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- moto (1 year)
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SaveThis region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
Unofficial riding spot. Not for beginners, no facilities, no markers, take your rubbish home and respect the other forest users, riders and trail builders. These trails aren't built for the high numbers of users, and they're built by people on their own free time. Big groups riding them ruins these trails.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
AKA: Thorny
Land Status: Community Forest

Access Info:
Car Park - sign posted from the road as Thornielee viewpoint- a quiet, historical part of Scottish history.So park your VW T4 sensibly and turn the stereo off before you open the doors. ;-P
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- E-Bike
26 trails
- Hike
12 trails
- Trail Running
12 trails
Region Details
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- 9
- 4
- 11
Region Status
Caution as of Apr 1, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails E-Bike
- 26
- Trails Horse
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 12
- Trails Trail Running
- 12
- Total Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,803 ft
- Total Vertical
- 792 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,260 ft
- Reports
- 402
- Photos
- 53
- Ridden Counter
- 9,190
Articles
Video: Scottish Roadtripping & Trail Riding in 'Search for the Slop'
Dec 29, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Popular Thornielee Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Thornielee Mountain Bike
trail: Forest Road
47 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
42 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
24 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
23 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
35 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Turbo Ferret
67 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:35am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Helter Skelter
298 |
Apr 27, 2008 @ 3:12pm
Apr 27, 2008
trail: Helter Skelter
242 |
Apr 27, 2008 @ 3:12pm
Apr 27, 2008Videos of Thornielee Mountain Bike

trail: Turbo Ferret
2:23 |
269 |
Oct 11, 2018

trail: High Definition
2:09 |
253 |
Jan 25, 2017

trail: Turbo Ferret
1:50 |
469 |
Oct 17, 2016

trail: Slabs and Tarts
4:00 |
848 |
Oct 9, 2016

trail: High Definition
1:12 |
161 |
Oct 9, 2016

trail: Helter Skelter
2:26 |
220 |
Oct 9, 2016

trail: Helter Skelter
1:54 |
305 |
May 19, 2016

trail: Top Dogging 2
3:46 |
1436 |
Dec 20, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Lower-Definition | Feb 26, 2023 @ 6:32am Feb 26, 2023 | Dry | fdmtbsc | ||
High Definition | Feb 10, 2023 @ 9:54am Feb 10, 2023 | Ideal | dcrosbie | ||
Forest Path | Feb 1, 2023 @ 9:06am Feb 1, 2023 | Variable | 20twenty-p TVTA | ||
Forest Path | Jan 5, 2023 @ 2:12pm Jan 5, 2023 | Wet | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Forest Path | Jan 5, 2023 @ 2:11pm Jan 5, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Slabs and Tarts | Jan 1, 2023 @ 6:48pm Jan 1, 2023 | Variable | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Gumdrops | Jan 1, 2023 @ 6:48pm Jan 1, 2023 | Variable | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Top Dog 2 Helter | Jan 1, 2023 @ 6:48pm Jan 1, 2023 | Variable | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Forest Road | Jan 1, 2023 @ 6:48pm Jan 1, 2023 | Variable | gav-s TRAILFORKS | ||
Walkers Path | Jan 1, 2023 @ 6:48pm Jan 1, 2023 | Variable | gav-s TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Reversee | ridden | trail | Turbo Ferret and 1 more | Feb 28, 2023 @ 4:39am Feb 28, 2023 |
![]() | fdmtbsc | ridden | trail | Top Dog 2 Helter and 5 more | Feb 26, 2023 @ 7:05am Feb 26, 2023 |
![]() | fdmtbsc | add | report | Lower-Definition | Feb 26, 2023 @ 6:32am Feb 26, 2023 |
![]() | fdmtbsc | comment | trail | Forest Path | Feb 26, 2023 @ 5:26am Feb 26, 2023 |
![]() | Tangleha | ridden | trail | Slabs and Tarts | Feb 25, 2023 @ 9:53am Feb 25, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Most of trail ridable, tree down over it near... | Feb 26, 2023 @ 5:26am Feb 26, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | Lovely track | Jun 20, 2022 @ 4:05am Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Running nicely | Jun 20, 2022 @ 4:05am Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Running dry | Jun 20, 2022 @ 4:04am Jun 20, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Dry, but bloody steep | Jun 20, 2022 @ 4:04am Jun 20, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Elibank | 2 | 1.1 km | |||
Caberston | 4 | 2 | 3.5 km | ||
Innerleithen Trails | 1 | 4 | 3.8 km | ||
Yair | 10 | 9 | 3.9 km | ||
Gala Hill | 2 | 5.7 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 27 | 9 miles | 4,803 ft | 6 miles | 791 ft | #742 | #39 | 53 | 402 | 1,722 | ||
E-Bike | 26 | 9 miles | 4,419 ft | 5 miles | 791 ft | #239 | #23 | 282 | 150 | |||
Horse | 6 | 4 miles | 43 ft | 2,306 ft | 791 ft | #66 | 104 | |||||
Hike | 12 | 5 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 791 ft | #2,710 | #82 | 323 | 8 | |||
Trail Running | 12 | 5 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 791 ft | #2,717 | #81 | 322 | 1 |
- By 20twenty-p
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