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Cairngorms, Eastern Highlands Mountain Biking

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  • Information:
  • Type: Natural Trails, MTB Base
  • Grades: Green,Blue,Red,Black,Orange,Ungraded
  • Riding: Cross Country,Downhill
  • Distance(s): Under 5km, 5-10km, 11-20km, 21-30km, 31km
  • Country: Scotland
  • County: Highlands and Islands
  • Website: Cairngorms, Eastern Highlands Mountain Biking

Trail Network & Rider Segments

Trail network status from Trailforks and recent rider segments from Strava (see full mapped routes and details in the Tracks tab).

Trail Status

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Description

The Cairngorms in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland offers a great mix of fantastic natural mountain biking trails for all different abilities like Capel Mounth, Lock Kinord, the Burma Road, Lairig Ghru and the Deeside Way. It also has some of the best UK MTB trail centres like Laggan, Lecht and Glenlivet. 

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Trail Centres

  • As regards trail centres you have everything from blues,reds, blacks, bike parks and downhill.
  1. Laggan
  2. Glenlivet
  3. Lecht
  4. Tarland Trails (just on the outskirts)

Resources for Natural Trails and GPS routes

  • Many of our GPS routes have been kindly donated by DMBinS Highland E-Guide which is a great resource and has detail on many of these routes as well as being packed full of other routes and helpful advice across the Highlands region. 
  • Although these are an excellent mountain bike routes they utilises multi-use paths and trails. It is important we adhere to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code at all times when using the route.
  • For more information on what the code means for mountain bikers read the ‘Do The Ride Thing’ guide from DMBinS.
  • The Cairngorms MTB natural MTB trails range from easy like the Deesde Way through to Epic like the Burma Road.
  1. Deeside Way
  2. Capel Mounth MTB Route
  3. Loch Kinord, Aboyne MTB Route
  4. Ballatar to Aboyne MTB Route
  5. The Burma Road MTB Route
  6. Sluggan MTB Route
  7. Old Logging Way, Aviemore MTB Route
  8. Lairig Ghru GPS MTB Route

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  • If you have ridden the MTB trails in the Cairngorms then please add your reviews, pictures, videos and routes to the listing and site. 
Have you ridden Cairngorms, Eastern Highlands Mountain Biking ? If so, we’d love it if you shared your experience with the community — please post a review. Thanks!
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