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Brain Freeze Trail – Cragg Wood Singletrack loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

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Brain Freeze Trail – Cragg Wood Singletrack loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

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Brain Freeze Trail – Cragg Wood Singletrack loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

01:13

14.7km

250m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

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5.01 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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6.48 km

Pike's Teeth, Hamsterley Forest

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A Category 4 climb at the beginning of the Black Route at Hamsterley Forest lasting around 1.2 Mile with an average gradient of 7% peaking at 15% in places. The …

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8.99 km

Hamsterley Forest River Crossing and Footbridge

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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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9.04 km

Cragg Wood Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Small fun section of Single Track which can be used to connect to various parts of the forest, more often than not it is used as a connector between Pikes …

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9.45 km

Ford on the Forest Track

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

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9.67 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 …

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10.8 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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11.1 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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14.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

5.39 km

2.78 km

705 m

335 m

Surfaces

9.68 km

1.77 km

1.61 km

934 m

571 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Brain Freeze Trail – Cragg Wood Singletrack loop from Blackling Hole waterfall

Brain Freeze Trail

Pike's Teeth, Hamsterley Forest

Hamsterley Forest River Crossing and Footbridge

Cragg Wood Singletrack

Ford on the Forest Track

Route 666 Trail

Blue Sox and Red Sox Trails, Hamsterley Forest

Woods Downhill Trail, Hamsterley Forest

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