Moray Monster Mountain Bike Trails

Moray Monster Trails is a network of waymarked mountain bike trails on Forestry and Land Scotland ground around Fochabers, in Moray. Two bases carry the network today: Ordiequish, with three blue graded flow trails, and Winding Walks (Whiteash), where a skills area feeds into a full-on red cross-country loop and an extreme, orange graded freeride trail for advanced riders only. Over 25km of graded trails link the two, built and maintained through a long-standing partnership between Moray Mountain Bike Club and Forestry and Land Scotland.

The Trails

Ordiequish

• The Soup Dragon (Blue) - 4.1km (2.5 miles): a fun, friendly route on hard singletrack and forest road, with an optional Dragon's Tail extension for those wanting more climbing.
• Gordzilla (Blue) - 5.3km (3.25 miles): a flowing route combining hard singletrack and forest road. Links with the Soup Dragon or the Haggis to extend the ride.
• The Haggis (Blue) - 8.8km (5.5 miles): the longest of the three blues, full of fun, moderate challenges rather than technical ones.
• The former Gully Monster black trail is permanently closed and no longer forms part of the network.

Winding Walks (Whiteash)

• Winding Walks Skills Area: a practice area right by the car park for building trail skills before heading out, with berms, a tabletop and a bomb hole to work on.
• The Fochabers Ring (Red) - 8km (5 miles): a full-on, varied cross-country loop with a forest road climb to the pyramid-shaped monument on Whiteash Hill, then a technical, unsurfaced descent back down.
• Fochabers Freeride (Orange, Extreme): for advanced riders only, walk it before you ride it. The wooden Northshore section has been removed, and the trail is now made up of big earth features, drops and jumps.

Trails at Moray Monster are subject to periodic closures and diversions for forestry work and storm damage. Check the Forestry and Land Scotland website for current alerts before you travel.

Ben Aigan

Ben Aigan, near Craigellachie, was once the third base in the Moray Monster network, home to the Hammer, Mast Blast and Bunny descents. These purpose-built trails are no longer maintained by Forestry and Land Scotland and their wooden features have been removed. The hill's forest roads remain open for a natural ride to the summit, but there is no waymarked mountain bike trail there today.

Local Organisation

The trails are built and maintained through an ongoing partnership between Moray Mountain Bike Club and Forestry and Land Scotland. The club is active on Facebook and welcomes new riders to its social rides around Elgin, Forres and Fochabers.

Getting Here

Primary trailhead: Ordiequish Car Park, Ordiequish Road, Fochabers, Moray, IV32 7PE. From Fochabers High Street, turn south opposite the museum onto Ordiequish Road; the car park is on the left after about half a mile.

Alternative trailhead: Winding Walks Car Park, off the A98, Fochabers, Moray, IV32 7PG, about a mile east of Fochabers towards Buckie, on the right. This is the start for the Fochabers Ring, Fochabers Freeride and the skills area. A parking charge applies here.

Public toilets, a caravan and camping site, and places to eat and drink are all in Fochabers, a short drive from either car park. Bikes can be hired from Outfit Moray in Lossiemouth.

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