4,370 ft
Distance
-823 ft
Descent
00:05:43
Avg time

Matador Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Traquair Trails
    Innerleithen
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Proline (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #8846 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9768 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking

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Matador is a highly rated 1 km popular proline singletrack scenic trail located near Innerleithen. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Matador mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -823 ft
  • Altitude min
    502 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,325 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,325 ft
  • Altitude end
    502 ft
  • Grade
    -18.8%
  • Grade max
    -143.9%
  • Grade min
    2.9%
  • Distance climb
    108 ft
  • Distance down
    4,124 ft
  • Distance flat
    52 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:43
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:18
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on Feb 2, 2025
Avg: 4.16 (18 votes)
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      Matador Trail Reports

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      Feb 2, 2025 @ 3:55am
      Feb 2, 2025
      hanging tree
      Jan 31, 2025 @ 8:10am
      Jan 31, 2025
      reporter
      Trees cleared by FLS/ Adrenalin
      Jan 26, 2025 @ 3:42am
      Jan 26, 2025
      Trees down lower section past land rover track
      May 11, 2024 @ 2:26am
      May 11, 2024
      Mar 8, 2024 @ 1:43pm
      Mar 8, 2024
      reporter
      New section of trail has been built by TVTA/BASE/Adrenaline Uplift, to replace the section that previously ran down the push-up.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 34 miles avg distance
      All
      • 56 rides
      • Last: Feb 16, 2025

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      77 |
      Apr 4, 2023 @ 1:10pm
      Apr 4, 2023
      375 |
      Oct 14, 2021 @ 11:16am
      Oct 14, 2021
      209 |
      May 11, 2021 @ 8:34am
      May 11, 2021
      101 |
      Oct 26, 2020 @ 1:59pm
      Oct 26, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      Three Brethren23 miles
      EWS #3 2015 Cannondale Alpine Bikes World Enduro - Day 1 race21 miles

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      Matador At Innerleithen
      3:21 | 25 | Jan 3, 2025 , Innerleithen
      Matador, Cresta and IXS at Innerleithen
      8:54 | 12 | Dec 30, 2024 , Innerleithen
      Back On Adrenalin Uplift! - Innerleithen Mtb Vlog
      17:34 | 308 | Mar 15, 2022 , Innerleithen
      youtuber Matador Innerleithen
      2:15 | 1339 | Jan 11, 2019 , Innerleithen

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