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Mountain biking trails

North East England

Hamsterley Forest Café – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

Mountain biking trails

North East England

Hamsterley Forest Café – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

Moderate

4.0

(1)

222

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Hamsterley Forest Café – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

02:36

28.4km

660m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

235 m

Hamsterley Forest Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bit pricey but a lovely hot chocolate

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2

633 m

The Gruffalo Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The big Gruffalo

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3

3.46 km

Mayland Bank Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A category 4 climb leading to the Descent Hut, it has a average gradient of around 10% over 0.7 Mile peaking at around 18%. The trail also leads to the …

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5.08 km

Front Plantation

Forest

5

10.2 km

Start of the red‑grade MTB trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight • Forest

From here…follow the next 3 Red Routes for a great ride. Berms, rollers, table tops and some bomb holes, no chicken runs, all very rideable on a hard tail.

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12.4 km

Dig In Bench Viewpoint

Highlight • Rest Area

Rest point on the trails

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13.3 km

Accelerator and Nitrous trails, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The Red trail at Hamsterley is great. This section, through Accelerator and into Nitrous is particularly good, flowy and as fast as you dare!

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18.0 km

Hamsterley Forest

Forest

B

28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

7.61 km

2.59 km

1.80 km

679 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

7.87 km

1.87 km

1.80 km

666 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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