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Red, Black, Blue and Green marked trails, plus some trails from races including an EWS round and a "Bike Park" area. Cafe, toilets, showers and an excellent bike shop with bike hire all on site. Gets very busy on sunny weekends.
Nearest Hospital: Borders General Hospital, Galashiels. TD6 9BS
Nearest Hospital: Borders General Hospital, Galashiels. TD6 9BS
source: Borders General Hospital
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: GT
Land Status: National Park
google parking directions Access Info:
Clearly signposted on the Peebles - Innerleithen road.
Disclaimer:
All trails currently closed to cycling except fire roads.
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This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
142 trails
- E-Bike
113 trails
- Hike
66 trails
- Trail Running
66 trails
- Horse
48 trails
Region Details
- 49
- 11
- 15
- 23
- 43
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 2 daysLocal Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 144
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 143
- Trails E-Bike
- 113
- Trails Hike
- 66
- Trails Trail Running
- 66
- Trails Horse
- 48
- Total Distance
- 108 miles
- Total Descent
- 29,237 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,508 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,003 ft
- Reports
- 2,872
- Photos
- 358
- Ridden Counter
- 98,580
Popular Glentress Mountain Biking Trails
Glentress Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glentress | 15 miles | |
| Glentress Black and Gypsy Glen | 30 miles | |
| Glentress Best Bits | 12 miles | |
| Bloody Red | 8 miles | |
| Glentress 11k route | 7 miles | |
| Top notch enduro action | 13 miles | |
| GT Off Piste | 10 miles | |
| Gypsy Glen (Starting and finishing at GT) | 14 miles | |
| Big Loop | 14 miles | |
| Off Pisteish | 11 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 25 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 25 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 196 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of Glentress Mountain Bike
trail: Jailbreak
21 |
Jun 11, 2021 @ 12:26pm
Jun 11, 2021
trail: Jailbreak
14 |
Jun 11, 2021 @ 12:26pm
Jun 11, 2021
trail: Jailbreak
19 |
Jun 11, 2021 @ 12:25pm
Jun 11, 2021
trail: Spooky Wood
23 |
May 19, 2021 @ 1:04pm
May 19, 2021
trail: Name Unknown
10 |
May 17, 2021 @ 3:12pm
May 17, 2021
trail: Ponduro
25 |
Apr 22, 2021 @ 12:48am
Apr 22, 2021
trail: Spooky Wood
33 |
Feb 12, 2021 @ 1:15am
Feb 12, 2021
trail: Janet's Brae
19 |
Jan 13, 2021 @ 2:25pm
Jan 13, 2021Videos of Glentress Mountain Bike
trail: Super G
0:06 |
207 |
Dec 6, 2019
trail: Spooky Wood
3:45 |
221 |
Dec 6, 2019
trail: Cool runnings
0:53 |
177 |
Aug 8, 2019
trail: Five Year Plan
5:46 |
145 |
Jul 17, 2019
trail: Hammer Time
0:07 |
501 |
Mar 12, 2019
trail: Ho Chi Min
2:12 |
323 |
Mar 3, 2019
trail: A Trailfairy Plan
4:32 |
92 |
Jan 7, 2019
trail: Steep Loam
1:00 |
275 |
Jan 6, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deliverance | Aug 2, 2021 @ 8:23am 2 days | Dry | Jezjez | ||
| Soor Plooms | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Thunderstruck | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Careless Whisper | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Path | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Ho Chi Zoom Link | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Ho Chi Min | Jul 30, 2021 @ 6:21am Jul 30, 2021 | Wet | Tornadotazz | ||
| Good Game | Jul 29, 2021 @ 3:33am Jul 29, 2021 | Ideal | niall-b | ||
| Falla Brae Red | Jul 29, 2021 @ 3:31am Jul 29, 2021 | Ideal | niall-b | ||
| First Climb Access | Jul 25, 2021 @ 2:18am Jul 25, 2021 | Dry | bramleyborn |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | nitwittitbit | add | karma | Glentress | Aug 4, 2021 @ 1:06pm 6 hours |
| gdustan | vote | trail | Out The Side Door | Aug 4, 2021 @ 4:04am 15 hours |
| BradenCollins135 | ridden | trail | Motorway and 2 more | Aug 3, 2021 @ 12:50pm 1 day |
| Aidanmw121 | ridden | trail | Falla Brae Black Section and 7 more | Aug 3, 2021 @ 8:00am 1 day |
| Aidanmw121 | ridden | trail | Cool runnings and 5 more | Aug 3, 2021 @ 4:12am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Rode this (from Glentress to Innerleithen)... | Apr 27, 2021 @ 6:54am Apr 27, 2021 | ||
| trail | Also known as Jailbreak | Nov 10, 2020 @ 1:52pm Nov 10, 2020 | ||
| trail | Mud fest - that is all | Sep 12, 2020 @ 5:41am Sep 12, 2020 | ||
| trail | Seems straightforward at low speed but becomes... | Aug 31, 2020 @ 7:24am Aug 31, 2020 | ||
| trail | Tricky short trail, nothing too gnarly but... | Aug 31, 2020 @ 7:17am Aug 31, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cademuir | 1 | 6 | 3.4 km | ||
| Hamilton Hill | 3.5 km | ||||
| Cardrona | 1 | 2 | 3.5 km | ||
| Caberston | 1 | 4.5 km | |||
| Cloich Hills | 4 | 5.4 km |
Local Badges
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glentress Freeride/ Skills Park | skill park | Peebles |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 142 | 108 miles | 29,154 ft | 59 miles | 1,509 ft | #13 | #1 | 358 | 2,852 | 14 | 24,847 | |
| E-Bike | 113 | 92 miles | 22,871 ft | 49 miles | 1,509 ft | #8 | #1 | 2,515 | 2 | 750 | ||
| Hike | 66 | 75 miles | 14,711 ft | 37 miles | 1,509 ft | #838 | #20 | 2,489 | 95 | |||
| Trail Running | 66 | 75 miles | 14,711 ft | 37 miles | 1,509 ft | #841 | #20 | 2,489 | 188 | |||
| Horse | 48 | 66 miles | 11,798 ft | 32 miles | 1,509 ft | #87 | 1,325 |
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