Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Hippy - Upper Trail
- past supporters
- Balquhidder Trail Maintenance Group
2014 - 2019Maintainer
Iain Ramsay-Clapham
2014 - 2019Maintainer
Hippy - Upper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaBalquhidder
Strathyre -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, DJ, Fat
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Trail UsageBiking Only
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular 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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SeasonJan-Dec
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Drop, Rock Face
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking#15800 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
The "Hippy - Upper" is the top of the full "3 Hippies" Strava trail which also includes the "Hippy - Mid" and "Hippy - Lower" sections. The "Upper" incorporates a large 200m rock section in a quarry taking riders across three large well spread rocks - A challenging section that verges on a black grading, particularly the drop off the first rock. Recce the quarry section before riding it
Access Info
Park at Balquhidder Hall or Kirk and access Kirkton Glen using forestry roads. Turn right (eastwards) up the forestry track after you pass the bridge across Kirkton burn. Keep heading past the quarry (on your left) where you cross the start of the Mid Hippy, and ride a further 500m round the long uphill left bend. The start fo the Upper Hippy is then on your left.
More Stats for Hippy - Upper mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-117 ft
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Altitude min942 ft
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Altitude max1,059 ft
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Altitude start1,059 ft
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Altitude end942 ft
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Grade-13.906%
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Grade max-17.653%
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Grade min-8.512%
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Distance down841 ft
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Avg time00:03:12
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Avg reverse time00:22:12
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- Unknown
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
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- > 50%
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
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- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Hippy - Upper Trail Reports
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 28 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 126 rides
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Nearby Trails
- Hippy - Mid 961 ft
- Hippy - Lower 1,926 ft
- Walkers Path 1,978 ft
- Forest Road 2,566 ft
- Goblin 2,677 ft
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