied0936 | ridden | trail | Nob Nibbler and 2 more | Jul 22, 2021 @ 1:47am 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Clear | Jul 20, 2021 @ 10:33am Jul 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | Why have I. It tried this one before. An... | Jul 18, 2021 @ 6:32am Jul 18, 2021 | ||
| trail | Absolutely outstanding and bone dry at the... | Jul 15, 2021 @ 3:10pm Jul 15, 2021 | ||
| trail | Bone dry. Some great maintenance carried out... | Jul 15, 2021 @ 6:05am Jul 15, 2021 | ||
| trail | Forrestry works have torn up the path at near... | Jul 11, 2021 @ 11:31am Jul 11, 2021 |
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Epic Ride 50k170 awarded
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 |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,548 | 1,288 mile | 241,739 ft | 637 miles | 4,275 ft | 1,200 | 4,809 | 75 | 62,629 | |||
| E-Bike | 1,261 | 1,055 mile | 193,389 ft | 514 miles | 4,275 ft | 16 | 4,082 | 21 | 2,678 | |||
| Hike | 1,341 | 1,212 mile | 192,785 ft | 569 miles | 4,275 ft | 5 | 4,446 | 12 | 2,262 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,342 | 1,212 mile | 192,969 ft | 570 miles | 4,275 ft | 4,447 | 12 | 1,634 | ||||
| Horse | 275 | 292 miles | 32,172 ft | 127 miles | 2,477 ft | 1,546 | 2 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 13 | 8 miles | 1,040 ft | 2 miles | 1,257 ft | 1,526 | 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 | 1,527 | ||||||
| Downhill Ski | 27 | 11 miles | 8,625 ft | 10 miles | 1,227 ft | 3 | 105 |
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