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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: National Forest
Land Manager: Forest and Land Scotland
google parking directions 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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- 4
- 11
Region Status
Caution as of Jun 12, 2025Stats
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- 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
- 2,574
- Photos
- 67
- Ridden Counter
- 12,454
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: High Definition
149 |
Apr 8, 2023 @ 2:45pm
Apr 8, 2023
trail: Forest Road
87 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
62 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
41 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
38 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Forest Path
54 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:36am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Turbo Ferret
93 |
Oct 16, 2019 @ 2:35am
Oct 16, 2019
trail: Turbo Ferret
77 |
May 6, 2019 @ 12:06pm
May 6, 2019Videos of Thornielee Mountain Bike
trail: Turbo Ferret
2:23 |
292 |
Oct 11, 2018
trail: High Definition
2:09 |
261 |
Jan 25, 2017
trail: Turbo Ferret
0:50 |
474 |
Oct 17, 2016
trail: Slabs and Tarts
4:00 |
883 |
Oct 9, 2016
trail: High Definition
0:12 |
162 |
Oct 9, 2016
trail: Helter Skelter
2:26 |
238 |
Oct 9, 2016
trail: Helter Skelter
0:54 |
312 |
May 19, 2016
trail: Top Dogging 2
3:46 |
1514 |
Dec 20, 2015
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Press | May 9, 2025 @ 4:59am May 9, 2025 | Unknown | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Path | May 9, 2025 @ 4:57am May 9, 2025 | Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Walkers Path | May 9, 2025 @ 4:55am May 9, 2025 | Ideal | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Top Dogging 2 | May 9, 2025 @ 4:53am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| The Glory Hole | May 9, 2025 @ 4:53am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Lower-Definition | May 9, 2025 @ 4:40am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Slabs and Tarts | May 9, 2025 @ 4:40am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Helter Skelter | May 9, 2025 @ 4:40am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Nemesis | May 9, 2025 @ 4:40am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA | ||
| Stones and Bones | May 9, 2025 @ 4:40am May 9, 2025 | Very Dry | marccr0wley TVTA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swerve67 | wishlist | trail | activity #74184880 | Jun 20, 2025 @ 10:21am Jun 20, 2025 |
| marccr0wley | add | report | activity #71285479 and 10 more | May 9, 2025 @ 4:53am May 9, 2025 |
| marccr0wley | update | polygon | activity #71284814 | May 9, 2025 @ 4:32am May 9, 2025 |
| barloworld | comment | trail | activity #71281779 | May 9, 2025 @ 2:30am May 9, 2025 |
| paulaird1991 | add | report | activity #70819582 | May 2, 2025 @ 5:36am May 2, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | RIP Turbo Ferret. Too many trees down. | May 9, 2025 @ 2:30am May 9, 2025 | ||
| trail | Loads of trees down | Apr 3, 2025 @ 11:24pm Apr 3, 2025 | ||
| trail | Tree down lower section. | May 31, 2024 @ 4:17am May 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Trees down just below entrance | Jan 23, 2024 @ 2:13am Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | Rocky and slippy in the wet I thought, but... | Aug 13, 2023 @ 9:23am Aug 13, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elibank | 2 | 1.1 km | |||
| Caberston | 3 | 2 | 3.5 km | ||
| Traquair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 27 | 9 miles | 4,803 ft | 6 miles | 791 ft | #790 | #40 | 67 | 2,537 | 2,363 | ||
| E-Bike | 26 | 9 miles | 4,419 ft | 5 miles | 791 ft | #332 | #25 | 896 | 387 | |||
| Horse | 6 | 4 miles | 43 ft | 2,306 ft | 791 ft | #66 | 203 | |||||
| Hike | 12 | 5 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 791 ft | #2,268 | #65 | 2,423 | 19 | |||
| Trail Running | 12 | 5 miles | 679 ft | 2 miles | 791 ft | #2,273 | #64 | 2,376 | 12 |
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