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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
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      eBikes Allowed: Yes
      Shuttleable: YES
      AKA: GT
      Land Status: National Park
      Land Manager: Forestry And Land Scotland
      Parking - Layby google parking directions
      Access Info:
      Clearly signposted on the Peebles - Innerleithen road.
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      This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
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      Region Details
      • 55
      • 17
      • 26
      • 33
      • 56

      Region Status
      Open as of 2 days
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      190
      Trails Mountain Bike
      187
      Trails E-Bike
      184
      Trails Horse
      46
      Trails Hike
      80
      Trails Trail Running
      79
      Total Distance
      96 miles
      Total Descent
      24,285 ft
      Total Vertical
      1,471 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,969 ft
      Reports
      4,577
      Photos
      426
      Ridden Counter
      210,219

      Photos of Glentress Mountain Bike

      trail: Mud And Roots
      3 |
      Aug 26, 2024 @ 6:31am
      Aug 26, 2024
      trail: Janet's Brae
      12 |
      Jul 7, 2024 @ 1:37am
      Jul 7, 2024
      43 |
      Jan 14, 2024 @ 2:16am
      Jan 14, 2024
      trail: Twitcher
      69 |
      Oct 25, 2023 @ 11:53am
      Oct 25, 2023
      trail: Twitcher
      74 |
      Oct 16, 2023 @ 12:53pm
      Oct 16, 2023
      trail: Spooky Wood
      56 |
      Jan 2, 2023 @ 5:20am
      Jan 2, 2023
      27 |
      Oct 17, 2022 @ 7:37am
      Oct 17, 2022
      30 |
      Oct 17, 2022 @ 7:37am
      Oct 17, 2022

      Videos of Glentress Mountain Bike

      Mud & roots
      1 | Aug 26, 2024
      Mud & Roots
      101 | Mar 21, 2023
      0:53 | 307 | Aug 8, 2019
      Nicky's New Bike Day!
      5:46 | 176 | Jul 17, 2019
      Hammer Time
      0:07 | 713 | Mar 12, 2019
      Ho chi min
      trail: Ho Chi Min
      2:12 | 390 | Mar 3, 2019
      Steep n techy
      trail: B-Side
      4:32 | 119 | Jan 7, 2019
      Steep Loam
      trail: Steep Loam
      1:00 | 456 | Jan 6, 2019

      Current Trail Warnings

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      The Cock Nostril
      Aug 29, 2024 @ 11:35am
      Aug 29, 2024
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      Sep 7, 2024 @ 5:51am
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      Sep 7, 2024 @ 5:51am
      11 hours
      lenzpvotetrailactivity #58461428 and 19 more
      Sep 7, 2024 @ 2:16am
      15 hours
      iamlozaddreportactivity #58418794 and 3 more
      Sep 6, 2024 @ 6:49am
      1 day
      Alessandro8JXfYtriddentrailactivity #58346705 and 20 more
      Sep 4, 2024 @ 4:58pm
      Sep 4, 2024

      Recent Comments

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      FoxnTYtrailThe FortGreat natural trail but the rock drop at the...
      Aug 26, 2024 @ 4:27am
      Aug 26, 2024
      FoxnTYtrailTrailThis trial is overgrown / doesn’t exist...
      Aug 25, 2024 @ 1:36am
      Aug 25, 2024
      AlexSplodetrailBerm Baby BermCurrently, you can't officially get to bbb...
      Jul 18, 2024 @ 7:02am
      Jul 18, 2024
      mickmcgreportForest Road1.1.n1111nrpnA A JZ T H,Z2...
      Jul 15, 2024 @ 7:59am
      Jul 15, 2024
      Craig-56trailSpooky Wood ClimbO to
      Jul 11, 2024 @ 9:35am
      Jul 11, 2024

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Leithenwater Forest 12.2 km
      Cademuir 123.4 km
      Hamilton Hill3.5 km
      Cardrona 1 23.5 km
      Caberston 3 24.5 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike18795 miles24,173 ft51 miles1,470 ft
      #18#14254,5571744,350
      E-Bike18494 miles23,789 ft50 miles1,470 ft
      #9#114,18835,457
      Horse4645 miles6,453 ft20 miles1,463 ft
      #149#31,375
      Hike8057 miles8,888 ft25 miles1,463 ft
      #1,310#323,864193
      Trail Running7957 miles8,888 ft25 miles1,463 ft
      #1,315#323,864648
      • By 20twenty-p TVTA & contributors
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      • #5592 - 93,071 views

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