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Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike Trail

Mountain Biking · Worcestershire

250

XP

about 44 min riding

Moderate
4.95 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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372 m

272 m

172 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep ride

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

170 m

Drop

321 m

Highest

358 m

Lowest

177 m

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 1.1 km, climbs 24% for 400 m midway, comes down 16% for 400 m near the end.

Uphill: Climbs 16% for 400 m early on, comes down 24% for 400 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 3.5–5.6, from 358 m to 177 m.

How the 5.6 km splits

Flat

0.6 km

Climbing

1.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

2.5 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.6 km

Link it with other walks

Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike Trail

Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 4.2

8.13 km

Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail

Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 4.2

16.35 km

Worcestershire Way

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.3, 3.2…

49.98 km

Geopark Way

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 2.0, 2.1…

178.61 km

Three Choirs Way

Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.3, 2.5…

177.2 km

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