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SavePrimary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Land Status: State Forest

Files
- Hamsterley_MTB_Map_A4_leaflet_2.pdf (1.12 MB)
- hamsterleyforest_cyclingmap_2015.pdf (1.63 MB)
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
95 trails
- E-Bike
28 trails
- Horse
10 trails
- Hike
69 trails
- Trail Running
69 trails
Region Details
- 35
- 2
- 21
- 24
- 11
Region Status
Open as of Apr 17, 2025Stats
- 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
Popular Hamsterley Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Hamsterley Forest Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Hamsterley Red Route | 14 miles | |
Best of Hamsterley | 13 miles | |
Just trails Red Route | 7 miles | |
23 mile Hamsterley Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 23 miles |
22 mile Hamsterley Forest Gravel / Adventure Ride | popular ridelog | 22 miles |
15 mile Hamsterley Forest Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
10 mile Hamsterley Forest All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 10 miles |
12 mile Hamsterley Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
7 mile Hamsterley Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
9 mile Hamsterley Forest Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
Photos of Hamsterley Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Root 666 Climb
53 | | 2 comments
Apr 18, 2024 @ 11:28am
Apr 18, 2024
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
trail: Windy Bank Road
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, 2020Videos of Hamsterley Forest Mountain Bike

trail: Bone Shaker
0:10 |
141 |
Feb 21, 2021

trail: Bone Shaker
0:12 |
66 |
Feb 21, 2021

trail: Accelerator
0:14 |
172 |
Nov 9, 2020

trail: Honey Badger
0:11 |
327 |
Jun 10, 2018

trail: Special K
0:35 |
239 |
Nov 9, 2017

trail: Section 13
2:09 |
188 |
Jul 16, 2017

trail: Fraser
0:01 |
3123 |
Jan 1, 2017

trail: Section 13
0:10 |
548 |
Dec 31, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Poisonous Monkey | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Very Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Special K | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Bone Shaker | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Section 13 | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Nitrous | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Accelerator | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Transmission | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Very Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
K-Line | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Very Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Polty’s Last Blast | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Dry | trailforks Trailforks | ||
Forest Road | Apr 17, 2025 @ 11:12am Apr 17, 2025 | Ideal | trailforks Trailforks |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Blake574 | ridden | trail | activity #73537599 | Jun 11, 2025 @ 4:31am Jun 11, 2025 |
mrsJdoolittle | wishlist | route | activity #71710079 | May 15, 2025 @ 9:35am May 15, 2025 |
davey-t | wishlist | trail | activity #71251221 | May 8, 2025 @ 1:30pm May 8, 2025 |
BenGy8HVZ | wishlist | route | activity #70809084 | May 1, 2025 @ 11:54pm May 1, 2025 |
Josephdh7pW1 | ridden | trail | activity #70174635 | Apr 22, 2025 @ 4:04pm Apr 22, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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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 | ||
trail | Perfect name for this trail, you just keep... | Sep 12, 2022 @ 5:13pm Sep 12, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Descend Bike Park | 1 | 0.6 km | |||
Beamish Woodland | 2 | 1 | 17.7 km | ||
Chopwell Woodland Park | 1 | 3 | 17.8 km | ||
Swaledale | 3 | 3 | 17.9 km |
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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 | 95 | 56 miles | 8,465 ft | 23 miles | 961 ft | #177 | #11 | 203 | 1,306 | 3 | 12,729 | |
E-Bike | 28 | 18 miles | 2,713 ft | 8 miles | 820 ft | #673 | #64 | 1,218 | 1 | 1,780 | ||
Horse | 10 | 12 miles | 850 ft | 4 miles | 820 ft | #53 | 188 | |||||
Hike | 69 | 46 miles | 4,911 ft | 16 miles | 961 ft | #358 | #4 | 1,238 | 1 | 83 | ||
Trail Running | 69 | 46 miles | 4,911 ft | 16 miles | 961 ft | #361 | #4 | 1,238 | 1 | 139 |
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