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Mountain biking trails

North East England

Brain Freeze Trail – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

Mountain biking trails

North East England

Brain Freeze Trail – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

Moderate

4.3

(3)

198

riders

Brain Freeze Trail – Hamsterley Forest Café loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

01:17

13.2km

340m

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: April 25, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1.68 km

Mill Plantation

Forest

2

2.57 km

Pike's Teeth Trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The first trail that can be found on Hamsterley Forest' black route. The trail has an average gradient of -7% peaking at -20% in places and is around 0.4 Mile long.

Tip by

3

4.55 km

Ford on the Forest Track

Highlight • Trail

Ford on the forest track. It can get quite deep after heavy rain

Tip by

4

4.76 km

Route 666 Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Route 666 is exactly how it sounds, rooty hell. Its a black rated trail which consists of a challenging climb to start off with plenty of optional extra technical features …

Tip by

5

5.88 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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6

6.17 km

Woods Downhill Trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The first half of this trial has been official for a while, however the bottom half after crossing through the fire-road used to be unofficial. It has recently been converted …

Tip by

7

11.3 km

Special K Trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A Official Red trail which can be found at Hamsterley Forest, it has a average gradient of -8% spanning over around 0.3 Miles peaking at around -15%. Although the trail …

Tip by

8

12.0 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%

Tip by

9

13.0 km

Hamsterley Forest Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bit pricey but a lovely hot chocolate

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B

13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.94 km

2.87 km

2.01 km

705 m

692 m

Surfaces

5.32 km

3.15 km

2.67 km

1.38 km

571 m

< 100 m

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