4,314 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-268 ft
Descent
00:04:42
Avg time

Spooky Wood Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Glentress
    Peebles
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #263 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #197 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2014
  • Land Owner
    Forestry And Land Scotland

From the bench at the top. Great flowing descent with drops, jumps and (now slightly rough) berms. Glentress Classic. Can work with Shallow grave , or continued on to mud and roots or Super G

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Waymarked on Red Route.

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More Stats for Spooky Wood mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -264 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,531 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,795 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,795 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,532 ft
  • Grade
    -6.1%
  • Grade max
    -26.8%
  • Grade min
    16.4%
  • Distance climb
    423 ft
  • Distance down
    3,422 ft
  • Distance flat
    469 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:06
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on Oct 15, 2023
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      Spooky Wood Trail Reports

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      Oct 15, 2023 @ 9:26am
      Oct 15, 2023
      		 Old and needs maintenance. Blown berms and big mud holes needing filling and draining.
      Oct 11, 2023 @ 5:25am
      Oct 11, 2023
      		 Running well
      Oct 9, 2023 @ 4:53am
      Oct 9, 2023
      		 Lots of standing water, sucks the flow.
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 2:20am
      Sep 10, 2023
      Jul 29, 2023 @ 4:17am
      Jul 29, 2023
      		 needs quite a bit of work done, not as fluid as it used to be but still runs well
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 39 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 903 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 12,726 rides
      • Last: Nov 28, 2023

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      Jan 2, 2023 @ 5:20am
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      Oct 17, 2022

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