18.1 miles
Distance
3,278 ft
Climb
-3,020 ft
Descent
1,638 ft
High Point
Start at Bennachie Centre, cross Milstone Hill and then over Mither Tap. Includes some good downhill sections rated hard.
Detailed Description
Bennachie Big Loop is a 18 mile moderately popular red route located near Inverurie. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 3,278 ft with a max elevation of 1,638 ft then descends -3,020 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 3,150 ft | |||||
| 1,785 ft | |||||
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| 2 miles | |||||
| 732 ft | |||||
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| 2,195 ft | |||||
| 1,135 ft | |||||
| 696 ft | |||||
| 341 ft | |||||
| 1,358 ft |
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More Stats for Bennachie Big Loop mountain bike route
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Avg time3 hr 1 min
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Altitude min423 ft
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Altitude start477 ft
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Altitude end735 ft
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Grade0.3%
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Grade max-60.5%
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Grade min58%
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Distance climb9 miles
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Distance down7 miles
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Distance flat2 miles
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RedBull 5050
trail: The Line
17:32 | 583 | comments: 4 | favs: 5
Mar 23, 2012
Race day video from the 50/50.
Poor vis up top with 50 mph winds.
Almost 2 minute transition.
Flat peadley 'DH' track.
Crossed the line in...
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