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3.1 miles
Distance
2,811 ft
Climb
-15 ft
Descent
02:01:44
Avg time
2,794 ft
Altitude change
336 ft
Altitude min
3,146 ft
Altitude max
336 ft
Altitude start
3,130 ft
Altitude end
16.9%
Grade
-5.1%
Grade max
91.4%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
564 ft
Distance down
489 ft
Distance flat
02:01:44
Avg time
Ben Vorlich Trail Details
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Activities
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBen Vorlich
Strathyre -
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Ben Vorlich Trail is a 5 km popular red difficulty singletrack trail located near Strathyre. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 857 m black diamond climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 2 hours1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Directions to ben-vorlich-trail trailhead
(56.381450, -4.214820)
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Where is Ben Vorlich Trail located?
Ben Vorlich Trail is located in Ben Vorlich, Strathyre, United Kingdom. It is part of the Ben Vorlich trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 56.38145, -4.21482.
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How hard is Ben Vorlich Trail?
Ben Vorlich Trail is rated as Red difficulty. The physical rating is Hard. The average grade is 16.9%. The climb difficulty is rated Black Diamond.
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What is the elevation gain for Ben Vorlich Trail?
Ben Vorlich Trail has 2,811 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 15 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 336 ft to 3,146 ft.
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Is Ben Vorlich Trail a point to point trail?
Ben Vorlich Trail is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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