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Hamsterley Forest Cafe – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Hamsterley

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Hamsterley Forest Cafe – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Hamsterley

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5.0

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Hamsterley Forest Cafe – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Hamsterley

01:23

14.5km

350m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 23, 2025

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Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.79 km for 264 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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226 m

Hamsterley Forest Café

Highlight • Cafe

Food and drinks. Ice cream van too in the summer

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614 m

The Gruffalo Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The big Gruffalo

Tip by

1.01 km

Forest Walkies Trail

Highlight • Trail

Wellbeing trail

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5.91 km

Mayland Bank

Forest

6.73 km

Forest Trail Junction

Highlight • Forest

13.6 km

Brain Freeze Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

An official Red trail found at Hamsterley Forest, The trail runs for around 0.3 Mile with an average gradient of -9% peaking at -18%

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14.3 km

Pooh stick bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Rude named bridge

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14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.08 km

2.51 km

2.41 km

1.10 km

425 m

Surfaces

6.51 km

3.19 km

2.57 km

1.75 km

425 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

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Friday 28 November

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Hamsterley Forest Cafe – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Hamsterley

Hamsterley Forest Café

The Gruffalo Sculpture

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Forest Trail Junction

Brain Freeze Trail

Pooh stick bridge

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