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      Scolty is a medium sized hill (299m) situated next to the town of Banchory. The hill is easily recognisable by the large stone tower at the summit, which can be seen from miles around. Scolty has a pay and display car park at the bottom, which is signposted. There is a wide range of trails on offer up Scolty and in the surrounding 'Scolty Woods', from 20k Xc trails to the infamous Scolty downhill tracks. All the Xc trails are on fire road, and take from 1 1/2 to 3 hours to complete. These trails are Blue and Red ratedThe DH tracks on the other hand are short, steep, and very rocky. There are around 8 DH tracks up Scolty which all start from the top of the hill (on the east side) and all take about 2 to 6 minutes to get down. These trails are black rated and should not be taken lightly.
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      Land Status: Community Forest
      Land Manager: Forestry And Land Scotland
      Parking google parking directions
      Access Info:
      The Xc trails all start from the car park, but are not signposted so you will have to bring a map. To get to the DH tracks , get to the top of the hill (there are multiple ways to get up, all are signposted) then go to the east side of the hill and look for two tracks that merge together and then end in a gate. This is the start of the DH tracks.
      This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
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      Region Details
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      • 22
      • 1

      Region Status
      Caution as of Oct 2, 2022

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      126
      Trails Mountain Bike
      124
      Trails E-Bike
      123
      Trails Horse
      9
      Trails Hike
      62
      Trails Trail Running
      62
      Total Distance
      55 miles
      Total Descent
      13,569 ft
      Total Vertical
      909 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,114 ft
      Reports
      1,615
      Photos
      176
      Ridden Counter
      17,337

      Scolty Mountain Bike Routes

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      Scolty Red/blue route
      13 miles
      Scolty Route race
      14 miles
      17 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog17 miles
      10 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog10 miles
      15 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog15 miles
      4 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog4 miles
      5 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog5 miles
      6 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog6 miles
      14 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog14 miles
      17 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog17 miles

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 1 rides
      Past Week
      • 17 rides

      Photos of Scolty Mountain Bike

      trail: Crack Cleaner
      84 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Crack Cleaner
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      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Crack Cleaner
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      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Crack Cleaner
      59 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Forest Path
      49 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      35 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      34 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      664 |
      May 5, 2016 @ 4:28pm
      May 5, 2016

      Videos of Scolty Mountain Bike

      A foggy november day up scolty
      63 | Nov 14, 2020
      Friday fails submission
      trail: Meatbeater
      0:08 | 549 | Oct 11, 2019
      Scolty shred
      trail: Goosefest
      1:00 | 637 | Mar 25, 2018
      Connor Ogg // Sunny Daze
      0:42 | 4309 | May 21, 2017
      scolty enduro trails
      5:30 | 240 | Jul 6, 2016
      Scolty dh
      2:13 | 238 | May 12, 2016
      Scolty Spring Shred
      1:23 | 1476 | May 6, 2016
      2015 SHREDIT
      3:51 | 1274 | Jan 4, 2016

      Recent Trail Reports

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      Forest Road
      Mar 26, 2023 @ 12:30am
      Mar 26, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Gravel Path
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Forest Road
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      The Ridge
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      VariableE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Forest Road
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Forest Path
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      VariableE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Forest Road
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Ozloc's Crotch
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Tree Hugging Hippie
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      VariableE-Bike Detour in place at half way point just...0h-ver-the-hill
      GBP
      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      VariableE-Bike Had some maintenance done to clear...0h-ver-the-hill

      Activity Feed

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      user #1510211Rt2112commenttrailCrack-Hoor
      Mar 29, 2023 @ 5:37am
      23 mins
      user #13463700h-ver-the-hilladdreportForest Road and 15 more
      Mar 26, 2023 @ 5:43am
      Mar 26, 2023
      user #1549784RobbOnTheRockaddreportProject SS Goauch and 6 more
      Mar 24, 2023 @ 2:14am
      Mar 24, 2023
      user #3222896chickenball87riddentrailThe Wall and 6 more
      Mar 15, 2023 @ 12:25pm
      Mar 15, 2023
      user #1510211Rt2112addreportGun Barrel
      Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:48pm
      Mar 12, 2023

      Recent Comments

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      user #1510211Rt2112trailCrack-HoorNot sure why this says permanently closed, it...
      Mar 29, 2023 @ 5:37am
      23 mins
      user #1176915tomozreportForest RoadExcellent conditions
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 7:13am
      Dec 31, 2022
      user #3038653Orange1881trailCorona Time (Upper)Access from scolty car park blocked due to...
      Oct 3, 2022 @ 9:34am
      Oct 3, 2022
      user #2547266RichardPettigrewreportForest Roadno updates on this since feb 2022 then?
      Sep 30, 2022 @ 2:49pm
      Sep 30, 2022
      user #2313845abl8reportRoots ManovaThe app is going Haywire, sorry, this is...
      Aug 16, 2022 @ 11:00am
      Aug 16, 2022

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike12455 miles13,570 ft30 miles909 ft
      #571#301761,60927,913
      E-Bike12354 miles13,570 ft30 miles909 ft
      #185#171,508560
      Horse94 miles187 ft5,135 ft427 ft
      #694#32369
      Hike6237 miles2,552 ft13 miles902 ft
      #3,164#971,408104
      Trail Running6237 miles2,552 ft13 miles902 ft
      #3,171#961,408217
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