1.2 miles
Distance
-724 ft
Descent
00:13:55
Avg time
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Master Blaster Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Glen Tanar
    Aboyne
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Red (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #13921 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3350 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Glen Tanar Estate

From the mast to the road, long decent with some good flow. Pedaly section about halfway down but a properly good trail. Turn left at the forestry road crossing, next section should be obvious.

Access Info

Go up a forestry road.

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More Stats for Master Blaster mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -726 ft
  • Altitude min
    513 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,240 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,239 ft
  • Altitude end
    512 ft
  • Grade
    -11.4%
  • Grade max
    -42.3%
  • Grade min
    0.9%
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    240 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:36:55
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on Sep 23, 2023
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Avg: 4.45 (18 votes)
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      Master Blaster Trail Reports

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      Sep 23, 2023 @ 4:11am
      Sep 23, 2023
      		 Signs for forestry work are still up, but no operations running. Trail is not affected.
      Sep 6, 2023 @ 10:50am
      Sep 6, 2023
      		 There are signs for forestry closure, but no actual operations running. Proceed with caution. The actual trail is not affected by the operations
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 9:55am
      Aug 17, 2023
      		 Glen Tanar Estate now onto Phase 3 of forestry operations.
      Jul 18, 2023 @ 1:19am
      Jul 18, 2023
      		 Glen Tanar Estate is starting Phase 1 of planned forestry operations from Tuesday 18th July 2023 until approximately the 11th August 2023 in the...
      Jun 13, 2023 @ 3:33am
      Jun 13, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 219 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,487 rides
      • Last: Jun 24, 2023

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      Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:32am
      Jun 8, 2021
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      Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:31am
      Jun 8, 2021

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