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Nevis Range Mountain Bike Trails

Nevis Range Mountain Bike Trails
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  • Information:
  • Type: Purpose Built Centre
  • Grades: Blue,Red,Black,Orange
  • Riding: Cross Country,Downhill,4X
  • Facilities: Car Park,Toilets,Visitors Centre,Bike Hire,Cafe,Bike Wash,Showers
  • Distance(s): Under 5km, 5-10km, 11-20km
  • Country: Scotland
  • County: Highlands and Islands
  • Website: Nevis Range
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Description

The Nevis Range Mountain Bike Trail Centre is on the Nevis range in the Lochaber region just north of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands.

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It is made up of a multitude of top MTB trails offering a mix of Downhill and XC for all abilities. It is famous for being home to the World Champs course and the only center in the UK with a Gondola. There are three Downhill tracks and a multitude of Cross-Country trails in the Lower Forest area.

Downhill Tracks

World Cup Downhill (Orange) - Gondola Accessed

  • The only way to get up this trail is by the Gondola. It is open March to September and shut outside those dates as well as on race days and bad weather days. It is the UK's only World Cup DH track.
  • The trail is graded extreme and is 2.82km long and has a descent of 555m. It's steep, fast, full of rock gardens, tight steep corners, big jumps, drops, shore, exposed sections, and woodland sections. It ends in the Nevis Range car park. 

Top Chief – (Black Graded) - Gondola Accessed

  • The only way to get up this trail is also by the Gondola. It has drops, rock slabs and fast boardwalk.

Nevis Blue Doon – (Blue Graded) - Gondola Accessed

  • Longest blue in the UK this is full of flow for intermediate riders.

Berminator (Blue)

  • Lower trail blue-graded flow trail is designed for maximum fun and now serves as the official finish to the iconic Blue Doon.

Cross Country- Lower Forest

  • The Lower Forest Witch's Trails are open all year round and start from the Nevis Range. 

The Voodoo (Blue Graded)

  • For novice riders with berms and flowing descents.

Blue Adder (Blue Graded)

  • The Blue Adder blue-graded cross-country descent is 3.1km long, is a mix of wide single track and gently bermed wide boardwalk, followed by a series of flowing twists and turns. It has mini features to encourage the skills of budding downhillers while remaining in keeping with cross country trail standards. There is a 2km forest road climb as part of the route that is then followed by the 1.1km descent. 

World Champs route (Red)

  • This trail was built for the World Champs and World Cup circuit is graded red and is 8.5 km long running through the Leanachan forest. It has many technical sections and given the terrain has tough ups and fast descents.  

Wild Goat – (Red Graded)

  • Fast and full of berms, it’s the perfect end to a rough lap down Top Chief. There is also a side option to ride the World Cup 4X track.

Black Crane – (Black Graded)

  • Steep, fast, rock gardens, natural feel and rooty

Cackle – (Black Graded)

  • Steep, natural, rooty and a rock gardens

4X

  • the 4X is black graded with big jumps and gnarly turns. 4 riders can race side by side.

One Dot – Orange Graded

  • A beginners jumper line within some gentle berms. All the jumps are rollable.

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Ben Thompson:
Avg 4.77
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Great and getting even better

Great trails, great coffee, unique uplift to over 2000ft. Can't be beat.

What do you like?

New trails being built including excellent blue climb which has transformed the network. Giant red has to be the best trail centre descent anywhere and it's gondola accessed.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

12/11/2016 - about 9 years ago

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Liam:
Avg 1.79
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Seems they only care about the gondola

Really disappointed with our visit to Nevis Range. The xc trails need a lot of work to bring them up to standard. 10 under the Ben is never a red with the exception of the Nessie section. Blue Adder downhill has had poor quality repairs leading the run off of the material in the rain causing huge channels for your wheels to drop into. Definitely won't be back to ride again.

What do you like?

Good sized car park Reasonable prices in cafe

What could be improved?

Poor Signage that's hard to read at speed 10 under the Ben needs serious work on drainage Boardwalk sections badly maintained in places with holes big enough for a childs wheel to drop down Fill in material on Blue Adder downhill washes away to leave channels

Would you recommend?

Date written:

25/09/2016 - over 9 years ago

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gilesmartin81:
Avg 5.00
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Must visit!

This is the Mecca of mountain biking, it really does have a massive range of riding from the World Cup downhill track to graded trails for all abilities. Every time I go I find new trails as there are different options everywhere, including for the brave a few built by the dudes of hazard..... I can't recommend a ride here enough, there is some have to do.

What do you like?

Uplift by gondola Trails everywhere Bike shop Great cafe Loads fir the family to do while you ride Plenty of development of new trails World champs Xc course is great fun but you can't beat the red run down from the gondola.

What could be improved?

The downhill reputation may put some off but there is a massive network of graded trails for everyone.

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

03/10/2015 - over 10 years ago

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Alibobness:
Avg 4.29
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Nevis range

The gondola is great the tracks are awesome, you need some serious endurance to manage a lot of runs tho! The XC routes aren't quite as exciting tho to be honest

What do you like?

Great location, Great views Gondola to the top for downhill route Facilities are top notch

What could be improved?

Gondola only runs over summer months

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

25/12/2014 - about 11 years ago

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Matt:
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Great Riding

What do you like?

Although there are blues and greens under construction I'd recommend coming here with some experience under your belt. The World Cup Downhill Track - wow; fast in places with enough rocks to give you a complete work out after just a few runs. It just goes on and on and the more you ride it the better it gets. Comparable to the best in Whistler and the Alps - and what's more you've probably seen the pros riding it. (Yes, you'll pretend you're a pro at the start line). In terms of Wow factor there's little to beat it. Don't expect to do 10 runs if you're of average fitness - I was pretty much dead after 6. The Red Downhill - makes reds elsewhere need regrading to blue perhaps! .. satisfying and plenty of rocks once you're off the seemingly endless boardwalk. Gondola to get back up ... facilities all good ...

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

04/03/2014 - almost 12 years ago

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StupidMonkeyKev:
Avg 3.35
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Fort Bill - World Cup DH Track

Been wanting to tackle this for a while and got round to it this year. We have all watched the vids I think so know exactly what to expect, then you go and ride it. We don't have many gondola assisted downhill courses in the UK and it adds a whole new element. Takes around 15mins to get to the top so you can get plenty of runs in. I entered the No fuss / Hope Technology 6 hour endurance downhill, did 1 practice run and then 14 race runs in the 6 hours, finished 3rd. You need to be prepared for the extreme nature of the course if your doing run after run to get your monies worth .. I did a video of the event that's attached - but if you want vids then watch the best guys in the world do the course at the world cups rather than me :) I didn't do the red, or ride the XC - Fort Bill is about the WC DH track to me not the rest. You dont *need* a DH bike but I'm sure it helps, I rode my Heckler! I did this as event #1 in my "Month of Madness" 5 Big mountain events in 5 weeks. Including MegAvalanche, Mountain of Hell and the MacAvalanche. http://www.pinkbike.com/u/kevduk/blog/2013-Euro-Trip-Month-of-Madness.html Nice big car park, cafe toilets etc - remember your midge repellant!

What do you like?

One of the Best WC DH tracks in the world - so much history!

What could be improved?

You need strong arms to ride all day! Midges! OW!

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

08/11/2013 - about 12 years ago

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