Reviews for Red Trail - Laggan Wolftrax

Summary:
Sideways rain and hail

Review:
Totally underdressed for the weather we experienced but still managed to have a superb time. The lower and upper red trails were excellent, but beware of the boardwalk! In that rain you'll have virtually no traction on it and with a 3ft drop off either side you'll have a few hairy moments. The blue trail (which is shown as orange on the track!)has some excellent tight and fast banked corners, perfect for novices. The upper red trail is a bit more technical but ideal for intermediate level riders like myself. All in all you get a superb amount of downhill riding for what seems like a very minor climb. Loved it

Summary:
Technical but fun

Review:
We had just done the old red track complete with Airs Rock and sessioned the orange/blue track a couple of times (which is well worth doing by the way) and were enjoying a cuppa when word came through that one of our other friends had had a bad spill on the green route would you believe. To cut a long story short it was load him in an ambulance, cart him off to Inverness Hospital and that was the end of that. I was gutted because I was enjoying myself so much.

The old Red route is on the fun side of technical and Airs Rock is a brilliant feature. Intimidating when you are on top but can be got down with no great trauma if you keep your weight back. I was looking forward to trying the new red route and sessioning the orange/blue some more but it was not to be.

My mate despite hitting the trail head first and demolishing his helmet was ok apart from painfull whiplash and a knee gashed to the bone. The doctor commented that he had not seen so much patella since medical school. That aside it was a great day out and I will try to get up there again sometime.

Summary:
Too windy for snowboarding

Review:
Ventured up to my native north for the weekend for some snowboarding, but the snow gods didn't oblige. Lucky we put bikes in the car too. The drive out gives you an idication of how good the views are when you get to the top. Parked up at the cafe/shop and was told by the dude in the shop that it was busy! clearly never been to the buzzards nest on a summer weekend! Ride out of the car park is nice slow climb on fire road, then the trail splits right to the new red loop recently added and left to the more established trail, we headed up to the right to try out the new, nice techy singletrack climbing, rolling over the huge bolders placed into the bog, nice challenging change from rolling over timber. The views from the top are well worth a wee break. The run down has two options red and black. With the 'advice' from the girlfriend we took the red, very new trail and hence not quite bedded in, the surface resembled marbles if you strayed even slightly off line. This however will pass as the trail is used more often, it has a few nice little jumps and berms then you head into the trees again for some really nice fast singletrack, which spits you out on the same fireroad climb you began on, climb and left next. The older more well trodden trail, with well known 45 degree slabs all good fun. End with the fun park down the hill to the car park. All good trails in a really nice spot. And!... a free bike wash! 7stanes take note!

Summary:
Twas a Wet day!!

Review:
I hut this yestarday, A very wet and damp 1st Oct. To give a full review I think I would have to try this course in the height of summer, because its obvious that the trail varies with the seasons. The start of the trails opens onto a forrest road climb, which is suprisingly do-able, because I am the world worst climber. I thought more could bee done with the board walk, perhaps instead of 240m constant. the could have broke it up the three seperate sections with a couple of drops. The Air's Rock and mini slab next to it, are great features. The funpark rides well, with a couple of sneeky tight corners toward the end. I thought the cafe was very similar in design and menu to Glentress (hmmmmm suspicious). All in all it was a good ride even although the rain just kept coming.

Summary:
a great set of trails i could spend all day on

Review:
you pull into the carpark and first thing so see is a cafe. im only 20 but mtbin to me still means sarnies in the hills(old skool) so hot food is a great start. easy coast to the top of the hill via a forrestry firetrack road as you approach the top air's rock juts at your left hand side.

the trail starts wtih some fast singletrack and severe rocks you next follow the hill up round through the woods and then down. this is where it becomes intense. very fast singletrack through the trees, beware of mud as the trees are close and wipeouts will result in firewood. then out of knowhere you hit the boardwalk. Although it's a great size to tackle at speed and even in the wet with 1.95 semi's on i still had control. off the end of the boards and your on the blue run. a very smooth trail stocked with jumps and berms that you can easily handle on any bike. then you finish in the carpark with a huge grin and a fresh cup of tea. ready to go again.