Members Reviews
Review by: fraserreid on 30 August 2006
Summary:
This is the daddy!!!!
Review:
If Carlsberg made mountain bike trail!!!!!
When you ride here it feels and looks like you have left scotland and flown to somewhere like whistler, This has everything.
Review by: niro750 on 28 July 2006
Summary:
The most fun trail for your effort?
Review:
The red route in Glentres is by far my favourite route, after the long climb from the bottom car park (or short climb from the top car park, which involves a climb at the end rather than a descent at the end) you hit a very quick but short downhill section that crosses water a few times an has some very fast and fun chicanes and loose sections. After this comes the last of your intense climbing for the day all other climbs are short or easy and there are very few at that.
reaching the highest point of the trail you find yourself at 'Spooky Wood' which is a smooth high speed trail with large berms and plenty table tops - the first two of which are topped with rocks. The trail unfortunately promotes speed and we have had a neck injury and several visits from the local " Glentress taxi service" (Ambulance service) However having ridden Spooky Wood about 60+ times (I ride there nearly every weekend of the year and yes I still LOVE it) the trail is much much better if ridden at a pace where things flow... too fast means more braking and pedalling whereas if you turn your riding down a notch you can easilly have more fun with less rider input.
It is possible to link up with some of the Black trail sections soon after Spooky Wood which cantain a small section of north shore and a really fun rocky descent - much more interesting than the Red descents here and just as easy to access.
The trails here are some of the best you will ride and make a great day out, the best part of the red trail being Spooky Wood can be ridden over a few times on a visit with a short push back up to the top of that particular section...
The trails are all well maintained and trail building sessions are held throughout the year to encourage riders to put somehting back into the site.
Highly recommended route rideable by people who have resonable experience and easilly the most fun/effort for miles. Oh and did I mention riding the trail at night is awesome! Lights can be hired on certain days in the darker months and it turns a great trail on its head for a totally different ride compared to during the day with slippery dew covered rocks and darkened jumps/drops!
Dougie Todd
www.darkside-images.com
Review by: yug33 on 23 July 2006
Summary:
Great reward for a lung busting climb
Review:
Start from the bottom car park for the full ride or if you have not quite got the lungs start from Buzzard at the top. If you start at the bottom some forest road followed by single track climb breaks you in and then forest road up and passed the Free Ride Park - detour here if you are upto it and then just head round again and continue on , for first single track descend through Uncle Pete's Rock Farm followed by climb made up of single track and forest road to you reach Spooky Wood Single Track Switchback Climb which takes you to the reason for this ride. It all starts with the Spooky Woods Descend which is rough and bermy with banked corners, drop offs and loads to make you smile. It heads on down the mountain, through Hit Squad Hill, Magic Mushroom, The Matrix and there is an alternative route now called the Pie Run which is narrow, plenty of tree routes before you get too one last climb back to the forest road before your final decent back to the Car Park and the chance for refreshments at the Hub. There is bike clean there, great bike shop and great drinks and homemade cakes.
This is true NIRVANA!!!!!!!!!!
