4,593 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-653 ft
Descent
00:10:41
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Ae Downhill Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Forest of Ae
  • Difficulty Rating
    Proline rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    all year just be more cautious in the wet obviously
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #36935 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6249 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking

Awesome trail. Good mix of techy roots, jumps, step down, gaps, berms and rocky sections. There is lots of different options to go. There is three main lines off the top. Then after these you get into the first root section over a small burn gap (optional) then into some built up berms and tabletops, down some stairs and a nice wee drop takes you onto the halfway forest road. Off the fire road into the next half there is an option to do a gap jump or the rock garden. After this keep left for a fast section of trail which is okay but it contains the coffin jump (only for the brave) . Or you can take the line to the right for a more natural roots section. Now you are into the final section. There is the option to do some more tech lines or some big jumps the step down are the other options. The trail finishes with a fast section where you need to pedal.The other option is the elevator which is a massive steep chute which drops you onto the field The trail is very manageable on a all mountain bike as all the big features have a chicken line round them.

More Stats for Ae Downhill mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -649 ft
  • Altitude min
    449 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,098 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,098 ft
  • Altitude end
    449 ft
  • Grade
    -14.1%
  • Grade max
    -47.5%
  • Grade min
    6.3%
  • Distance climb
    30 ft
  • Distance down
    4,462 ft
  • Distance flat
    102 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:18
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      Ae Downhill Trail Reports

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      Mar 5, 2025 @ 1:40am
      Mar 5, 2025
      		 The main line is clear. A tree is down on the event-sanctioned option line in the lower half of the DH track, which is closed off with orange...
      Feb 15, 2025 @ 11:28am
      Feb 15, 2025
      		Shredder is closed until further notice. There are multiple trees over the trail in the upper section, and both access routes are blocked by...
      May 15, 2022 @ 11:08am
      May 15, 2022
      		 All clear
      Jan 29, 2022 @ 3:15am
      Jan 29, 2022
      		 reporter The access road to the trig point and main 7stanes trails - SHREDDER & Downhill are now open. Trail update 29/01/22 AE forest - Red - OPEN...
      Nov 27, 2021 @ 1:04pm
      Nov 27, 2021
      		 reporter All mountain bike trails in Dalbeattie, Mabie, and Ae forest are currently closed until further notice due to multiple wind-blown trees across and...
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      6 Months
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      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 12 rides
      • Last: Jun 29, 2025

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