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807 ft
Distance
-160 ft
Descent
00:02:57
Avg time
-160 ft
Altitude change
749 ft
Altitude min
909 ft
Altitude max
909 ft
Altitude start
748 ft
Altitude end
-19.8%
Grade
-44.8%
Grade max
-4.2%
Grade min
807 ft
Distance down
00:02:57
Avg time
Vikings Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaGrizedale Forest
Hawkshead -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultySecondary Access Road/Trail (3 votes)
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#115995 in Mountain Biking
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National Ranking#4,002 in Mountain Biking · United Kingdom
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Jump
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Vikings is a 246 m moderately popular black difficulty singletrack trail located near Hawkshead. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill primary. It features drop and jump. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 2 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 46 rides
- Last: Sep 26, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to vikings trailhead
(54.338240, -3.056180)
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4:22 |
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Sep 11, 2019 , Hawkshead
Routes with this trail
4 Reviews & Comments
eldringo
Forested lower section. Semi closed at the top. Not really worth it
Quoll
Now closed by forestry commission due to erosion
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