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SaveScolty 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
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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- Hike
62 trails
- Mountain Bike
124 trails
- E-Bike
123 trails
- Horse
9 trails
- Trail Running
62 trails
Region Details
- 39
- 14
- 11
- 37
- 22
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Oct 2, 2022Stats
- 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
Popular Scolty Mountain Biking Trails
Scolty Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Scolty Red/blue route | 13 miles | |
| Scolty Route race | 14 miles | |
| 17 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
| 10 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 10 miles |
| 15 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 4 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 5 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
| 6 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
| 14 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 17 mile Scolty All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
Photos of Scolty Mountain Bike
trail: Crack Cleaner
84 |
Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
Dec 7, 2021
trail: Crack Cleaner
60 |
Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:37am
Dec 7, 2021
trail: Crack Cleaner
56 |
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
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
664 |
May 5, 2016 @ 4:28pm
May 5, 2016Videos of Scolty Mountain Bike
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
63 |
Nov 14, 2020
trail: Meatbeater
0:08 |
549 |
Oct 11, 2019
trail: Goosefest
1:00 |
637 |
Mar 25, 2018
trail: Double Drap
0:42 |
4309 |
May 21, 2017
trail: Crack Cleaner
5:30 |
240 |
Jul 6, 2016
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
2:13 |
238 |
May 12, 2016
trail: Double Drap
1:23 |
1476 |
May 6, 2016
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
3:51 |
1274 |
Jan 4, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Road | Mar 26, 2023 @ 12:30am Mar 26, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Gravel Path | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Forest Road | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| The Ridge | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Variable | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Forest Road | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Forest Path | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Variable | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Forest Road | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Ozloc's Crotch | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| Tree Hugging Hippie | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Variable | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
| GBP | Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm Mar 25, 2023 | Variable | 0h-ver-the-hill |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rt2112 | comment | trail | Crack-Hoor | Mar 29, 2023 @ 5:37am 23 mins |
 | 0h-ver-the-hill | add | report | Forest Road and 15 more | Mar 26, 2023 @ 5:43am Mar 26, 2023 |
| RobbOnTheRock | add | report | Project SS Goauch and 6 more | Mar 24, 2023 @ 2:14am Mar 24, 2023 |
| chickenball87 | ridden | trail | The Wall and 6 more | Mar 15, 2023 @ 12:25pm Mar 15, 2023 |
| Rt2112 | add | report | Gun Barrel | Mar 12, 2023 @ 2:48pm Mar 12, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Not sure why this says permanently closed, it... | Mar 29, 2023 @ 5:37am 23 mins | ||
 | report | Excellent conditions | Dec 31, 2022 @ 7:13am Dec 31, 2022 | ||
| trail | Access from scolty car park blocked due to... | Oct 3, 2022 @ 9:34am Oct 3, 2022 | ||
 | report | no updates on this since feb 2022 then? | Sep 30, 2022 @ 2:49pm Sep 30, 2022 | ||
 | report | The app is going Haywire, sorry, this is... | Aug 16, 2022 @ 11:00am Aug 16, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig of Dalfro | 5 | 2.6 km | |||
| Brathens | 2 | 2.7 km | |||
| Ley Wood | 1 | 3.5 km | |||
| Sluie | 5 | 2 | 4.9 km | ||
| Potarch | 5.4 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 | 124 | 55 miles | 13,570 ft | 30 miles | 909 ft | #571 | #30 | 176 | 1,609 | 2 | 7,913 | |
| E-Bike | 123 | 54 miles | 13,570 ft | 30 miles | 909 ft | #185 | #17 | 1,508 | 560 | |||
| Horse | 9 | 4 miles | 187 ft | 5,135 ft | 427 ft | #694 | #32 | 369 | ||||
| Hike | 62 | 37 miles | 2,552 ft | 13 miles | 902 ft | #3,164 | #97 | 1,408 | 104 | |||
| Trail Running | 62 | 37 miles | 2,552 ft | 13 miles | 902 ft | #3,171 | #96 | 1,408 | 217 |
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