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      Black, Red and Blue XC Trails

      Descent Downhill Bike Park
      source: Descend
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      Land Status: State Forest
      Parking google parking directions
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      This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
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      Region Details
      • 35
      • 2
      • 21
      • 24
      • 11

      Region Status
      Open as of Apr 17, 2025
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      93
      Trails Mountain Bike
      96
      Trails E-Bike
      28
      Trails Horse
      10
      Trails Hike
      69
      Trails Trail Running
      69
      Total Distance
      56 miles
      Total Descent
      8,464 ft
      Total Vertical
      961 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,455 ft
      Reports
      1,306
      Photos
      203
      Ridden Counter
      43,513

      Photos of Hamsterley Forest Mountain Bike

      53 |
      Apr 18, 2024 @ 11:28am
      Apr 18, 2024
      | 2 comments
      trail: Transmission
      67 |
      Apr 20, 2023 @ 1:36am
      Apr 20, 2023
      trail: Root 666
      68 |
      Sep 15, 2022 @ 11:31am
      Sep 15, 2022
      trail: Red Trail
      106 |
      Mar 2, 2021 @ 2:01am
      Mar 2, 2021
      59 |
      Jan 2, 2021 @ 9:45am
      Jan 2, 2021
      trail: Odd Sox
      26 |
      Dec 30, 2020 @ 12:42am
      Dec 30, 2020
      trail: Odd Sox
      24 |
      Dec 30, 2020 @ 12:42am
      Dec 30, 2020
      trail: Odd Sox
      30 |
      Dec 30, 2020 @ 12:42am
      Dec 30, 2020

      Videos of Hamsterley Forest Mountain Bike

      blast down bone shaker few weeks back
      0:10 | 141 | Feb 21, 2021
      blast down bone shaker few weeks back
      0:12 | 66 | Feb 21, 2021
      What a Plank
      0:14 | 172 | Nov 9, 2020
      Honey Badger
      0:11 | 327 | Jun 10, 2018
      Special K on the jeffsy
      trail: Special K
      0:35 | 239 | Nov 9, 2017
      13. Escaping the flys
      trail: Section 13
      2:09 | 188 | Jul 16, 2017
      Norco Factory Racing says good bye to Harry...
      trail: Fraser
      0:01 | 3123 | Jan 1, 2017
      section 13 crash
      trail: Section 13
      0:10 | 548 | Dec 31, 2016

      Recent Trail Reports

      Activity Feed

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      Blake574riddentrailactivity #73537599
      Jun 11, 2025 @ 4:31am
      Jun 11, 2025
      mrsJdoolittlewishlistrouteactivity #71710079
      May 15, 2025 @ 9:35am
      May 15, 2025
      davey-twishlisttrailactivity #71251221
      May 8, 2025 @ 1:30pm
      May 8, 2025
      BenGy8HVZwishlistrouteactivity #70809084
      May 1, 2025 @ 11:54pm
      May 1, 2025
      Josephdh7pW1riddentrailactivity #70174635
      Apr 22, 2025 @ 4:04pm
      Apr 22, 2025

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      superandy07trailMonsterzinc XLInteresting trail but probably more suitable...
      Jun 19, 2024 @ 3:53am
      Jun 19, 2024
      rossridesmtbtrailGrove LinkNice easy green. The trail is shared with...
      May 8, 2024 @ 6:44am
      May 8, 2024
      rossridesmtbtrailSkills Loop (Downhill)Great for beginners and people looking to...
      May 8, 2024 @ 6:42am
      May 8, 2024
      AidanCKYtrailNitrousBrilliant trail just like Accelerator before it.
      Sep 12, 2022 @ 5:14pm
      Sep 12, 2022
      AidanCKYtrailAcceleratorPerfect name for this trail, you just keep...
      Sep 12, 2022 @ 5:13pm
      Sep 12, 2022

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Descend Bike Park 10.6 km
      Beamish Woodland 2 117.7 km
      Chopwell Woodland Park 1 317.8 km
      Swaledale 3 317.9 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike9556 miles8,465 ft23 miles961 ft
      #177#112031,306312,729
      E-Bike2818 miles2,713 ft8 miles820 ft
      #673#641,21811,780
      Horse1012 miles850 ft4 miles820 ft
      #53188
      Hike6946 miles4,911 ft16 miles961 ft
      #358#41,238183
      Trail Running6946 miles4,911 ft16 miles961 ft
      #361#41,2381139
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