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Kent Ridge <strong>MTB</strong> Trail<br />

The Kent Ridge <strong>MTB</strong> trail is located along Pasir<br />

Panjang Rd off South Buona Vista Road and along Vigilante<br />

Drive. Kent Ridge <strong>MTB</strong> trail is a technically challenging 2km+<br />

loop of singletrack and a separate flowy and fun Super D line.<br />

Maintained by the Ride Brothers community, the trail has seen<br />

numerous improvements over the years and it remains as one<br />

of the most challenging places to ride. There have been several<br />

National XC & Downhill <strong>MTB</strong> race events held there, and it<br />

played host to the last Red Bull Dark Knights DH race in 2011.<br />

The Super D line is super fun, and the only thing that might kill it<br />

is the steep climb up Vigilante Drive and back to the start of the<br />

trail. Other than that, we love this place!<br />

Regular trail days are also held over at Kent Ridge to<br />

battle the constant erosion and to maintain and build sustainable<br />

trails for all skill levels.<br />

Located at the hilly ridges of Pasir Panjang off South<br />

Buona Vista Road, Kent ridge is a technically challenging,<br />

2km <strong>plus</strong> loop of singletrack. It also has a Northshore style ride<br />

feature. There have been several National XC & Downhill <strong>MTB</strong><br />

race events held there, and it played host to the last Red Bull<br />

Dark Knights DH race.<br />

It is not a highly frequented trail perhaps due to it being<br />

a short, isolated loop, and recent trail conditions have been<br />

dismal. One could pretty much have the whole trail to himself<br />

even on a weekend.<br />

Due to erosion over the years, certain sections of the<br />

trail have seen considerable wear. There are recent volunteer<br />

efforts, namely by riding group RideBrothers, and ACS(I)<br />

school, which have adopted.<br />

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