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A grading system for way-marked off-road cycling trails has been adopted in the UK, and is used by official bodies such as the Forestry Commission and IMBA-UK. It was originally developed by Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC) employee Colin Palmer in June 1999, based on a system widely used for grading cross-country skiing routes.

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A solitary major hazard (e.g. one steep hill or a difficult junction) will not necessarily raise an otherwise 'Easy' route into a 'Difficult' one.

Severe

  • The Forest of Ae: Ae Downhill Course (part of 7stanes project)
  • Afan Forest Park: Skyline Trail
  • Ampthill Forest: Dual slalom Downhill Course
  • Coed-y-Brenin: Red Bull Trail and Karrimor Trail
  • Cwmcarn: Y Mynydd Mojo
  • Dalby Forest
  • Glentress Forest: V-Trail
  • Guisborough Forest
  • Hamsterley Forest
  • Hopton Wood
  • Innerleithen Forest: Forestry Commission/Red Bull Project Downhill
  • Machynlleth: Cli-Mach-X
  • Thetford Forest

    • Difficult

  • The Forest of Ae: Ae Line (part of 7stanes project)
  • Afan: White's Level, Penhydd Trail, & The Wall
  • Argyll Forest Park: Glenbranter Cycle Splash & Ardgartan Peninsula Circuit
  • Ben Aigan: Blue Cycle Trail
  • Brechfa: Abergorlech Red Trail
  • Coed-y-Brenin: MBR Trail & Sport Trail
  • Cwmcarn: Twrch Trail
  • Dalby Forest: Red Cycle Trail
  • Durris Forest: Cairn Spur
  • Fetteresso Forest: Drumtochty Through Route Forest Trail & Bervie Loop Forest Trail
  • Forest of Dean: FODCA Trail
  • Gartly Moor Forest: Red Trail & Blue Trail
  • Glentress Forest: Red Grade Freeride Area & Red Grade Trail
  • Great Glen Forest: Great Glen Mountain Bike Trail
  • Grizedale Forest: Hawkshead Moor & Silurian Way Cycle Trail
  • Gwydyr Forest: Marin Trail
  • Hamsterley Forest: Neighbour Moor Tour Cycle Route & Red Cycle Trail
  • Hopton Wood
  • Kielder Forest: The Swinburne Collection
  • Kirkhill Forest: South Spur Cycle Trail
  • Llanwrtyd Wells: Esgair Dafydd Trail, Irfon Forest Route & Mynydd Trawsnant Route
  • Machynlleth: Mach 3 Trail
  • Nant yr Arian: Summit Trail & Syfydrin Trail
  • Pitfichie Forest
  • Tay Forest
  • Whiteash Forest: Whiteash Loopie

    • References

    CTC off-road trail grades Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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