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Drumtochty Forest Mountain Bike Trails
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  • Information:
  • 🏷️ Type:β€’ Natural Trails
  • ⭐ Grades:πŸ”΅ BlueπŸ”΄ Red⚫ Black⚫ Black🌿 Ungraded
  • 🚡 Riding:🌲 Cross CountryπŸ”οΈ Enduro⬇️ Downhill🏟️ Bike Park
  • πŸ“ Distance(s):Under 5km, 5 -10km
  • πŸ“ Country:🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ County:Aberddenshire
  • 🌐 Website:Drumtochty Forest Mountain Bike Trails β†—
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Description

Drumtochty Forest Mountain Bike Trails are in Kincardineshire, Scotland.  There is a large amount of non-waymarked off-piste trails. Drumtochty Forest has around twenty blue graded trails, fifty red, twenty-five black and five proline trails. 

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Drumtochty Trails

  • Most of the trails are on Strathfinella Hill, and Black Hill on the opposite side of the road from the North Drumtochty Car Park.
  • They are easily accessed by trails a hundred yards or so up the road from the car park, turn either right or left as you exit.
  • The terrain is loamy, and fast draining. Many of the trails are short, but they are close to each other so can be linked up.
  • Some of the popular tracks include Sitka, Dundee Down (Blacks) and Keep Your Trout in Your Pants, Keyfinder and Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3 and Stage 4, Lockdown, Quarry Run and F & F (reds).
  • The routes to the north side of Glen Drumtochty road also provide a way of accessing Fetteresso Forest and its mountain bike routes.
  • There is a lot of great MTB in Aberdeenshire, including Tarland Trails, Scolty Hill, Pitfichie, Aboyne and Ballater

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  • There are also access trails suitable for gravel bikes in the forest
  • Drumtochty features in the Aberdeenshire Enduro Series competitions.
  • Aberdeenshire Trail Association are involved in maintaining the trails.
  • There are limited facilities (no toilets, closest in Auchenblae). It is served by a three car parks. 

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πŸ“ UK MTB Trail of the Year 2026

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