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Ford on the Forest Track – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

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Ford on the Forest Track – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

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Ford on the Forest Track – Brain Freeze Trail loop from Low Redford Meadows SSSI

02:41

27.2km

680m

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: February 27, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.68 km

Mill Plantation

Forest

4.80 km

Hamsterley Forest River Crossing and Footbridge

Highlight • Trail

A rocky downhill section of road that features a water crossing at the bottom that can be rolled through, there is a bridge however if you decide not to ride …

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6.61 km

Ford on the Forest Track

Highlight • Trail

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

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7.71 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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8.00 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 …

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13.2 km

Hamsterley Forest

Forest

17.5 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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17.5 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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25.2 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 …

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25.9 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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27.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

4.08 km

2.44 km

692 m

488 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

9.85 km

2.33 km

2.30 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 10 May

8°C

2°C

30 %

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Ford on the Forest Track

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Woods Downhill Trail, Hamsterley Forest

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Brain Freeze Trail

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