1.0 mile
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-352 ft
Descent
00:08:06
Avg time

Black Hill Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pentland Hills
    Edinburgh
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #42494 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13767 in Trail Running
    • #18002 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

Long descent is punctuated by sections of peat which are lovely in summer but best avoided when wet.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Black Hill mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -348 ft
  • Altitude min
    862 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,214 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,210 ft
  • Altitude end
    862 ft
  • Grade max
    -22.853%
  • Grade min
    3.215%
  • Distance climb
    128 ft
  • Distance down
    4,709 ft
  • Distance flat
    487 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:38
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on Dec 31, 2023
Wet
Avg: 3.9 (9 votes)
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  • Prevalent Mud
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      Black Hill Trail Reports

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      Dec 31, 2023 @ 1:49am
      Dec 31, 2023
      Aug 24, 2023 @ 9:55am
      Aug 24, 2023
      Jan 9, 2022 @ 6:29am
      Jan 9, 2022
      Sep 16, 2021 @ 10:17am
      Sep 16, 2021
      		 Running nicely with lots of big exposed rocks along the trail
      Aug 9, 2021 @ 10:27am
      Aug 9, 2021
      		 Some water erosion and a few big loose rocks
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 125 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,629 rides
      • Last: Oct 2, 2024

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      176 |
      Oct 20, 2020 @ 7:06am
      Oct 20, 2020
      188 |
      Jun 21, 2020 @ 4:22am
      Jun 21, 2020
      116 |
      Jun 21, 2020 @ 4:22am
      Jun 21, 2020
      140 |
      May 24, 2020 @ 5:50am
      May 24, 2020

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