650 ft
Distance
-185 ft
Descent
00:01:03
Avg time

Ponduro Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Glentress
    Peebles
  • AKA
    late back, lateback, enduro to pond, Supersteep
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #2002 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Forestry And Land Scotland

Shortcut from the bottom of The Bitch. Don't beat yourself up on the Strava times, trees have fallen since the fast times. If you're looking for a more challenging trail before a trip to the Golfie or one of the other off-piste areas, this is a good start.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Ponduro mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -185 ft
  • Altitude min
    747 ft
  • Altitude max
    933 ft
  • Altitude start
    933 ft
  • Altitude end
    748 ft
  • Grade
    -28.5%
  • Grade max
    -47.3%
  • Grade min
    -8.5%
  • Distance down
    650 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:27:20
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on Jun 21, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (17 votes)
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      Ponduro Trail Reports

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      Jun 21, 2023 @ 10:23am
      Jun 21, 2023
      		 Dry until final section, which is always wet
      Apr 11, 2023 @ 5:31am
      Apr 11, 2023
      		 Running perfect until the final section, which is very wet
      Feb 19, 2023 @ 9:53pm
      Feb 19, 2023
      		 Running fast. Roots are dry and dirt is tacky.
      Nov 25, 2022 @ 5:16pm
      Nov 25, 2022
      		 Top is fine bottom section muddy
      Aug 10, 2022 @ 9:27am
      Aug 10, 2022
      		 Very dry and loose
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 13 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 439 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,657 rides
      • Last: Sep 30, 2023

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      62 |
      Apr 22, 2021 @ 12:48am
      Apr 22, 2021
      38 |
      Dec 2, 2020 @ 4:17am
      Dec 2, 2020
      28 |
      Sep 22, 2020 @ 12:28pm
      Sep 22, 2020
      60 |
      Jun 5, 2020 @ 11:44am
      Jun 5, 2020

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