2,969 ft
Distance
7 ft
Climb
-343 ft
Descent
00:06:41
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Upper Big Baw - (4) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Caberston
    Innerleithen
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #3856 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1445 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2019
  • Land Owner
    Forest and Land Scotland

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Upper Big Baw - (4) is a highly rated 905 m popular black singletrack trail located near Innerleithen. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

This trail is unsanctioned.

More Stats for Upper Big Baw - (4) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -336 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,161 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,497 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,497 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,161 ft
  • Grade
    -11.3%
  • Grade max
    -31.9%
  • Grade min
    9.7%
  • Distance climb
    118 ft
  • Distance down
    2,621 ft
  • Distance flat
    135 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:02
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on Apr 5, 2025
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Avg: 4.54 (16 votes)
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      Upper Big Baw - (4) Trail Reports

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      Apr 5, 2025 @ 10:47pm
      Apr 5, 2025
      		 Cracking lap. What a trail!
      Feb 22, 2025 @ 11:10am
      Feb 22, 2025
      Feb 21, 2025 @ 11:55am
      Feb 21, 2025
      		 reporter Trail is open!
      Jan 29, 2025 @ 12:06am
      Jan 29, 2025
      		 reporter CLOSED - WIndblow - Do not try to access
      Jan 25, 2025 @ 10:30am
      Jan 25, 2025
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 67 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 243 rides
      • Last: Apr 22, 2025

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      Nov 23, 2023 @ 1:44pm
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      Nov 23, 2023 @ 1:41pm
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      Jul 11, 2022 @ 3:31pm
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      Jul 11, 2022 @ 3:31pm
      Jul 11, 2022

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