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3.5 miles
Distance
1,009 ft
Climb
-940 ft
Descent
02:11:15
Avg time
68 ft
Altitude change
64 ft
Altitude min
836 ft
Altitude max
108 ft
Altitude start
177 ft
Altitude end
0.4%
Grade
-64.6%
Grade max
25.7%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
479 ft
Distance flat
02:11:15
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Postmans Walk Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Gravel Bike
    • Adaptive Bike
    • Winter Fat Bike
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    • Trail Running
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  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Global Ranking
    #101423 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #130624 in Trail Running
    • #123731 in Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes

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Postmans Walk is a 6 km popular black difficulty doubletrack trail located near Tarbert. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 307 m blue climb. On average it takes 2 hours11 minutes to complete this trail.

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Mar 16, 2024 @ 4:03am
Mar 16, 2024
Caution at 2nd last switch back, serious erosion, virtually impossible to get the bike round without coming off
Jul 26, 2022 @ 7:12am
Jul 26, 2022
After 24h since last rainfall, perfect condition
Jul 13, 2019 @ 3:21am
Jul 13, 2019
I mean it drains well usually so it's dry not unless its raining or just rained then the rocks will be slippy and you'll have a stream going down...
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on Mar 16, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.09 (4 votes)
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        Directions to postmans-walk trailhead (57.904190, -6.755170)

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        youtuber Hebridean Stone Circle Ride
        2:52 | 184 | Feb 26, 2023 , Tarbert
        The Postmans Walk, Harris - MTB
        6:26 | 594 | Sep 7, 2021 , Tarbert
        Postman's walk MTB on the Isle of Harris,...
        14:04 | 646 | Jul 22, 2020 , Tarbert

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Postmans Walk

        Where is Postmans Walk located?
        Postmans Walk is located in Tarbert, United Kingdom. It is part of the Tarbert trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 57.90419, -6.75517.
        How hard is Postmans Walk?
        Postmans Walk is rated as Black difficulty. The physical rating is Hard. The average grade is 0.4%. The climb difficulty is rated Blue.
        What is the elevation gain for Postmans Walk?
        Postmans Walk has 1,009 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 940 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 64 ft to 836 ft.
        Is Postmans Walk a point to point trail?
        Postmans Walk is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is doubletrack.

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