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SaveThis region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
No description for Pentland Hills has been added yet! Login or register to submit one.Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Provincial Park
google parking directionsThis region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
77 trails
- Hike
78 trails
- Trail Running
78 trails
Region Details
- 16
- 15
- 30
- 13
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 8, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 77
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 77
- Trails E-Bike
- 10
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 78
- Trails Trail Running
- 78
- Total Distance
- 76 miles
- Total Descent
- 12,825 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,335 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,837 ft
- Reports
- 720
- Photos
- 1,020
- Ridden Counter
- 20,546
Popular Pentland Hills Mountain Biking Trails
Pentland Hills Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pentlands Flotterstone Loop | 11 miles | |
| Edinburgh - Pentland Loop, Black Hill Variation | 23 miles | |
| Edinburgh - Pentland Loop, Loganlea Variation | 22 miles | |
| Flotterstone/Black Hill Loop | 10 miles | |
| Five Peak Circular | 10 miles | |
| RUTS Penicuik loop | 7 miles | |
| 14 mile Pentland Hills Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 3 mile Pentland Hills All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 3 miles |
| 14 mile Pentland Hills Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
Photos of Pentland Hills Mountain Bike
trail: Black Hill
36 |
Apr 17, 2024 @ 4:39am
Apr 17, 2024
trail: Capelaw Traverse
25 |
Mar 27, 2024 @ 9:44am
Mar 27, 2024
trail: Harbour Hill
34 |
Mar 27, 2024 @ 9:42am
Mar 27, 2024
trail: Kirkgate Singletrack
29 |
Aug 22, 2023 @ 12:23pm
Aug 22, 2023
trail: Five Peaks
71 |
Jun 10, 2023 @ 11:41am
Jun 10, 2023
trail: Five Peaks
67 |
Jun 10, 2023 @ 11:41am
Jun 10, 2023
trail: Five Peaks
64 |
Jun 10, 2023 @ 11:41am
Jun 10, 2023
trail: Five Peaks
59 |
Jun 10, 2023 @ 11:41am
Jun 10, 2023Videos of Pentland Hills Mountain Bike
trail: Harbour Hill Bypass
24 |
Oct 5, 2023
trail: Bonaly
422 |
Jan 12, 2021
trail: Bonaly
0:53 |
582 |
May 4, 2019
trail: Bonaly
0:44 |
1462 |
Mar 9, 2019
trail: Bonaly
0:31 |
528 |
Jul 20, 2017
trail: Bonaly
11:37 |
539 |
Jul 20, 2017
trail: Bonaly
3:50 |
363 |
Jun 12, 2017
trail: Bonaly
0:58 |
128 |
May 31, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Fart | Feb 8, 2025 @ 12:28pm Feb 8, 2025 | Variable | ferrit | ||
| Poet's Burn | Feb 1, 2025 @ 5:40am Feb 1, 2025 | Dry | JodieBrumhead | ||
| Unknown | Jan 29, 2025 @ 4:44am Jan 29, 2025 | Dry | garyhutchin | ||
| Maiden's Cleugh | Jan 19, 2025 @ 6:01am Jan 19, 2025 | Variable | EwanMac89 | ||
| Green Cleugh (Part 2) | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney | ||
| Threipmuir Path | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney | ||
| Access Road | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney | ||
| Ranges Road (South) | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney | ||
| Kirkgate Singletrack | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney | ||
| Ranges Road (North) | Jul 6, 2024 @ 3:22am Jul 6, 2024 | Ideal | Marney |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EwanMc | vote | trail | activity #70087550 | Apr 21, 2025 @ 8:55am 15 hours |
| ChrisS1989 | ridden | trail | activity #70002002 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 5:27am 2 days |
| luke315 | wishlist | region | activity #69652427 | Apr 14, 2025 @ 4:58pm Apr 14, 2025 |
| Ralfmo | wishlist | trail | activity #69532013 | Apr 13, 2025 @ 12:44am Apr 13, 2025 |
| VioletSmoke | difficultyvote | trail | activity #69517455 and 3 more | Apr 12, 2025 @ 4:31pm Apr 12, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Quite a few stiles that you have to lift the... | Mar 18, 2025 @ 5:34am Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| trail | In the video 'Pentland Hills Mayhem' The... | May 23, 2024 @ 3:56pm May 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | In The Classic Pentlands MTB video The Howe... | May 23, 2024 @ 3:52pm May 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | In the video Threipmuir Loop The Howe starts... | May 23, 2024 @ 3:50pm May 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | In the video 'Pentland Hills Mayhem' The Howe... | May 23, 2024 @ 3:48pm May 23, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craiglockhart Park | 3 | 5.2 km | |||
| Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill | 8 | 6 km | |||
| Blackford & Braidburn | 1 | 6.9 km | |||
| Corstorphine Hill | 17 | 5 | 7 km | ||
| Almondell & Calderwood Country Park | 19 | 8 | 7.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 77 | 76 miles | 12,825 ft | 33 miles | 1,335 ft | #562 | #26 | 1,020 | 718 | 6 | 14,888 | |
| E-Bike | 10 | 8 miles | 1,490 ft | 3 miles | 1,083 ft | 620 | 1 | 1,163 | ||||
| Horse | 4 | 3 miles | 30 ft | 3,530 ft | 256 ft | 264 | ||||||
| Hike | 78 | 75 miles | 12,448 ft | 33 miles | 1,335 ft | #378 | #5 | 718 | 2 | 648 | ||
| Trail Running | 78 | 75 miles | 12,448 ft | 33 miles | 1,335 ft | #381 | #5 | 718 | 3 | 1,799 |
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