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5.1 miles
Distance
478 ft
Climb
-680 ft
Descent
01:05:15
Avg time
-202 ft
Altitude change
849 ft
Altitude min
1,420 ft
Altitude max
1,127 ft
Altitude start
925 ft
Altitude end
-0.746%
Grade
-18.305%
Grade max
9.831%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
3,749 ft
Distance flat
01:05:15
Avg time
Thieves Road Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPentland Hills
Edinburgh -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyRed (2 votes)
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Local Popularity25 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Trail TypeWilderness Trail
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Thieves Road is a 8 km less popular black difficulty wilderness trail trail located near Edinburgh. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 146 m black diamond climb. It features bridge. On average it takes 1 hour5 minutes to complete this trail.
This trail is unsanctioned.
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Directions to thieves-road trailhead
(55.784410, -3.395660)
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Where is Thieves Road located?
Thieves Road is located in Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It is part of the Pentland Hills trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 55.78441, -3.39566.
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How hard is Thieves Road?
Thieves Road is rated as Black difficulty. The physical rating is Hard. The average grade is 0.746%. The climb difficulty is rated Black Diamond.
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What is the elevation gain for Thieves Road?
Thieves Road has 478 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 680 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 849 ft to 1,420 ft.
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Is Thieves Road a point to point trail?
Thieves Road is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is wilderness trail.
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