4.7 miles
Distance
1,897 ft
Climb
-1,775 ft
Descent
02:24:17
Avg time

4 Peaks Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Glenmore
    Aviemore
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #84923 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #16807 in E-Biking
    • #58670 in Trail Running
    • #43226 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

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4 Peaks is a 8 km less popular black singletrack scenic trail located near Aviemore. This hike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 2 hours24 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for 4 Peaks hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    121 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,324 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,634 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,324 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,447 ft
  • Grade
    0.5%
  • Grade max
    -75.5%
  • Grade min
    73.4%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    689 ft
  • Avg time
    02:24:17
  • Avg reverse time
    02:20:03
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on Sep 6, 2021
Dry
Avg: 3 (7 votes)
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      4 Peaks Trail Reports

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      Sep 6, 2021 @ 6:00am
      Sep 6, 2021
      Sep 6, 2021 @ 5:59am
      Sep 6, 2021
      Jun 17, 2021 @ 2:25am
      Jun 17, 2021
      Nov 2, 2020 @ 1:18am
      Nov 2, 2020
      		 Starting at Craiggowrie it is very very boggy. You are going past your boots in bog and water. There is also a hidden hole that looks like normal...
      Sep 24, 2020 @ 5:41am
      Sep 24, 2020
      		 Lots of wet boggy sections to negotiate between each descent and climb, plus last descent is peat big hole ridden. Still great trail overall though.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      All
      • 31 rides
      • Last: Nov 12, 2022

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      6 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      toemu (Aug 14, 2022 at 7:08)
      21.7.22 Ich bin gewohnt das Bike auch für längere Zeit zu tragen oder zu schieben! Aber diese Tour lohnt sich nicht zum Biken! Eine schöne Tour mit Wanderschuhen.
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      • + 0
      IanLetton (Oct 13, 2020 at 9:06)
      Done early September after a week of sunshine and no rain. Excellent views from the trail but not the best riding. Final descent, as mentioned by others, is mostly bog. The first descent from the top is fun if you like big, Boulder fields to blast through.
      Hike-a-bike from Ryvoan is tough. 45-60 mins straight up. Plenty more carrying afterwards too.
      I enjoyed the day out but wouldn’t do it again.
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      • + 0
      joerobson (Mar 14, 2020 at 10:31)
      A hill walking route that's possible to do on a bike. I did this a couple of days ago as a loop from Loch Morlich and in a clock wise direction opposite to the Trailforks route. It took 3 - 4 hours due to the amount of hike a bike, I would recommend it for the views and experience but be prepared to carry your bike for 80%
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      • + 0
      Mike1664 (Oct 30, 2019 at 8:42)
      Rode up from Badaguish and joined the trail which comes up from the Glenmore visitor centre. Pushed upper stages to join the ridge to the west of Meall A'Buchaille. The views were great but the going was hard due to bogs. The descent towards Badaguish was very wet but mostly rideable. I would recommend this as a walk or run but not a ride.
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      • + 1
      rossmcw (Aug 31, 2019 at 3:40)
      Good views, horrible ride / push /carry up from Ryvoan. Descent off first hill was ok, the rest was mixed, some ok sections with plenty of bog. Last descent was a swamp.
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      • + 0
      Ineig (Jun 29, 2019 at 7:54)
      Nice view from the tops. We had to hike up. Biking down between the peaks is rocky and ok but also a lot of wet and marshy parts. The way down at the end is not really a trail anymore but marshy meadows.
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      4 Peaks Part II from top of Meall a'...
      0:24 | 146 | Jul 29, 2021 , Aviemore
      4 Peaks Part I from Craiggowrie (687m)
      0:16 | 134 | Jul 29, 2021 , Aviemore

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