Is This For You? Find the right cross-country singletrack trail grade for your abilities

Singletrack trails Grade Suitable for: Trail

Beginners in good health Relatively flat & wide. Green: Easy with basic bike skills. Most types of bikes.

Riders in good health with Some “single-track” Blue: Moderate basic off-road riding skills. sections & small Basic mountain bikes. obstacles of root & rock.

Proficient mountain bikers Challenging climbs, tricky Red: Difficult with good off-road riding descents & technical skills & fitness. features such as drop-offs Good mountain bikes. and large rocks.

Expert mountain bikers Greater challenge & Black: Severe with high level of fitness. difficulty. Expect large Quality off-road mountain & unavoidable features. bikes.

Mountain biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a significant risk. WHO WE ARE trail grading - cross country singletrack trail grading - non singletrack

The Mountain Biking Community Interest Company (CIC) is a not for profit organisation. It includes representation from nine organisations, including 3 Is This For You? Is This For You? MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS business groups representing over 150 Find the right cross-country singletrack trail grade for your abilities Find the right non singletrack trail grade for your abilities local tourism businesses. 2nd edition Singletrack trails Forest Roads & Bike Parks THE ROLE OF THE CIC Grade Suitable for: Trail Grade Suitable for: Trail

Beginners in good health Relatively flat & wide. Cyclists in good health. Gradients can vary. We market the 7stanes including Green: Easy with basic bike skills. Map reading useful (routes Surfaces may be uneven management of the 7stanes brand. Forest Road & Similar Most types of bikes. not always marked). or potholed in places. The main aim is to sustain the 7stanes Most bikes. Look out for vehicles project by increasing visitor numbers & other users. and generating revenue for the south of Riders in good health with Some “single-track” Scotland economy. basic off-road riding skills. sections & small Blue: Moderate Extreme level riders with Extreme levels of Basic mountain bikes. obstacles of root & rock. Extreme: expert technical skills & exposure & risk. trail updates Downhill trails good fitness. Technical Large features. Proficient mountain bikers Challenging climbs, tricky Dirt jumps bike skills important. For trail updates visit: Red: Difficult with good off-road riding descents & technical Freeride areas Jumping ability obligatory. www.7stanesmountainbiking.com skills & fitness. features such as drop-offs £2 Good mountain bikes. and large rocks.

Expert mountain bikers Greater challenge & Black: Severe with high level of fitness. difficulty. Expect large Quality off-road mountain & unavoidable features. bikes. INNERLEITHEN O.S. Grid Ref NT 336 358 Postcode EH44 6PW Mountain biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a significant risk. Situated just a few miles south east of Glentress, this stane is definitely for the more experienced rider. Innerleithen is regarded as providing some of the best UK downhill routes, as well as a cracking red- graded cross country route. Four main waymarked www.ibiscycles.co.uk routes offer a great range of riding, from super- Travel distance to other stanes from INNERLEITHEN steep, tight natural trails that weave tightly down through the trees, to wide open, fast, jumpy, bermy, Is This For You? freeride-type trails. The red-graded cross country Find the right non singletrack trail grade for your abilities trail is superb with plenty of climbing and stunning descents. Forest Roads & Bike Parks Grade Suitable for: Trail facilities Cyclists in good health. Gradients can vary. bike shop cafe in town Forest Road & Similar Map reading useful (routes Surfaces may be uneven in town thank you for not always marked). or potholed in places. Most bikes. Look out for vehicles toilets in bike hire supporting the 7stanes & other users. town in town Parking charges apply mountain biking cic Extreme level riders with Extreme levels of Extreme: expert technical skills & exposure & risk. Downhill trails good fitness. Technical Large features. supported by Dirt jumps bike skills important. Freeride areas Jumping ability obligatory. Advert

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Is this trail right for you? Refer to trail grading explanation Ae Dalbeattie Glentress on Innerleithenreverse. Trail Information Trail Information Trail Information Trail Information

Ae Valley Route Ironharsh Trail Routes from Buzzards Nest Easy 11.5 km 5% singletrack Allow 11/ - 2 hours Innerleithen XC Trail Easy 9.0 km 40% singletrack Allow 1 - 1.5 hours 2 Green Route Difficult 18.0 km 75% singletrack Allow 2 - 4 hours Larch View Route Moyle Hill Trail Easy 4.5 km 60% singletrack Allow 30 mins - 1 hour Moderate 13.1 km 25% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Moderate 14.0 km 35% singletrack Allow 2 - 3 hours Plora Craig Blue Route Severe 1.0 km 100% singletrack The “Ae-Line” Blue Taster Loop Moderate 8.5 km 65% singletrack Allow 3 - 5 hours Difficult 24.0 km 75% singletrack Allow 1.5 - 3 hours Moderate 4.0 km 75% singletrack Allow 30 mins Cadon Bank Freeride Park Severe Optional Black grade features Black sections Hardrock Trail Bike Park Three trails Severe Difficult 25.0 km 65% singletrack Allow 11/2 - 3 hours Downhill

The Shredder Four Downhill Tracks Information Trail Routes from Glentress Peel Information Trail Bike Park 1.0 km 100% singletrack Red Taster Loop Difficult 4.0 km 90% singletrack Allow 11/2 hour Downhill Route Green Route

Trail Information Trail Easy 3.5 km 30% singletrack Allow 30 mins - 1 hour Bike Park 1.6 km 100% singletrack Hardrock Trail sections

Severe 100% singletrack Information Trail Blue Route Moderate 16.5 km 80% singletrack Allow 2 - 4 hours Red Route Difficult 19.0 km 75% singletrack Allow 1.5 - 3 hours Glentrool Kirroughtree Black Route Severe 30.0 km 80% singletrack Allow 3 - 5 hours Information Trail Newcastleton Trail Information Trail Information Mabie Trail Information Palgowan Route Bargaly Wood 14.0 km 10% singletrack Allow 2 hours Easy 6.0 km 10% singletrack Allow 0.5 - 1 hour Skills Trail Easy 0.4 km The Glen Larg Hill (including Taster Loop) 6.0 km 35% singletrack Allow 1 hour Moderate 9.8 km 55% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Trail Information The Caddrouns Green Torr Doon Hill Extension Moderate 7.0 km 50% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Moderate 9.0 km 65% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Moderate Extra 10.0 km 10% singletrack Allow 0.5 hour Big Views Loop Easy 8.0 km 20% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours The Red Route Glentrool Taster Loop Difficult 16.0 km 70% singletrack Allow 1.5 - 3 hours 58.0 km no singletrack Allow 3.5 - 7 hours Moderate 2.0 km 50% singletrack Allow 10 - 15 mins Woodhead Loop Trail Information Trail

Moderate 10.0 km 25% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Information Trail Twister Trail Linns Trail 8.0 km no singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours Difficult 17.8 km 90% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours The Phoenix Trail Difficult 17.0 km 82% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours

Black Craigs Information Trail Severe 31.0 km* 75% singletrack Allow 1 - 2 hours

( * including RED route) Dark Side Information Trail Bike Park 3.8 km 30% singletrack

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Disclaimer – the contents of this map were correct at time of going to print. Trail maps provided courtesy of Forestry Commission Scotland.