prophet_1000
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Reged: 07/09/2007
Posts: 1045
Loc: Staffs, half as posh as Congle...
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Ok which 7Stanes trail/s is/are best? I have only one or maybe possible two days riding so will not be able to do all eight trails and wanted advise from locals and people who have ridden any of the trails.
Please give example of what the trail has to offer (jumps, berms, wood work, rocks, drops etc) and how much!
Any advise is welcome even if somebody else has already plugged one of the trails as I want to know how many people like that trail and what different people thought of it themselves.
Thanks in advance 
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glasseye
journeyman
Reged: 13/06/2007
Posts: 62
Loc: Scotland, UK
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Prophet check out
www.scottishmountainbike.com
it'll give you an idea of what each trail centre offers and will provide you a map of the trails. Some have bike mounted camera views of the trails, but to be honest I don't really think these do them justice.
Glentress will give you a bit of everything as it caters for all. My personal favoutites are Kirroughtree and Drumlanrig. If it's wood work your after try the black route at Maybe forest but be warned it is HARD CORE!
If I had to pick 1.....Kirroughtree.
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prophet_1000
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Reged: 07/09/2007
Posts: 1045
Loc: Staffs, half as posh as Congle...
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Cheers glasseye
Short listed for sure, anybody else ridden 7stanes?
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MTBLeague
enthusiast
Reged: 23/05/2007
Posts: 223
Loc: nr the big Falkirk Wheel.
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Or go here you can download all the maps yourself
http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/
Glad to see you visiting our little corner of the world two days is not enough unfortunatly, it depends what you are after, but with only two days I might try Dalbeattie & Mabie in the one day, then Glentress say Red in the morning black for the rest of the day.
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prophet_1000
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Reged: 07/09/2007
Posts: 1045
Loc: Staffs, half as posh as Congle...
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Cheers MTBLeague
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greeneye
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Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1272
Loc: sunderland
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wow, i hope you have not gone yet.
kirroughtree.
you will never ride anything better in britain (my opinion)
this is single track heaven. this trail climbs single track and falls single track. its so so good. also there is a mini moab rock in the middle. follow the arrows on the rock and try not to dab.
there are no horrible long climbs like glenntress, this is a fun fun fun ride.
please make this your last ride, if you do it 1st the rest will be an anti climax.
this is my opinion, if you chose to follow my advice i hope you agree after.
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prophet_1000
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Reged: 07/09/2007
Posts: 1045
Loc: Staffs, half as posh as Congle...
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Cheers greeneye
My self and my buddies will be off there on the 12/13 july, so still got plenty of time. will have to try and fit in as much as possible! gonna have to do lots of riding to work I think to get the fitness up first so I can do as many as possible!
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greeneye
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Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1272
Loc: sunderland
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indeed, i do 1 trail when i go but i reakon i could do 2 in 1 day if i just stopped being so lazy.
glad to hear your doing kirroughtree, i really hope you come back with the same opinion as me about the place.
i have done glenntrss which i cant say to much about as we went in the snow and walked the 1st half through shin deep snow. second part was mint though.
inerlithen is good but be ready to climb and then climb and then limb some more.
goodluck to you and your pals, let me know how it went. 
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prophet_1000
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Reged: 07/09/2007
Posts: 1045
Loc: Staffs, half as posh as Congle...
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Will Do mate
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itchy
member
Reged: 07/05/2007
Posts: 191
Loc: Middlesbrough (C'mon Boro!)
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itchy
member
Reged: 07/05/2007
Posts: 191
Loc: Middlesbrough (C'mon Boro!)
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Sorry, I've never ridden the 7stanes but when i do i'll get back to you, hopefully should be sometime in the next fortnight tho.............bring it on!!
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greeneye
veteran
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1272
Loc: sunderland
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bring it on indeed itchy, your guna love it. 
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MTBLeague
enthusiast
Reged: 23/05/2007
Posts: 223
Loc: nr the big Falkirk Wheel.
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Please let us all know how much "fun" was had going around the 7 Stanes, Itchy & Prof, as I have the feeling that I am a little spoilt, living in Scotland, and no I don't work for any tourist board etc.
Anyway it might be worth putting a mention/review in the top 10 trail center or somwhere so we all can guage current facilities etc. that may influence our travel plans to trail x,y or Z.
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climbingcragrat
stranger
Reged: 07/07/2008
Posts: 13
Loc: Fife, Scotland
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Certainly you MUST do Kirroughtree. I would suggest if you only have 2 days that you cover Mabie and Dalbeatie on one day and Kirroughtree on the other. Glentress is ace but gets very crowded so going west is a good plan. I can't press how great Kirroughtree is enough... go do it!!!
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greeneye
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Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1272
Loc: sunderland
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hi climbingcragrat, glad to find another fan of my fav trail. i have only done it once but im guna get back there this summer.
it is mint.
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