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Category: Green Distance: 6km / 3.7miles

Bargaly Wood is a pleasant 6km trail, which can take anything from 30 minutes to an hour to complete. It's ideal for first timers, families and kids - or those... More

Category: Green Distance: 8km / 5miles

Mabie has hills (like it or not!) but with the Big Views loop, you'll be rewarded with some great views over the Solway Firth and the Nith estuary without too... More

Category: Green Distance: 9km / 5.6miles

The green route is an entry level mountain bike trail aimed primarily at families with young children. 9km in length, it offers a really nice introduction to... More

Category: Green Distance: 11.5km / 7.1miles

The Ironhash trail provides an easy ride deep into the heart of the forest, mainly on forest roads and is ideal for getting a flavour of what mountain biking... More

Category: Green Distance: 4.8km / 3miles

This easy-graded low level route links with some SUSTRANS-funded trail to give a circular route between the Laggan Wolftrax hub and the community-owned... More

Category: Green Distance: 0.5km / 0.3miles

The 500m-long home green is a great introduction to singletrack riding, with features such as double jumps and tabletops. All the features can be rolled over... More

Category: Green Distance: 4km / 2.5miles

This is just pure fun: a fun-packed, friendly route that can be enjoyed at any level depending on how fast you want to go. You’re in control. There's just one... More

Category: Green Distance: 6.5km / 4miles

Easy going route on forest roads. reasonably easy gradients though some are sustained. More

Category: Blue Distance: 7.4km / 4.6miles

The Fire Tower Trail, by Lochgilphead in West Argyll, has a little bit of something for everyone, from gentle tracks to radical free-riding. The descents are... More

Category: Blue Distance: 8km / 5miles

Whether you’re ready to step up from green-graded trails to the next level, or want an exciting but less technical ride, the Glentress Blue Trail is ideal.... More

Category: Blue Distance: 6km / 3.7miles

One of the best blue-graded routes in the country, the 6km long Caddrouns Blue route is ideal for first-timers, families and novices More

Category: Blue Distance: 8km / 5miles

Linns Blue is the longer of the two blue-graded routes on offer at Newcastleton. While it sticks to forest roads, it takes you further into the forest, with... More

Category: Blue Distance: 4.5km / 2.8miles

The blue route is a 4.5km forest road section accessible from the green route which, when added to the green route distance, gives a ride of 13.5km. The trail... More

Category: Blue Distance: 9km / 5.6miles

Although the Glentrool Blue Route is moderate in both length and difficulty, it has a long, final descent which should appeal to riders who wouldn’t normally... More

Category: Blue Distance: 10km / 6.2miles

The Larg Hill route is a great introduction for novices, families and confident children to Kirroughtree’s narrow, twisting trails. Over half of the route is... More

Category: Blue Distance: 14km / 8.7miles

The blue-graded Moyle Hill route is a good introduction to riding 7stanes singletrack - and to the granite rock that that gives Dalbeattie a character all of... More

Category: Blue Distance: 10km / 6.2miles

Ready for the next step up? The Woodhead Loop is slightly harder than the Big Views Loop and explores the far side of the forest using quiet forest roads and... More

Category: Blue Distance: 19km / 11.8miles

Offering a mix of singletrack and forest road, the 19km, blue-graded Cour Loop follows the route of the old puggyline (narrow gage railway) out to the Cour... More

Category: Blue Distance: 1km / 0.6miles

Small World This is a 1km blue-graded loop that gives aspiring champions a taste of world-class mountain biking, giving a quick trip round the start of the... More

Category: Blue Distance: 2.8km / 1.7miles

1.3km of sheer, blue-graded delight. This trail twists and turns and twists and turns all the way through the forest. Watch you don’t get too dizzy! At the... More

Category: Blue Distance: km / 0miles

This is a great flowing route – cruise it or ramp it, but you’ll certainly enjoy it. This fine monster can be linked to other trails like The Haggis. Allow 1... More

Category: Blue Distance: 3.8km / 2.4miles

Another gentle, blue-graded climb through mature spruce, then smaller pine, which pops you out at the top of the hill. At the end of the trail, turn left onto... More

Category: Blue Distance: km / 0miles

You just want more don’t you? You want to meet The Haggis. This beastie, well known for running around mountains, has lately taken up mountain biking. He calls... More

Category: Blue Distance: 10km / 6.2miles

A long, sustained climb on forest roads followed by a long, fast descent (careful!)with stunning views over Glen Lyon then Loch Tay. More

Category: Blue Distance: 11.5km / 7.1miles

This is an alternative route starting from the Mains Brae. It is recommended to do the hard work at the start of the route by turning right up the steep hill... More

Category: Red Distance: 7.4km / 4.6miles

The Fire Tower Trail, by Lochgilphead in West Argyll, has a little bit of something for everyone, from gentle tracks to radical free-riding. The descents are... More

Category: Red Distance: 10.5km / 6.5miles

Newcastleton's red route provides fast, narrow singletrack, bridge crossings and boardwalks. Its exhilarating final descent of Swarf Hill descent is the ideal... More

Category: Red Distance: 24km / 14.9miles

Ae’s 24km cross-country Ae line - Scottish Power Renewables Trail owes something to the downhill side of the sport. The trail takes you high up the side of a... More

Category: Red Distance: 58km / 36miles

Like all the 7stanes, Glentrool has its own unique character. The Big Country CTC Ride provides a day-long ride into the heart of the Galloway hills on a mix... More

Category: Red Distance: 25km / 15.5miles

The Hardrock Trail is a classic red-graded route that includes miles of singletrack and some very challenging black-graded features. The hard, granite surface... More

Category: Red Distance: 17km / 10.6miles

The Mabie Phoenix Trail is a mixed cross-country route in stunning woodland, with ‘natural’ trails complementing classic 7stanes singletrack. More

Category: Red Distance: 17km / 10.6miles

The Twister trail is a 17km-long loop that makes for a physically demanding ride. In places, it’s technical, featuring rock steps and drop-offs, but generally... More

Category: Red Distance: 16.5km / 10.2miles

Red-graded with black options, 10 Under the Ben is used for the big event of the same title each year in June. This 16.5km loop trail is a mix of dedicated... More

Category: Red Distance: 15km / 9.3miles

The red route is a fantastic 15km experience in two sections - but watch out for Wolftrax's predatory instincts! For the inexperienced it is technical and... More

Category: Red Distance: 3.6km / 2.2miles

This is what you could call a three-dimensional singletrack. The trail is wide, sealed-surface singletrack with big berms, tabletops and gap jumps. It’s a lot... More

Category: Red Distance: 8.5km / 5.3miles

Specially devised for the 2007 World Championships held here, this 8.5km, world-class singletrack loop features 270m of climb and descent. It's red-graded, but... More

Category: Red Distance: km / 0miles

A varied and full-on cross country trail of around 8km that you’ll want to ride again and again. Firstly there's a “no pain, no gain” climb up to the monument... More

Category: Red Distance: km / 0miles

Wow. A knock-out from The Hammer. One long, big hit ride around the summit of Ben Aigan with stunning views of the Spey valley. Big earth features, board walk... More

Category: Red Distance: km / 0miles

A rushing downhill just beyond the big transmitter mast. Time to rock and roll! Deceptively speedy, so be canny if you haven’t ridden it before. For the Spin... More

Category: Red Distance: 8km / 5miles

A sustained haul on forest roads to gain altitude followed by a couple of sections of sometimes technical single track with fast, tricky descents. More

Category: Red Distance: 24.5km / 15.2miles

A 25km loop in some stunning and remote scenery. You will be at 478m above sea level at it highest point, and just 90 minutes drive from Glasgow More

Category: Black Distance: 7.4km / 4.6miles

The Fire Tower Trail, by Lochgilphead in West Argyll, has a little bit of something for everyone, from gentle tracks to radical free-riding. The descents are... More

Category: Black Distance: 3.8km / 2.4miles

Established for well over a decade, the downhill trails at Innerleithen are regarded as some of the best in the UK. A rich history of track building has... More

Category: Black Distance: 19km / 11.8miles

As befits one of Scotland’s foremost downhill centres, the Traquair XC cross-country trail is not for the faint hearted. It includes a leg-burning,... More

Category: Black Distance: 29km / 18miles

The Glentress V Trail is a long, technical ride that includes epic climbing and thrilling descending. The route starts from the Hub car park, climbing up on... More

Category: Black Distance: km / 0miles

Complete with a lift to the top from ‘Ae-Up’ uplift service, the downhill course at Ae is part of the National Points series and will keep the full-bounce... More

Category: Black Distance: 14km / 8.7miles

Black Craigs combines fast, flowing singletrack and rocky, technical features to test your skills. A highlight is McMoab, with its huge slabs and ridges of... More

Category: Black Distance: 3.8km / 2.4miles

The Kona Dark Side offers one of the most severe tests for any mountain biker and is for experts only. Far from being a conventional cross-country trail, this... More

Category: Black Distance: km / 0miles

Balnain Bike Park is muscle-stretching, lung-bursting fun. It’s the cycling equivalent of a skateboard park, just as testing of your skills and every bit as... More

Category: Black Distance: 6.4km / 4miles

Aimed at the expert riders, the black route is a demanding, technical trail. Tight and testing, it has a multitude of rock features, sizeable drop-offs, stone... More

Category: Black Distance: km / 0miles

Initially built almost entirely by volunteers, this is where the whole Monster Trails project started. Follow “The Ring” to the monument and then prepare for... More

Category: Black Distance: 3.4km / 2.1miles

The long climb up to the top of the quarry is tough, but a good challenge. Why not rest have a drink at the bench as you look towards Fortrose? Tracy's trees... More

Category: Black Distance: km / 0miles

An awesome trail of monster proportions! You won’t have ridden anything quite like this before. Full of technical interest. This isn’t your domain – this is... More