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This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
117 trails
- Hike
80 trails
- Trail Running
80 trails
Region Details
- 44
- 2
- 23
- 25
- 11
- 8
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 113
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 118
- Trails E-Bike
- 38
- Trails Horse
- 19
- Trails Hike
- 80
- Trails Trail Running
- 80
- Total Distance
- 62 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,997 ft
- Total Vertical
- 961 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,455 ft
- Reports
- 1,330
- Photos
- 406
- Ridden Counter
- 16,071
Articles
Race Report: Downhill in a Farmer's Field as Northern Downhill Ends the Drought at Eastgate
Sep 15, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Grassy turns and wooden senders made for a great entry level race.
Sub Regions
- Bishop Auckland (110)
- Descend Bike Park (12)
- Hamsterley Forest (95)
- Durham (1)
Popular County Durham Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Accelerator Hamsterley Forest | |||
Nitrous Hamsterley Forest | |||
Transmission Hamsterley Forest | |||
Forest Road Hamsterley Forest | |||
Section 13 Hamsterley Forest | |||
K-Line Hamsterley Forest | |||
Brain Freeze Hamsterley Forest | |||
Odd Sox Hamsterley Forest | |||
Special K Hamsterley Forest | |||
Pike's Teeth Hamsterley Forest | |||
Two Wheels and a Troll-Upper Hamsterley Forest | |||
Two Wheels and a Troll-Lower Hamsterley Forest | |||
Root 666 Hamsterley Forest | |||
Climb to Pike's Teeth Hamsterley Forest | |||
Bone Shaker Hamsterley Forest |
County Durham Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Hamsterley Red Route Hamsterley Forest | 14 miles | |
Best of Hamsterley Hamsterley Forest | 13 miles | |
Enduro Traing BM Bishop Auckland | 28 miles | |
Just trails Red Route Hamsterley Forest | 7 miles | |
Ragpath Circular Durham | 5 miles | |
Long slog Durham | 14 miles | |
15 mile Descend Bike Park All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
4 mile Descend Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
12 mile Descend Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
18 mile Descend Bike Park Ride | popular ridelog | 18 miles |
Photos of County Durham Mountain Bike
trail: Root 666 Climb
51 | | 2 comments
Apr 18, 2024 @ 11:28am
Apr 18, 2024
trail: Transmission
52 |
Apr 20, 2023 @ 1:36am
Apr 20, 2023
trail: Main Line DH1
116 |
Oct 9, 2022 @ 12:21pm
Oct 9, 2022
trail: Root 666
63 |
Sep 15, 2022 @ 11:31am
Sep 15, 2022
trail: Black Magic
131 |
Jan 29, 2020 @ 5:01am
Jan 29, 2020
trail: Black Magic
65 |
Jan 29, 2020 @ 5:00am
Jan 29, 2020
trail: Black Magic
144 |
Jan 29, 2020 @ 5:00am
Jan 29, 2020
trail: Black Magic
211 |
Feb 18, 2011 @ 12:33pm
Feb 18, 2011Videos of County Durham Mountain Bike

trail: Black Magic
74 |
Sep 15, 2023

trail: Pinball
60 |
Jul 14, 2023

trail: Main Line DH1
91 |
Sep 12, 2022

trail: Main Line DH1
48 |
Sep 12, 2022

trail: Main Line DH1
61 |
May 9, 2022

trail: Main Line DH1
35 |
Jan 17, 2022

trail: 4x Track
296 |
May 23, 2021

trail: Bone Shaker
133 |
Feb 21, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Brain Freeze Hamsterley Forest | Nov 30, 2024 @ 11:02am Nov 30, 2024 | Variable | rossridesmtb | ||
K-Line Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Polty’s Last Blast Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Two Wheels and a Troll-Lower Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Red Sox Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Variable | Anth-h90 | ||
Odd Sox Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Variable | Anth-h90 | ||
Rocky Road Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Pike's Teeth Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Gorse Lane Hamsterley Forest | Oct 19, 2024 @ 9:15am Oct 19, 2024 | Wet | Anth-h90 | ||
Forest Road Hamsterley Forest | Sep 17, 2024 @ 11:17am Sep 17, 2024 | Icy | halfmanhalfwalk2 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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callumc86 | vote | trail | activity #65652129 | Feb 3, 2025 @ 12:29pm 3 days |
paulbrason | wishlist | route | activity #65475719 and 1 more | Jan 31, 2025 @ 12:40pm Jan 31, 2025 |
Waynefiler159 | wishlist | region | activity #65410648 | Jan 30, 2025 @ 5:01am Jan 30, 2025 |
noahrichardsmtb | wishlist | region | activity #65380564 | Jan 29, 2025 @ 12:28pm Jan 29, 2025 |
noahrichardsmtb | wishlist | region | activity #65380557 | Jan 29, 2025 @ 12:28pm Jan 29, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This bike park is amazing so many runs you can... | Oct 8, 2024 @ 2:24am Oct 8, 2024 | ||
trail | Interesting trail but probably more suitable... | Jun 19, 2024 @ 3:53am Jun 19, 2024 | ||
trail | Nice easy green. The trail is shared with... | May 8, 2024 @ 6:44am May 8, 2024 | ||
trail | Great for beginners and people looking to... | May 8, 2024 @ 6:42am May 8, 2024 | ||
trail | Brilliant trail just like Accelerator before it. | Sep 12, 2022 @ 5:14pm Sep 12, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails282 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k67 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge179 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge11 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k75 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge180 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Descend Bike Park | bike park | Bishop Auckland | |
Belmont Pumptrack | skill park | Belmont | |
Willington BMX Track | skill park | Bishop Auckland | |
Newton Aycliffe Pumptrack | skill park | Bishop Auckland | |
Hetton Lyons BMX Track | skill park | Houghton Le Spring |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 117 | 62 miles | 10,997 ft | 29 miles | 961 ft | 406 | 1,330 | 6 | 28,876 | |||
E-Bike | 38 | 21 miles | 3,084 ft | 11 miles | 951 ft | 1,238 | 3 | 4,485 | ||||
Horse | 19 | 16 miles | 1,509 ft | 8 miles | 951 ft | 199 | ||||||
Hike | 80 | 50 miles | 5,591 ft | 20 miles | 961 ft | 1,260 | 1 | 565 | ||||
Trail Running | 80 | 50 miles | 5,591 ft | 20 miles | 961 ft | 1,260 | 1 | 167 |
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