2,569 ft
Distance
-438 ft
Descent
00:04:38
Avg time

28 Inches Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Old Kilpatrick
    Glasgow
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #49405 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4916 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking

Great twisty, droppy fun trail that flows downhill perfectly right now. Just enough moisture in the trail today. I great drop round a tight right handed bend could catch out the unaware rider.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for 28 Inches mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -439 ft
  • Altitude min
    580 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,019 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,019 ft
  • Altitude end
    581 ft
  • Grade
    -17.1%
  • Grade max
    -52.7%
  • Grade min
    -2.6%
  • Distance down
    2,569 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:42
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on Feb 15, 2025
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Avg: 4.06 (8 votes)
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      28 Inches Trail Reports

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      Feb 15, 2025 @ 10:25am
      Feb 15, 2025
      Sep 25, 2024 @ 5:19pm
      Sep 25, 2024
      		 minor issue with overgrown vegetation in the first half at the 'dragons teeth' bit - very overgrown in the 2nd half lower section - avoid for now
      Sep 17, 2024 @ 2:42am
      Sep 17, 2024
      		 Overgrown vegetation
      Aug 23, 2023 @ 12:54am
      Aug 23, 2023
      		 Overgrown vegetation - Bracken is wild this time of year - I have cleared away some of the worst parts from around the exit portion of the trail
      Sep 10, 2022 @ 1:46am
      Sep 10, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 21 rides
      • Last: May 14, 2025

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      Aug 23, 2023 @ 12:58am
      Aug 23, 2023

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