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1.5 miles
Distance
7 ft
Climb
-728 ft
Descent
00:18:57
Avg time
-721 ft
Altitude change
979 ft
Altitude min
1,706 ft
Altitude max
1,700 ft
Altitude start
981 ft
Altitude end
-8.8%
Grade
-82.6%
Grade max
11%
Grade min
66 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
515 ft
Distance flat
00:18:57
Avg time
Heiðin Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaTungudalur
Isafjordur -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#57957 in Mountain Biking
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National Ranking#21 in Mountain Biking · Iceland
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerIsafjardarbær
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Heiðin is ranked #21 for mountain biking in Iceland. It is a 2 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Isafjordur. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill primary and has a easy overall physical rating. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 18 minutes to complete this trail.
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Recent Activity on Trail
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- 0 rides
6 Months
- 1 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
All
- 12 rides
- Last: Aug 1, 2026
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Directions to hei-in trailhead
(66.045760, -23.288310)
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Routes with this trail
19 miles • 3,918 ft • 8 • Race •
Ísafjörður Enduro 2026 - Laugardagur. 8.ágúst Urð og grjót niður í mót!
Enduro Ísafjörður 2019 Archived
13 miles • 2,681 ft • 8 • Out & Back • Race •
Við tökum fram að ekki er búið að ákveða sérleiðir (stage) á þessum tímapunkti. Þetta er...
Enduro Ísafjörður 2021 Archived
17 miles • 3,391 ft • 10 • Point to Point • Race •
Enduro Ísafjörður 2021......................................
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