3,937 ft
Distance
69 ft
Climb
-230 ft
Descent
00:10:37
Avg time

Fire Tower Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Achnabreac
    lochgilphead
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    All year but rocks slidey in wet
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #79487 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25102 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Forestry commission

Easy red trail descent with forest road climb and amazing panorama views from top. Tiny black trail at top but barely any speed needed for it. Badly signposted with the best trails at the top and the worst at the bottom. Takes ages to get to the top though.

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Access Info

If coming from Lochgilphead direction turn right after Cairnbaan and go along the track to the car park. There is a map here and also some walking trails and a tiny pump/jump track. Come out of the car park and turn right and continue up the forest track. You will reach another small parking space. This is where the lowest down the hill trail starts. The forest road will go downhill for a bit and you should turn left onto a small fun track which basically just cuts the corner. You will go uphill and then over a bridge which you turn right to do the water splash trail or left for the good stuff at the top. Assuming you want to go to the top you keep turning right at the forks and you will reach the top of the trail. It's a long climb but remember for every uphill there is a downhill.

More Stats for Fire Tower mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -160 ft
  • Altitude min
    505 ft
  • Altitude max
    737 ft
  • Altitude start
    665 ft
  • Altitude end
    505 ft
  • Grade
    -4.1%
  • Grade max
    -27.9%
  • Grade min
    12%
  • Distance climb
    1,572 ft
  • Distance down
    2,365 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:37
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Status:
on Oct 31, 2024
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3.76 (3 votes)
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      Fire Tower Trail Reports

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      Oct 31, 2024 @ 8:24am
      Oct 31, 2024
      Patches of mud in lots of places, so can be a bit sketchy
      Aug 9, 2019 @ 2:18am
      Aug 9, 2019
      Downhill section will be sketchy reduce speed
      Jul 31, 2018 @ 1:17am
      Jul 31, 2018
      Apr 15, 2018 @ 5:21am
      Apr 15, 2018
      Bottom section closed due to car park work until May.
      Jun 11, 2017 @ 5:38pm
      Jun 11, 2017
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