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The 7stanes are seven mountain biking centres spanning the south of Scotland, from the heart of the Scottish BorderstoDumfries and Galloway. They are all in Forestry and Land Scotland forests and are known as the 7stanes because each venue features a 'stane' (Scots for stone), created by artist Gordon Young,[1] somewhere along the forest trails.

Getting air at Glentress

Trail grades

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The trails use the Forestry Commission off-road trail grades:

The 7stanes Sites

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Ae

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Located around 14 km north of Dumfries. Ae features a red-grade route with optional black-graded areas and two bike park- extreme downhill routes. For less experienced riders, green and blue trails are available.

Dalbeattie

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This rocky site features a green-grade and blue-graded trail, along with a red-graded trail with optional black-graded sections. These include The Slab, a challenging steep granite rock. The nearest bike shops are, Castle Douglas Cycle Centre, Studio Velo also in Castle Douglas, and MPG Cycles in Dalbeattie

Glentress and Innerleithen

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Comprises two nearby sites close to Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Glentress is one of the best-equipped mountain biking sites in the UK,[2] with a cafe, bike hire shop and showering/changing facilities. Trails include a green, blue, red and black route. There is also the skills loop- a green-graded area designed for those new to the sport and the Freeride Park which is graded bike park- extreme. This park is full of challenging technical features for experienced riders.

A few miles to the south-east, Innerleithen features a red-graded cross-country trail (with black-graded options), and a bike park-extreme graded downhill area. This is a particularly challenging area and riders are recommended to wear body armour and a full-face helmet. A full trail centre has recently been completed with cafe and bike shop(Alpine Bikes)

Glentrool

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Located in Galloway. Glentrool includes one 58 km road-based route (the only wholly road-based route in the 7stanes) one 9 km blue-graded route, and two green-graded routes (6 km and 14 km).Nearest bike shops are Brakehut open seasonally who hire bikes to Glentrool and Kirkcowan Cycles open year-round and out of hours by appointment.

Kirroughtree

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Located near Newton Stewart. Kirroughtree features green, blue, red and black trails as well as a skills area for practising mountain biking techniques. Winner of MBR Trail of the Year in 2010,[3][4][5][6] the trails are located within an officially designated Dark Sky Park area. Nearest bike shops are Brakepad (at trail start) with bike hire and Kirkcowan Cycles open year-round for sales and repairs. Courtyard Cycle Hire also at Kirkcowan offer cycle hire all year round.

Mabie

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Around 6.5 km south of Dumfries, Mabie sports a number of trails - green, blue, and red. A mini-cross track and skills area can be found just along the forest road from where the graded trails head outbound. Numerous Cycle shops in Dumfries.

Newcastleton

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Located close to the Scotland-England border, this area includes a green skills loop, 2 blue-graded routes, a red-graded route.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 7stanes / Scotland, 2008". Gordon Young. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  • ^ "7stanes mountain biking". 7stanesmountainbiking.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  • ^ "7stanes mountain biking". 7stanesmountainbiking.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  • ^ "Kirroughtree - MBR Trail of the Year". 7stanes.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  • ^ "7 Stanes at Kirroughtree – MBR Trail of the Year 2010". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  • ^ "Night ride at Kirroughtree: The UK's newest Dark Sky Park | MBR". www.mbr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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