close
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail 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%
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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
Radar Time
Ballater (Scottish Gaelic: Bealadair) is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of 213 m (700 ft), Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula.
source: Wikipedia
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
105 trails
- E-Bike
104 trails
- Hike
99 trails
- Trail Running
99 trails
- Horse
13 trails
Region Details
- 42
- 26
- 16
- 8
- 12
Region Status
Open as of Jul 23, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 106
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 105
- Trails E-Bike
- 104
- Trails Hike
- 99
- Trails Trail Running
- 99
- Trails Horse
- 13
- Total Distance
- 154 miles
- Total Descent
- 30,986 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,230 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,756 ft
- Reports
- 265
- Photos
- 141
- Ridden Counter
- 6,191
Popular Ballater Mountain Biking Trails
Ballater Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Break Ridge Ballater Circular | 11 miles | |
| Ballater highlights | 35 miles | |
| Ballater North | 17 miles | |
| Loch Muick Glen Clova loop | 16 miles | |
| Capel Mounth | 17 miles | |
| Crathie | 22 miles | |
| Neither Ballater Or Aboyne | 17 miles | |
| Lochnagar loop | 24 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 4 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 6 rides
- 30 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 36 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
Photos of Ballater Mountain Bike
trail: Heartbreak Ridge
13 |
Jul 18, 2021 @ 6:34am
Jul 18, 2021
trail: Gravel Road
4 |
Jul 7, 2021 @ 11:49am
Jul 7, 2021
trail: Gravel Road
10 |
Jul 7, 2021 @ 11:49am
Jul 7, 2021
trail: Creag Mullach
52 |
Nov 2, 2020 @ 5:05am
Nov 2, 2020
trail: Creag Mullach
34 |
Nov 2, 2020 @ 5:05am
Nov 2, 2020
trail: Down by the bay
21 |
Oct 22, 2020 @ 3:38pm
Oct 22, 2020
trail: Meall Dubh Path
30 |
Oct 21, 2020 @ 7:29am
Oct 21, 2020
trail: Heartbreak Ridge
454 |
Jun 24, 2017 @ 1:02am
Jun 24, 2017Videos of Ballater Mountain Bike
trail: Around the Head
1:52 |
28 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Tight around the loch
0:57 |
58 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Chocolate Orange
3:47 |
182 |
Apr 15, 2019
trail: Chocolate Orange
0:11 |
106 |
Sep 24, 2016
trail: Heartbreak Ridge
12:59 |
203 |
Jun 1, 2021 , Ballater
trail: Culsten Burn Trail
22:22 |
43 |
May 25, 2021 , Ballater
trail: Mount Keen South
7:38 |
53 |
Apr 18, 2021 , Ballater
trail: Mt Keen
3:24 |
78 |
Oct 18, 2020 , Ballater
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean 4 Coffee | Jul 23, 2021 @ 5:37am Jul 23, 2021 | Dry | darynp | No sign of this |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartbreak Ridge | Jul 18, 2021 @ 6:30am Jul 18, 2021 | Ideal | ColinAaO4An | ||
| Calm before the storm | Jul 7, 2021 @ 9:32am Jul 7, 2021 | Ideal | peterhodes | ||
| Craigcoileich Descent | Jul 7, 2021 @ 9:32am Jul 7, 2021 | Variable | peterhodes | ||
| Short One | Jun 27, 2021 @ 3:19am Jun 27, 2021 | Ideal | Wicked993 | ||
| Dinnet to Loch Kinord | Jun 10, 2021 @ 2:52am Jun 10, 2021 | Ideal | paulminor | ||
| Gravel Path | Jun 10, 2021 @ 2:52am Jun 10, 2021 | Unknown | paulminor | ||
| Forest Road | Jun 10, 2021 @ 2:52am Jun 10, 2021 | Dry | paulminor | ||
| Gravel Road | Jun 6, 2021 @ 1:31am Jun 6, 2021 | Ideal | AJT552 | ||
| Meall Dubh Path | Jun 3, 2021 @ 5:58am Jun 3, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Wicked993 | ||
| The road to Mt. Keen | May 23, 2021 @ 7:12am May 23, 2021 | Wet | dan65338 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | GrahamfnhEKi | wishlist | trail | Mastermind | Jul 29, 2021 @ 11:32am Jul 29, 2021 |
| GrahamfnhEKi | wishlist | trail | Mastermind | Jul 29, 2021 @ 4:45am Jul 29, 2021 |
| GrahamfnhEKi | wishlist | trail | Mastermind | Jul 28, 2021 @ 6:47am Jul 28, 2021 |
| j5G5wN | wishlist | trail | Heartbreak Ridge | Jul 27, 2021 @ 11:04am Jul 27, 2021 |
| Wilcocker | ridden | trail | Heartbreak Ridge | Jul 27, 2021 @ 10:18am Jul 27, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 100% Jake! | Jul 10, 2021 @ 2:55pm Jul 10, 2021 | ||
| trail | How do you remove trails from this platform!? | Jul 9, 2021 @ 1:58pm Jul 9, 2021 |
Local Badges
-
Big Ride 30k502 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k177 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge16 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k26 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 105 | 148 miles | 30,820 ft | 78 miles | 2,523 ft | #996 | #62 | 140 | 258 | 8 | 3,296 | |
| E-Bike | 104 | 146 miles | 30,758 ft | 77 miles | 2,523 ft | #251 | #36 | 226 | 3 | 200 | ||
| Hike | 99 | 149 miles | 28,166 ft | 75 miles | 3,228 ft | #916 | #38 | 1 | 239 | 229 | ||
| Trail Running | 99 | 149 miles | 28,166 ft | 75 miles | 3,228 ft | #920 | #38 | 239 | 62 | |||
| Horse | 13 | 23 miles | 1,804 ft | 11 miles | 1,115 ft | #270 | #13 | 83 |
- By eastfyfes
TARLAND ENMBC & contributors - Admins: gav-s, Gravitate, ATA, eastfyfes
- #16418 - 14,785 views
- ballater activity log | embed map of Ballater mountain bike trails | ballater mountain biking points of interest polygons
- subscribe 3d map donate to earn trail karma!
Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is enabled for Ballater.
You must login to download files.