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Dig In Bench Viewpoint – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

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Dig In Bench Viewpoint – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

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Dig In Bench Viewpoint – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

01:29

19.5km

330m

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: April 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.4 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.21 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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6.21 km

Polty's Last Blast & K-Line (Red 5), Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Longest red decent in the forest

Tip by

8.35 km

Dig In Bench Viewpoint

Highlight • Rest Area

Rest point on the trails

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9.47 km

Birch Plantation

Forest

13.0 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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13.7 km

Pooh Stick Bridge

Highlight • Forest

Nice and easy walk

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13.7 km

The Gruffalo Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The big Gruffalo

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19.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

5.84 km

2.01 km

724 m

702 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

5.49 km

2.01 km

930 m

195 m

129 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Dig In Bench Viewpoint – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

Start of the red‑grade MTB trail, Hamsterley Forest

Polty's Last Blast & K-Line (Red 5), Hamsterley Forest

Dig In Bench Viewpoint

Brain Freeze Trail

Pooh Stick Bridge

The Gruffalo Sculpture

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