11.0 miles
Distance
474 ft
Climb
-230 ft
Descent
01:13:07
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Aberdeenshire Region
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Gravel Path
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #83116 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25486 in E-Biking
    • #39509 in Trail Running

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Deeside Way - Aboyne to Ballater is a 18 km green gravel path trail located near Aberdeenshire Region. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 145 m green climb. On average it takes 1 hour13 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Deeside Way - Aboyne to Ballater mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    243 ft
  • Altitude min
    423 ft
  • Altitude max
    667 ft
  • Altitude start
    423 ft
  • Altitude end
    666 ft
  • Grade
    0.419%
  • Grade max
    -6.527%
  • Grade min
    7.256%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    01:13:07
  • Avg reverse time
    01:00:25
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on Jun 10, 2021
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      Deeside Way -... Trail Reports

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      Jun 10, 2021 @ 2:52am
      Jun 10, 2021
      Nov 6, 2020 @ 12:40pm
      Nov 6, 2020
      		 Currently being resurfaced from Ballater to Cambus o may, like riding on tar!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 30 miles avg distance
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      • 15 rides
      • Last: Jul 6, 2025

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      Routes with this trail

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      Ballater North17 miles
      Ballater Enduro route race29 miles

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