Welcome back to another Big Stoozer MTB Adventure 🚵♂️
This time I’m heading out into The Kingdom of Fife to explore the Cullaloe Hills — an absolute gem packed with flowing MTB singletrack and cracking cross-country riding.
The trails here are perfect for year-round MTB, especially in winter, and this ride takes us all the way up to the fascinating Cullaloe Hills Temple, a beautifully built stone monument sitting high above the surrounding countryside with some seriously impressive views.
🏛️ A Bit of History
At the top of Cullaloe Hill lies the Cullaloe Temple, built in the early 19th century and showcasing the stunning colour and quality of Cullaloe stone — a material once exported across Scotland, England, Europe, and even the Caribbean.
The temple formed part of an ornamental landscape created by James Stuart of Dunearn (1775–1849), who transformed the estate into a ferme ornée — complete with rides, gravel paths, plantations, and terraces said to offer one of the finest prospects in Great Britain. Today, the temple and nearby rustic tower remain as atmospheric reminders of that era.
🚵♂️ MTB Trail Details:
This ride features some of my favourite cross-country trails in Fife, including:
The “Down” Trail.
Roy’s Trail.
The Monument (Temple) Trail.
Fast, flowing, and technical in places — proper Scottish singletrack at its best.
NB. I am now reliably informed that, unfortunately, The nearby Quarry has now swalloped up The “Down’ Trail.
🎥 Filming Setup
GoPro Hero 8 for the on-bike MTB action
DJI Mavic Air 2 for cinematic drone footage
📍 Trail Stats & Route
🔗 GPX Route (Komoot):
https://www.komoot.com/tour/288850613?ref=wtd
Distance: 16.5 miles
Duration: 1 hr 35 mins
Total Climbing: 1,565 ft
Average Speed: 10.3 mph
Max Speed: 27.1 mph
If you enjoy Scottish mountain biking, hidden trails, history, and big views — you’re in the right place.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Trail Intro.
01:40 Drone Views.
02:28 Man In An Orange Jacket.
03:54 The Down Trail.
06:19 Roy’s Trail.
08:20 The Last Stretch.
11:33 The Monument Trail.
13:05 You Have Been Watching.
13:53 Channel Outro.
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9 Comments
A nice wee local one for ye Stoozer 🙂 never even knew those tracks were there ! you should try a night time jaunt around it, midnight MTB by the orange glow of the moss 🙂
I feel positively woozy after watching some of that footage. Has your camera been on the Buckfast?
Yeah wonderful ride my friend, the drone views are stunning and those trails amazing, have a wonderful day my friend, greetings from Argentina🤠🤠🍻🍻
I’ve seen the Cullaloe Hills/Trails on Trailforks before thought about this not far from Aberdour, good to see what it actually looks like and handy to find a year round rideable trail. Bugger when action camera gets clogged with mud or gets dropped, hopefully easy clean and back working again. Another one I’d like to check is Kemback woods not far from Cupar. Cheers for sharing Stoozer all the best Gary 😁🤙
Supreme big fella ,uve been there once and while there i 3d mapped that wee building using a Neo https://youtu.be/blgDT2-hCJk?si=nPpvMbaYZ0_iNa5Q
Nice one Stoozer😍👌🏻..Looks a cool trail 😀Not really been fife much apart from golfing and watching Rangers
Cheers
Murchie
Used to be more trails up there, pity the quarry claimed most of them.
Very entertaining Sir! Looked OK for a Scottish hill in winter, with only a mild smattering of filth. And that was just the commentary! 🙂
Another great video. Thanks.