daviepmitch
stranger
Reged: 06/04/2009
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Hi
I am going on a road trip to Scotland in early July. Travelling from the SW of England. The plan is to start at the Seven Stanes near Dumfries for 1 day then head to Peebles for two days. That leaves me two days - what should I do with them (I would prefer to stick to trail centres)?
Cheers
Davie
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MTBLeague
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Reged: 23/05/2007
Posts: 2172
Loc: What is normal?
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Hi Davie,
Try Dumfries for 2 or 3 days there is a lot of riding there, Kirroughtree Black could take a day in it's self, Dalbeatie, Maybie and Ae are about a half day each.
Peebles for 2 days may be enough, lots of trail centers as you probably already know. Have a good trip and welcome to Scotland. 
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leepatrick
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Reged: 09/02/2009
Posts: 65
Loc: Sheffield
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I've just got back from doing this exact trip! We started last Friday at Mabie, then rode Dalbeattie and then Kirroughtree. All great trails and all a bit different. We stayed at a nice campsite in Dalbeattie. Then we moved up to Peebles and rode at Glentress for a day. Wow. That's all I can say. Plus I hired a Spicy 516 for the day which knocks the socks off anything else I've ridden (which admittedly isn't that much...). We were also going to hit Innerleithen, but a last minute injury curbed that idea. You could easily spend 2 days at Glentress though. I'd happily ride Spooky Woods all day! We did our trip over 5 days and took it easy, but you could easily cram it in to less.
Have a great trip.
Lee
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daviepmitch
stranger
Reged: 06/04/2009
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Cheers for that guys.
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Tango
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Reged: 16/09/2008
Posts: 4737
Loc: Preston Lancs
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dalbeatie and mabie were real good and from what i have heard Ae and Kiroughtree are great too.
I hope to Try Glen tress midweek some time as i understand it is a great ride
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chewbacca
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Reged: 26/05/2009
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GOLSPIE
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KMJ
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Reged: 07/08/2009
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Yes I know this is posted after your planed departure, but the info might be useful for others later on.
Can't over-recommend Drumlanrig Castle - just north of Dumfries. Great singletrack, no groomed motorway, just loads of roots and good condition trails mainly under tree cover so not too subject to Scottish summer weather. And a tea shop/ showers/ bike-wash at the end, drop in at Riks Bike Shed in the castle grounds and catch up with the trail builder (Rik) for any comments.
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