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North East England

Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Hamsterley Forest Car Park loop from Wolsingham

North East England

Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Hamsterley Forest Car Park loop from Wolsingham

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22

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Climb to Polty's Last Blast – Hamsterley Forest Car Park loop from Wolsingham

04:01

52.8km

1,110m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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8.03 km

Pike's Teeth Trail, Hamsterley Forest

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

The first trail that can be found on Hamsterley Forest' black route. The trail has an average gradient of -7% peaking at -20% in places and is around 0.4 Mile long.

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2

9.55 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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3

11.1 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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12.1 km

Climb to Polty's Last Blast

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Category 4 climb that leads you to the Beginning of Poltys Last Blast/K-Line, a fast alternative to following the full red route if you just want to get straight to …

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14.7 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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6

16.9 km

Long Gravel Path Through Forest

Highlight • Forest

Nice smooth fast gravel

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36.3 km

Mayland Bank

Forest

38.3 km

Windy Bank Wood

Forest

9

44.8 km

Hamsterley Forest Car Park

Highlight • Forest

B

52.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

14.9 km

4.73 km

3.76 km

778 m

217 m

Surfaces

30.9 km

10.9 km

5.80 km

4.41 km

837 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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