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      Scolty is a forested area consisting of Scolty hill, Gough hill and the surrounding woodland, situated next to the town of Banchory. The hill is easily recognizable by the large stone tower at the summit, which can be seen from miles around. Scolty has a pay and display car park, which is signposted. There are a wide range of trails on offer up Scolty and in the surrounding woods, from simple forest fireroads, natural singletrack up Gough, to the infamous Scolty downhill tracks. Trail building is frequent at Scolty, so new features and trails pop up all the time.
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      Land Status: Community Forest
      Land Manager: Forestry And Land Scotland
      Parking google parking directions
      Access Info:
      Fireroads are all easy to follow, there is a large map at the car park. For Scolty and Gough singletrack, Trailforks is the best place to go. Most singletrack is either red or black rated and very natural, so can be tricky in the wet.
      This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
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      Region Details
      • 41
      • 13
      • 13
      • 35
      • 22
      • 1

      Region Status
      Open as of 7 hours

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      127
      Trails Mountain Bike
      129
      Trails E-Bike
      128
      Trails Horse
      15
      Trails Hike
      65
      Trails Trail Running
      65
      Total Distance
      56 miles
      Total Descent
      13,826 ft
      Total Vertical
      908 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,113 ft
      Reports
      2,481
      Photos
      193
      Ridden Counter
      21,785

      Scolty Mountain Bike Routes

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      Scolty Red/blue route
      13 miles
      Scolty Route - Enduro focused race
      14 miles
      Scolty Route race
      14 miles
      17 mile Scolty Ridepopular ridelog17 miles
      12 mile Scolty Ridepopular ridelog12 miles
      11 mile Scolty Ridepopular ridelog11 miles
      29 mile Scolty Ridepopular ridelog29 miles
      3 mile Scolty Ridepopular ridelog3 miles

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

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

      Photos of Scolty Mountain Bike

      trail: Forest Path
      99 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      96 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      109 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      112 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      trail: Yer Maw
      68 |
      Dec 7, 2021 @ 11:36am
      Dec 7, 2021
      43 |
      Nov 9, 2021 @ 1:03pm
      Nov 9, 2021
      61 |
      Nov 9, 2021 @ 1:02pm
      Nov 9, 2021
      746 |
      May 5, 2016 @ 4:28pm
      May 5, 2016

      Videos of Scolty Mountain Bike

      A foggy november day up scolty
      99 | Nov 14, 2020
      Friday fails submission
      trail: Meatbeater
      0:08 | 578 | Oct 11, 2019
      Scolty shred
      trail: Goosefest
      0:00 | 746 | Mar 25, 2018
      Connor Ogg // Sunny Daze
      0:42 | 4368 | May 21, 2017
      scolty enduro trails
      5:30 | 245 | Jul 6, 2016
      Scolty dh
      2:13 | 254 | May 12, 2016
      Scolty Spring Shred
      0:23 | 1491 | May 6, 2016
      2015 SHREDIT
      3:51 | 1280 | Jan 4, 2016

      Recent Trail Reports

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      Corona Time (Lower)
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:19am
      7 hours
      Idealw0rldexplorer
      Corona Time (Upper)
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am
      7 hours
      Idealw0rldexplorer
      D'oggy Style
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am
      7 hours
      Variablew0rldexplorer
      Crack Cleaner
      Apr 14, 2025 @ 3:20am
      Apr 14, 2025
      IdealAll clearw0rldexplorer
      Forest Road
      Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm
      Feb 1, 2025
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Gravel Path
      Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm
      Feb 1, 2025
      VariableE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Gun Barrel
      Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm
      Feb 1, 2025
      IdealE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Scolty DH Top Section
      Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm
      Feb 1, 2025
      Freeze/thaw CycleE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      The Wall
      Jan 12, 2025 @ 12:52pm
      Jan 12, 2025
      Snow CoveredE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill
      Trail
      Jan 12, 2025 @ 12:52pm
      Jan 12, 2025
      Snow CoveredE-Bike 0h-ver-the-hill

      Activity Feed

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      w0rldexploreraddreportactivity #69790771 and 2 more
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am
      7 hours
      w0rldexploreraddreportactivity #69612191
      Apr 14, 2025 @ 3:20am
      Apr 14, 2025
      Becky2711commenttrailactivity #68908356
      Apr 3, 2025 @ 4:19am
      Apr 3, 2025
      neilcariddentrailactivity #68555578
      Mar 28, 2025 @ 5:55am
      Mar 28, 2025
      nlatchemaddrouteactivity #68303325
      Mar 23, 2025 @ 2:38pm
      Mar 23, 2025

      Recent Comments

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      Becky2711trailOzloc's CrotchEnd section not there anymore, ends up in a...
      Apr 3, 2025 @ 4:19am
      Apr 3, 2025
      lOxPd9trailThrough the wallAll riding well atm
      Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:54am
      Feb 4, 2025
      gt549reportCannie Downriding well, slightly over grown at the...
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 6:28am
      Aug 16, 2024
      Mbr2004trailForest PathBeware of the wobbly tree just at the edge of...
      Jun 28, 2024 @ 9:19am
      Jun 28, 2024
      GavinJBtrailKill all hippiesClosed
      Aug 15, 2023 @ 12:34pm
      Aug 15, 2023

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike12955 miles13,825 ft30 miles909 ft
      #652#331932,47439,670
      E-Bike12855 miles13,825 ft30 miles909 ft
      #267#212,3211,193
      Horse157 miles509 ft2 miles778 ft
      #666#25606
      Hike6538 miles2,753 ft14 miles909 ft
      #2,225#632,200185
      Trail Running6538 miles2,753 ft14 miles909 ft
      2,200526
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