4.2 miles
Distance
1,309 ft
Climb
-93 ft
Descent
01:40:45
Avg time

4 Lochs Link Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Torridon
    Isle of Skye
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Red (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #42422 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6751 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking

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4 Lochs Link is a highly rated 7 km popular red singletrack trail located near Isle of Skye. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 1 hour40 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for 4 Lochs Link hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,216 ft
  • Altitude min
    47 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,356 ft
  • Altitude start
    47 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,263 ft
  • Grade
    5.5%
  • Grade max
    -14.6%
  • Grade min
    26.1%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    1,355 ft
  • Distance flat
    912 ft
  • Avg time
    01:40:45
  • Avg reverse time
    01:07:31
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on May 29, 2022
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Avg: 4.2 (10 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      4 Lochs Link Trail Reports

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      May 29, 2022 @ 1:50pm
      May 29, 2022
      		 Rough as a badger’s - seems way more boulder-strewn than this time last year. Great fun but brutal on the bike (1 x smashed mech + 1 x 50p’d rim)
      May 18, 2021 @ 2:46pm
      May 18, 2021
      		 In pretty good nick and a great descent down to Annat in Torridon. Some great easy slabs and lots of juddery rubble but not particularly steep.
      Jul 26, 2019 @ 2:05am
      Jul 26, 2019
      Aug 19, 2017 @ 8:09am
      Aug 19, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 16 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      All
      • 420 rides
      • Last: Nov 22, 2022

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      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Torridon Loop29 miles
      Torridon Lollipop24 miles
      Torridon to Loch Dughaill23 miles

      6 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      Jurassic-Rider (Jul 23, 2022 at 7:07)
      Amazing trail. Uphill as downhill. Uphill will bring your heart rate up and needs some skills, but I really loved it.
      Downhill is very playfull with lot of opportunities to ride some slabs.
      The sandy mud at some points is worse, calls for some offshore!?
      But at the Torridon Inn ask for some pressure washer, and go for a cake or dinner
      [Reply]
      • - 1
      CamRivers (Sep 26, 2020 at 12:13)
      Not a red. Treat this as a serious MTN route with black grade riding and you'll have a blast. 50/50 to ride/hike for us and a great blast down after completing the Torridon "lollipop" route. Make sure you bring a full bag of kit with first aid/repair kit/ survival bag etc. This ain't no blast down spooky woods at Glentress ????
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      GordonGalloway (Aug 14, 2020 at 2:29)
      For a reasonably fit 52 yr old, the ascent is 70%-80% rideable, really good technical climbing. Heading round the loop nearly broke me though, do not attempt this unless you're used to serious hike a bike AND steep loose descending or you'll be miserable. Fantastic descent from Bealach na Lice with some lovely rock slabs, loose in some places to test the less confident.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      JSFC (Jul 17, 2020 at 7:25)
      Climb is 80-90% rideable if proper MB fit and ok with rocky stuff. Absolute torture tho, but worth it for amazing descent back down. Heading around the loop is amazing but remember to take your biceps, food and a spare pair of balls.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      menukunz (May 16, 2019 at 8:02)
      Best cake at the Torridon Grocery Store :-)))
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      • - 1
      menukunz (May 16, 2019 at 7:56)
      80% is hike your bike all the trail up to the lakes. The way down on this trail is technical and fun and comes with a great view.
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