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3.5 miles
Distance
222 ft
Climb
-469 ft
Descent
00:29:21
Avg time
-245 ft
Altitude change
57 ft
Altitude min
512 ft
Altitude max
314 ft
Altitude start
69 ft
Altitude end
-1.3%
Grade
-29.9%
Grade max
67.3%
Grade min
4,521 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
1,759 ft
Distance flat
00:29:21
Avg time
Ballard down Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 100 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#76385 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #87117 in E-Biking
- #90421 in Trail Running
- #87622 in Hiking
- #34183 in Winter Fat Biking
- #7567 in Gravel Biking
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National Ranking#2,447 in Mountain Biking · United Kingdom [+]
- #3,903 in E-Biking
- #2,516 in Trail Running
- #1,760 in Hiking
- #1,277 in Winter Fat Biking
- #298 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeGravel Path
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Ballard down is a 6 km popular green difficulty gravel path trail located near Studland. This multi-use trail can be used both directions with a 68 m blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 29 minutes to complete this trail.
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6 Months
- 9 rides
- 33 miles avg distance
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- 56 rides
- Last: Oct 18, 2026
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