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2,382 ft
Distance
20 ft
Climb
-125 ft
Descent
00:05:03
Avg time
-108 ft
Altitude change
868 ft
Altitude min
975 ft
Altitude max
975 ft
Altitude start
869 ft
Altitude end
-4.5%
Grade
-25.7%
Grade max
15.1%
Grade min
522 ft
Distance climb
1,667 ft
Distance down
190 ft
Distance flat
00:05:03
Avg time
Bracken Bashing Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHigh Burnside
Aviemore -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 70 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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National Ranking#1,640 in Mountain Biking · United Kingdom [+]
- #219 in E-Biking
- #3,387 in Trail Running
- #2,640 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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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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Land OwnerSeafield and Strathspey Estates
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Bracken Bashing is a 726 m popular red difficulty singletrack trail located near Aviemore. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 6 m blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
This trail is unsanctioned.
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 44 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 190 rides
- Last: Oct 1, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to bracken-bashing trailhead
(57.209660, -3.836550)
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Routes with this trail
16 miles • 3,472 ft • 27 •
Template route for a grand day out on the Burnside, covering a majority of the trails.
3 Reviews & Comments
Nugga83
Great top and bottom section. Bit pedally in the middle
Flowman15
Great turns halfway down, the top half is a bunch of fun!
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