2.7 miles
Distance
29 ft
Climb
-882 ft
Descent
00:43:22
Avg time

Meall Dubh Path Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Ballater
  • AKA
    Green Mile Descent
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #74176 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #11807 in E-Biking
    • #68053 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking

This trail starts off on forest road in Alltcailleach Forest where you climb to the edge of the forest. Just after you burst out of the woodland the singletrack starts which is superb. Finishes by going through some forest with swoopy overgrown forest road where you can build up a lot of speed. Watch out for boggy section at start of singletrack.

source: MTBtrails.info

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Meall Dubh Path hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -851 ft
  • Altitude min
    850 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,713 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,713 ft
  • Altitude end
    863 ft
  • Grade
    -5.9%
  • Grade max
    -45.7%
  • Grade min
    10.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,220 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    922 ft
  • Avg time
    00:43:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:12
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      Meall Dubh Path Trail Reports

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      Sep 5, 2023 @ 7:14am
      Sep 5, 2023
      Mar 5, 2022 @ 4:28am
      Mar 5, 2022
      Mar 1, 2022 @ 4:03am
      Mar 1, 2022
      		 Multiple large trees down across trail. Up to 6 large trees down on the climb up to the shooting hut. The forest around the shooting hut at the...
      Aug 22, 2021 @ 1:30pm
      Aug 22, 2021
      		 Pretty wet for the first 200m, but still rideable. After that clear sailing. Beauty ride.
      Jun 3, 2021 @ 5:58am
      Jun 3, 2021
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