1.4 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-434 ft
Descent
00:18:32
Avg time

Lairig Ghru Descent Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rothiemurchus
    Aviemore
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #9013 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9963 in Trail Running
    • #13600 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

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Lairig Ghru Descent is a highly rated 2 km popular black singletrack trail located near Aviemore. This hike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 18 minutes to complete this trail.

More Stats for Lairig Ghru Descent hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -434 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,137 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,571 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,571 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,138 ft
  • Grade
    -5.8%
  • Grade max
    -31.1%
  • Grade min
    1.6%
  • Distance climb
    138 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    459 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:37:29
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on Aug 13, 2024
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Avg: 4.42 (8 votes)
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      Lairig Ghru Descent Trail Reports

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      Aug 13, 2024 @ 10:26am
      Aug 13, 2024
      		 Trail clear and perfekt.
      May 13, 2024 @ 10:11am
      May 13, 2024
      		 Fun single track, dry conditions. Tree down near the bottom.
      Apr 5, 2024 @ 4:24am
      Apr 5, 2024
      		 Narrow, techy, rocky and steep at the very top. Unmissable bogs through the top half. The bottom half is in good condition, but there's a tree...
      Jan 7, 2024 @ 2:10am
      Jan 7, 2024
      		 Narrow, rooty and techy at the top blending into fast flowy SCOTS pine lined turns with awesome views.
      Jun 8, 2022 @ 3:07am
      Jun 8, 2022
      		 Really nice single track, bone dry, speedy.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 40 rides
      • Last: Nov 3, 2024

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      May 25, 2020 @ 7:10am
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      May 25, 2020 @ 7:10am
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