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SaveScolty 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

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.
Activities Click to view
- Hike
65 trails
- Mountain Bike
129 trails
- E-Bike
128 trails
- Horse
15 trails
- Trail Running
65 trails
Region Details
- 41
- 13
- 13
- 35
- 22
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 7 hoursStats
- 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
Popular Scolty Mountain Biking Trails
Scolty Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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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 Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
12 mile Scolty Ride | popular ridelog | 12 miles |
11 mile Scolty Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
29 mile Scolty Ride | popular ridelog | 29 miles |
3 mile Scolty Ride | popular ridelog | 3 miles |
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
trail: Corona Time (Lower)
43 |
Nov 9, 2021 @ 1:03pm
Nov 9, 2021
trail: Corona Time (Upper)
61 |
Nov 9, 2021 @ 1:02pm
Nov 9, 2021
trail: Scolty DH Top Section
746 |
May 5, 2016 @ 4:28pm
May 5, 2016Videos of Scolty Mountain Bike

trail: Scolty DH Top Section
99 |
Nov 14, 2020

trail: Meatbeater
0:08 |
578 |
Oct 11, 2019

trail: Goosefest
0:00 |
746 |
Mar 25, 2018

trail: Double Drap
0:42 |
4368 |
May 21, 2017

trail: Crack Cleaner
5:30 |
245 |
Jul 6, 2016

trail: Scolty DH Top Section
2:13 |
254 |
May 12, 2016

trail: Double Drap
0:23 |
1491 |
May 6, 2016

trail: Scolty DH Top Section
3:51 |
1280 |
Jan 4, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Corona Time (Lower) | Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:19am 7 hours | Ideal | w0rldexplorer | ||
Corona Time (Upper) | Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am 7 hours | Ideal | w0rldexplorer | ||
D'oggy Style | Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am 7 hours | Variable | w0rldexplorer | ||
Crack Cleaner | Apr 14, 2025 @ 3:20am Apr 14, 2025 | Ideal | w0rldexplorer | ||
Forest Road | Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm Feb 1, 2025 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
Gravel Path | Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm Feb 1, 2025 | Variable | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
Gun Barrel | Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm Feb 1, 2025 | Ideal | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
Scolty DH Top Section | Feb 1, 2025 @ 2:53pm Feb 1, 2025 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
The Wall | Jan 12, 2025 @ 12:52pm Jan 12, 2025 | Snow Covered | 0h-ver-the-hill | ||
Trail | Jan 12, 2025 @ 12:52pm Jan 12, 2025 | Snow Covered | 0h-ver-the-hill |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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w0rldexplorer | add | report | activity #69790771 and 2 more | Apr 17, 2025 @ 4:18am 7 hours |
w0rldexplorer | add | report | activity #69612191 | Apr 14, 2025 @ 3:20am Apr 14, 2025 |
Becky2711 | comment | trail | activity #68908356 | Apr 3, 2025 @ 4:19am Apr 3, 2025 |
neilca | ridden | trail | activity #68555578 | Mar 28, 2025 @ 5:55am Mar 28, 2025 |
nlatchem | add | route | activity #68303325 | Mar 23, 2025 @ 2:38pm Mar 23, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | End section not there anymore, ends up in a... | Apr 3, 2025 @ 4:19am Apr 3, 2025 | ||
trail | All riding well atm | Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:54am Feb 4, 2025 | ||
report | riding well, slightly over grown at the... | Aug 16, 2024 @ 6:28am Aug 16, 2024 | ||
trail | Beware of the wobbly tree just at the edge of... | Jun 28, 2024 @ 9:19am Jun 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Closed | Aug 15, 2023 @ 12:34pm Aug 15, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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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 | 1 | 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 |
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Mountain Bike | 129 | 55 miles | 13,825 ft | 30 miles | 909 ft | #652 | #33 | 193 | 2,474 | 3 | 9,670 | |
E-Bike | 128 | 55 miles | 13,825 ft | 30 miles | 909 ft | #267 | #21 | 2,321 | 1,193 | |||
Horse | 15 | 7 miles | 509 ft | 2 miles | 778 ft | #666 | #25 | 606 | ||||
Hike | 65 | 38 miles | 2,753 ft | 14 miles | 909 ft | #2,225 | #63 | 2,200 | 185 | |||
Trail Running | 65 | 38 miles | 2,753 ft | 14 miles | 909 ft | 2,200 | 526 |
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