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Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

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Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

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Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

02:43

28.2km

700m

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 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.65 km for 248 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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438 m

Climb to Polty's Last Blast

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Category 4 climb that leads you to the Beginning of Poltys Last Blast/K-Line, a fast alternative to following the full red route if you just want to get straight to …

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3.07 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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3.07 km

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

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Longest red decent in the forest

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5.22 km

Dig In Bench Viewpoint

Highlight • Rest Area

Rest point on the trails

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13.1 km

Hamsterley Forest

Forest

17.4 km

Blue Sox and Red Sox Trails, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

An official trail that can be found right at the end of Route 666 spanning around 0.2Mile depending on which route you decide to take. The Trail splits into blue/red …

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19.6 km

Forest Trail Junction

Highlight • Forest

25.7 km

Mayland Bank

Forest

28.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

3.60 km

2.96 km

2.23 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

14.8 km

6.80 km

3.02 km

2.10 km

1.33 km

202 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

26°C

15°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

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700m

Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Dig In Bench Viewpoint loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

Climb to Polty's Last Blast

Start of the red‑grade MTB trail, Hamsterley Forest

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

Dig In Bench Viewpoint

Blue Sox and Red Sox Trails, Hamsterley Forest

Forest Trail Junction

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