Name: MBR: Quantocks Best of British Singletrack on GPSies.com
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

16.9 miles

Distance

2,029 ft

Climb

-2,020 ft

Descent

1,174 ft

High Point

Credit: MBR.co.uk

This route ticks off almost all of the classics. Alongside the plentiful flowing, natural singletrack, we’ve given you the option to test yourself on some seriously technical descents. Triscombe, at the southern end of the Quantocks, boasts a multitude of challenging downhill runs accessed by a steady fire-road climb.

Start the ride from Great Wood and climb up onto the ridge via Ram’s Combe. Head north along the ridge and look out for the first descent into Hodder’s Combe. Another combe — Lady’s Edge — brings you back up onto the ridge, and straight into the next descent, Weacombe Combe.

Your legs will probably be feeling the strain by the time you’ve climbed back up to Bicknoller Post, but you’ll have a chance to recuperate on the long traverse to Dead Woman’s Ditch.

If it’s dry, by all means tack on a short loop along the bridleway at Great Bear, if not, continue across to Triscombe Stone. It’s here that the downhill trails fan out across the forested valley. Just pick one and go for it as they’re all packed with variety.

Depending on the weather and your fitness, you should be able to get at least a couple of runs in. One last climb back to Triscombe Stone and it’s all downhill back to the car via the thrilling Chimney.

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MBR: Quantocks Best of British Singletrack on GPSies.com is a 17 mile popular intermediate route located near Taunton. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 2,029 ft with a max elevation of 1,174 ft then descends -2,020 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Stert Combe				2,608 ft
	The Pipe				1,289 ft
	Forest Track				2,966 ft

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Riding area

Quantock Hills
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Ridelogs

3

More Stats for MBR: Quantocks Best of British Singletrack on GPSies.com mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 55 min
Altitude change

7 ft
Altitude min

435 ft
Altitude start

592 ft
Altitude end

597 ft
Grade max

-39.9%
Grade min

26.2%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

3,350 ft

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trail	date	description
Stert Combe	Aug 21, 2024 @ 9:11am Aug 21, 2024	A little tight between the grouse
The Pipe	Jun 24, 2023 @ 1:47am Jun 24, 2023
Forest Track	Jun 24, 2023 @ 1:47am Jun 24, 2023