Mountain Biking in Southern and Central Scotland. Peter Edwards
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Название: Mountain Biking in Southern and Central Scotland
Автор: Peter Edwards
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Книги о Путешествиях
isbn: 9781783623488
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Ae Line (red, 24km, technicality 3/5)
The Ae Line is a fast, challenging cross-country trail with plenty of climbing. A couple of new sections were introduced in 2014 – a fast, flowing descent and a climb packed with 22 switchbacks. The final descent, The Omega Man, is filled with jumps and drops and is an absolute joy to ride.
The Shredder (orange, 1km, technicality 4/5)
The Shredder is a downhill run for beginners and gives a good taster of the discipline with fast berms, open corners, tabletops and rocks, and off-camber sections.
Ae Downhill (orange, 1.6km, technicality 5/5)
The Ae Downhill course combines technical root and dirt sections with huge manmade features, including berms, tabletops, triples and a couple of very big drops.
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Dalbeattie
About the centre
Dalbeattie has a good range of trails, including one of the most famous features at any trail centre: the Slab – a 14-metre high lump of granite forming one of the Hardrock Trail’s descents. The waymarked trails include a green-, blue- and red-graded trail with numerous black options. There’s also a skills area and short taster loop.
How to get there
From Dumfries, head southwest on the A711 for 21km to Dalbeattie, then follow the A710 for 2km where the car park can be found on your left a short way south of the town. Grid ref: NX 837 590, sat nav: DG5 4QU
Facilities
Bike wash, pay & display parking, toilets.
The trails
Ironhash Trail (green, 11.4km, technicality 2/5)
A little over 11km, the Ironhash Trail is a fairly level route that will suit inexperienced riders and families. The green trail mostly follows forest roads, although it also includes two brief sections of singletrack.
Moyle Hill Trail (blue, 14km, technicality 2/5)
The Moyle Hill Trail covers a considerable distance without any real technical difficulties, although there are a few climbs to contend with. The route provides a good introduction to riding singletrack and to the granite rock that gives Dalbeattie its distinctive character. Some grand views too.
Hardrock Trail (red, 27km, technicality 3/5)
The Hardrock Trail is characterised by narrow singletrack with lumps of granite across the trail to help you stay alert. The trail winds along rough singletrack to the infamous Slab. It’s a great ride for the technically adept and there are also optional black sections along the way.
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Glentress
About the centre
Café and campsite at Glentress 7Stanes trail centre in the Scottish Borders
Scotland’s biggest and best-known trail centre, Glentress is something of a mountain biker’s Shangri-La. It’s home to 73km of varied trails, which will suit everyone from beginners to technically adept freeride enthusiasts. The range of trails on offer, the location and the centre’s wealth of facilities account for the huge popularity of Glentress with riders from all over Scotland, the rest of the UK and beyond.
Situated just outside Peebles in the Tweed Valley, Glentress caters to all abilities with green-, blue-, red- and black-graded trails. There’s also a skills area and an orange-grade freeride park, not to mention various opportunities to incorporate some of the ‘natural’ trails in the area, such as the classic Gypsy Glen (see Route 10) for example.
How to get there
From Edinburgh, get onto the A720 ring road and head south on the A702, A703 and A701 through Penicuik then the A703 again towards Peebles. At Peebles turn east on the A72. The trail centre is on the left 3km outside town. Grid ref: NT 284 397, sat nav: EH45 8NB
Facilities
Bike shop with bike hire and bike wash, café, pay & display parking, showers, toilets.
The trails
Green routes (3.5km and 4.4km, technicality 2/5)
The two green routes both feature smooth singletrack that drops, climbs and weaves through the trees. There’s also a Skills Area loop to practice your riding technique on.
Blue route (8–16km, technicality 3/5)
The blue route is characterised by flowing singletrack, sweeping corners and jumps that encourage you to wind up the speed. The route comprises two loops – the lower and the upper – both of which are 8km long.
Red route (18km, technicality 4/5)
This is one of the most enjoyable trail centre routes anywhere, and it’s also home of the magnificent Spooky Woods descent. It’s not too tight or twisty, but it’s all about speed. There are rocky sections and log skinnies to negotiate too. This is a real trail centre classic.
Black route (30km, technicality 4/5)
This is a 30km route with 24km of superb, hard-packed singletrack. There are plenty of rocky climbs and switchback descents, and some lovely swooping sections of trail for good measure.
Freeride park (orange)
The freeride park is ideal for technically adept riders looking to push themselves and hone their skills. Here you’ll find jumps, wallrides and North Shore woodwork. Not for beginners or the faint-hearted.
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Innerleithen
About the centre
On the Traquair XC red route, 7Stanes (Route 9)
A few kilometres east of Glentress along the A72, Innerleithen is a venue for experienced riders. It’s also a popular downhill (DH) centre, with a regular uplift service (www.upliftscotland.com).
How to get there
From Edinburgh, get onto the A720 ring road then head south on the A702, A703 and A701 through Penicuik then the A703 again towards Peebles. At Peebles turn east on the A72, pass Glentress and continue along the main road to Innerleithen. Once in the village, turn right, following СКАЧАТЬ