Sep 01, 2017 the red trail includes sections such as spooky woods and pie run classic glentress descents filled with rocky dropsoffs, 180degree berms and rollable jumps. The wet conditions seemed to really affect the red for me, but didnt make a difference to the blue. The glentress red route mountain bike trail, peebles, united. A weekends biking the trails at glentress 7stanes centre near. The red route includes the famous spooky wood descent, while the black route at 30km long and with an 800 metre climb is an epic ride into the depth of the forest. Spooky wood descent at glentress on the cube stereo 140 youth mountain bike. Spooky wood mountain biking trail peebles trailforks. Spooky wood though is just that a spooky wood and no doubt similar to how our nomadic ancestors saw this area in mesolithic times. I thinks its come off when ive stopped and removed my gloves.
Arguably the jewel in the crown of the uk trail centres is glentress. The trail begins at glentress peel, but the highlight of the trail is spooky wood a 1. The red route includes the famous spooky wood descent, while the black route at 30km long and with an 800 metre climb is an epic ride into the depth of the. Glentress spooky wood decent with bobbys crash duration.
Aug 29, 2018 glentress spooky wood decent with bobbys crash duration. Its also well worth doing the blue descent from the bike park down to the visitor. Can work with shallow grave, or continued on to mud and roots or super g. A rig up this way is neither articulated nor powered by pedals.
Glentress red tweed valley bike hire by alpine bikes. Theres another twelve miles 20 km to go, heading up the hill on janets brae, through the mountain bike skills area, then onto parts of the red route up to caresman hill and onto the spooky wood descent. Located next to the world famous 7stanes mountain bike trails at glentress forest in the scottish borders, glentress forest lodges is one of the most unique and best mountain bike holiday and short break locations in scotland. Trail centres uk a guide for emtb riders emountainbike. Switchbacks, stunning scenery and optional technical sections ensure the climbs at glentress are no chore. Glentress 7th july 20, spooky woods descent youtube. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension. The best and longest downhill section ive ever done spooky wood descent, awesome section 11. The first section, spooky wood is a definite highlight and consists of 1. These are useful for regrouping and sharing how great the ride was. As for glentress, you can mix and match on this get a map and opt for bits you like the sound of my fave is up the black to the bottom of the boundary trail, up to red to do spooky wood. Nov 18, 2014 its then a case of onwards and upwards, muscling sharp climbs that will test the fittest riders up to the infamous spooky wood arguably the signature section of the whole glentress complex. Oct 20, 2014 glentress also makes a pretty good yearround option, with the trees doing much to help to shelter you from the elements.
The trail is 18 km in length, and includes a series of technical climbs, fast descents, jumps and berms. This is a great place to sit, collect your thoughts and your composure, and regroup. Mountain biking, glentress, scotland, outdoor activity, scottish. You can then enjoy the exhilaration of the next section that offers drop offs, jumps, moguls and some fantastic burms before reaching the next singletrack sections. Glentress is probably the best biking centre in britain having won several acclaimed. A guide to mountain biking at glentress the scotsman. Sure, theres some blown out trails, but the chances are that the normal visitor to glentress has no clue about how this happens or how its generally fixed, who pays for it and what constitutes the need to repair something. Glentress descent from spooky woods oct 2019 youtube. Sep 18, 2020 i remember riding this a couple of years ago in the semi dry and enjoyed it then. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The route is split up into a few sections by cross roads.
Glentress mountain bike trail in peebles, scotland. Spend some time in the bike park, maybe take the red up to spooky woods but. Spooky wood descent at glentress on the cube stereo 140 youth. The award winning innerleithen and glentress trails span across the beautiful. Visit for walking, treetop adventure and magnificent views of the tweed. Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. Danny macaskill tests santa cruz reserve carbon wheels duration. The red route boasts some fine singletrack climbs as well as massive, fast, fun, flowing decents, with jumps and berms. If you are hiring a bike i would advise you book in advance as they do sell out. Glentress is one of the 7 stanes of scotland which are welldeveloped mountain biking trail systems with facilities including bike rental, a small cafe, both bike and people showers, and a ropes course. Youre now in glentress, one of the best mtb trail centres in the uk. Excellent variety of trails for all abilities to try out.
Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. From there i headed down the red link route at post number 73 to the start of the spooky woods descent at post number 43 carseman hill where i stopped and then essentially headed all the way back to the campsite before heading home. The mustard snake, soor plooms, the wormhole and black dog. Glentress spooky wood conditions imo a slush puppy push downhill. Spooky woods descent, 1st july 2017 from coastkid71 on vimeo. Despite my bodys protestations, i was super excited to check out the course, so after collecting my number board from the event base at peel cafe, i set off up to the start of stage 1, near the top of spooky wood. Glentress mountain biking holiday ideas unique cottages. There is a nominal fee for use of the facilities, including parking, so bring some coins. Weve visited in late january and enjoyed riding much of the trail free of snow and ice unlike the dales at the same time of year. Is glentress trail centre in scotland still one of the best.
In glentress forest, you can find the world famous 7stanes mountain. Tweedlove vallelujah enduro 2019 girl with a singletrack mind. Jun 08, 2015 the climb up to spooky wood is a bit of a leg and lung burner, but its well worth it when you get to the top and are rewarded with stunning views of the tweed valley and the prospect of a fantastic long singletrack descent. I finally rerecorded this section of the 7 stanes glentress red trail centre mountain bike. Its probably best to do the spooky wood descent, then mix and match the red after that. Glentress forest lodges glamping and camping in the. Spooky wood descent has to be one of the best in the world for fun factor. Biking in the borders glentress 7stanes cicerone press. Tell me about glentress singletrack magazine forum. Great wee day today at glentress although a bit wet managed the full red run. There is such an adrenaline rush on this route, heightened on our day as a there was low visibility from the snow.
The centre also has showers, changing rooms, a bike shophire centre and an excellent cafe. Mountain biking made for two cycling holidays the guardian. Glentress spooky wood conditions imo a slush puppy push. One of the great things about being in your forties is that you have learned the importance of being able to seize the day. Apr 24, 2019 this year, the action all centred around glentress, on a mixture of trail centre and classic offpiste sections. Edinburghs bikepacking escape the capital trail mountain. Gopro hd footage at glentress, spooky woods on 7th july 20. What though will historians make of place names evolved from glentress s black run. Spooky wood descent was our longest route of the day at 1. In any case, there is the descent of spooky wood to take on. Oct 11, 2012 the glentress red route is the most popular route.
Top of spooky wood climb before descent glentress, peebles. It would be possible to get to the top of the spooky wood descent using just fire road. The view from glentress spooky wood bench is always a treat. Glentress is rightly celebrated for some of the best mountain bike trails in the country, but thats just the beginning of the story. The red route delivers some of the best riding in the country, including the legendary spooky wood a stunning 1. Long challenging singletrack climbs combine with equally long and testing singletrack. The downhills are ace though and well worth the climbing, spooky wood is great fun and even the blue at the end is pretty mega with great flow, just a shame its so far away. As well as its excellent trails, glentress provides many other facilities which help make a great day out. The routes best ridden from the trailhead at glentress peel and is recommended for experienced riders only. Great flowing descent with drops, jumps and now slightly rough berms. Built between 1998 2000 and tweaked and updated ever since, the red is a classic trail that has everything. Very enjoyable 7 stanes trail centreeasily the best one.
1289 1041 412 738 803 1479 1437 1624 825 901 170 1539 1435 621 1140 1571 1228 1507 1047 956 687 1131 1670 1589