3,071 ft
Distance
-254 ft
Descent
1,648 ft
High Point

Rip Tide Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Tarland Trails - Pittenderich
    Tarland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2024
  • Land Owner
    MacRobert Trust

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Rip Tide is a 936 m popular blue singletrack trail located near Tarland. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only.

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More Stats for Rip Tide mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -254 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,394 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,648 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,394 ft
  • Grade
    -8.3%
  • Grade max
    -25.8%
  • Grade min
    1.8%
  • Distance climb
    16 ft
  • Distance down
    2,356 ft
  • Distance flat
    505 ft
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on Dec 28, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (2 votes)
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      Directions to rip-tide-771208 trailhead (57.159320, -2.834920)

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 106 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 106 rides
      • Last: Jan 17, 2025

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      trail: Rip Tide
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      Aug 4, 2024 @ 12:51pm
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      Aug 4, 2024 @ 12:38pm
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      Aug 4, 2024 @ 12:31pm
      Aug 4, 2024

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      youtuber The best blue MTB trail is now open! Riptide...
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      2:26 | 85 | Aug 7, 2024 , Tarland
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      56 | Aug 5, 2024 , Tarland

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