Glentress Innerleithen Forest

Glentress and Innerleithen Trails

The award-winning Glentress and Innerleithen Bike Park spans the beautiful Scottish Borders. The trails have been made as organically as possible, with many of the trees planted and maintained by an expert team. Fly down a blend of natural and machine-made tracks and take on the jumps and obstacles on offer.

Each trail has its own unique properties making this a fantastic day out – no matter how experienced you are. Ranging from Easy to Severe ratings, the tracks are perfect for groups, families, beginners and serious mountain bikers. Many of the trails also have superb skills areas for you to practice your techniques.

Below is a brief description of each trail in the Glentress and Innerleithen Bike Park to assist you in deciding which ride would most comfortably fit your expectation of a fantastic day out.

Glentress Green Route (3.5km) – Skill level: Easy

The Glentress Green Route is perfect for beginners. With outstanding views of Peebles and the Tweed Valley, this is a gentle trail along a single, purpose-built track. The Glentress is a great route to build your confidence for future mountain-biking adventures.

Glentress Green Route highlights:

• Great for novice cyclists with basic bike skills
• Comfortable, easy track set in beautiful surroundings
• Fun chicanes to boost confidence and excite

Glentress Blue Route (16km) – Skill level: Moderate

The Glentress Blue Route is a fantastic introduction for keen mountain bikers to brush up on their skills. This fun trail is made up from two five-mile-long loops which meet in the middle. You can choose to ride just one loop or take them both on for a longer journey.

Glentress Blue Route highlights:

• Suitable for Intermediate cyclists or mountain bikers with basic off-road skills
• Three wooden bridges to practice your skills
• Epic stone-step jumping opportunities
• Fast descents down twisting narrow dirt paths
• Beautiful scenery throughout the entire journey

XC Trail (19km) – Skill level: Difficult

Take on this red-graded trail with a climb of 567 meters. The XC Trail is only suitable for those with good off-roading skills.

XC Route highlights:

• Ideal for proficient mountain bikers with good off-roading skills
• A wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature
• Exhilarating jumps along tricky rock littered pathways
• Exposed landscape for immense scenic views

Glentress Red Route (17km) – Skill Level: Difficult

The Glentress Red Route offers some of the UK’s best riding.  technical climbs, jumps, berms and fast-flowing descents with fabulous views.

Glentress Red Route highlights:

• Ideal for proficient mountain bikers with good off-roading skills
• A wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature
• An array of Jumps and skinnies
• Uneven pathways littered with rocks, tree roots and streams

Glentress Black Route (28km) – Skill level: Severe

The Black Route is for skilled riders only. The thick, forest canopy covering the route means that it’s a very dark ride even on a bright day and all the more thrilling for it.

Glentress Black Route highlights:

• Perfect for expert mountain bike users, used to physically demanding routes
• A wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature
• Large, committing and unavoidable technical trail features
• Challenging, rocky paths and root-covered patches
• Fantastic views of the valley from a comfortable rest point

Innerleithen Downhill (7km) – Skill level: Severe

This popular route is not for the faint hearted! A high level of fitness is needed for the 300m vertical climb to the stop of Plora Rig. You scan than immerse yourself in a serious of extreme drops from the summit.

There are three Severe trails to enjoy – all are demanding. Wearing a full-face helmet and body armour is recommended.

Innerleithen Downhill highlights:

• Perfect for expert mountain bike users, used to physically demanding routes
• Exhilarating speed and skill is needed to navigate down the twisting run’s
• Provides a thrilling experience that cannot be had anywhere else

Glentress Freeride Park (1.4km) – Skill Level: Severe

Test your skill level through the Freeride Park, riding the numerous obstacles, table tops and wall rides. Simply ride the trail from top to bottom or showcase your inner daredevil and take on the huge fan box. This an exhilarating day out, or a fantastic start point before tackling one of the many routes listed above.

Freeride Park highlights:

• Perfect for expert mountain bike users, used to physically demanding routes
• A fantastic practice area to brush up on your techniques
• The perfect place to start or finish your expedition

What Ecocabs can 0ffer you

• Bike transfer from Tynemouth or Newcastle Central Station to Innerleithen or Glentress to start your trip (other pick up locations available on request)
• All baggage transfers between accommodation
• Route Maps and GPX file
• List of bike shops and places to visit en-route
• Phone support available from 7am to 10pm daily
• Emergency support – to help you in your moment of need
• Transfer from Tynemouth to Newcastle at the end of the experience
• Transfer for riders and bikes to your home or accommodation

Why choose the Innerleithen and Glentress trails?

• There is something for everyone, with extreme trails and some more manageable rides, making it accessible to a greater range of fitness levels
• Each trail offers excitement, whether you are looking for jumps, fast paced downhill riding, adventurous climbs or a steady scenic ride
• Many of the trails have the same start and finish point, meaning that groups can easily split up and enjoy a route that matches their expectations

Accommodation for the Glentress and Innerleithen trails

You can spend a single day riding the trails or combine them into a multi-day trip. If you’d like to stay nearby overnight, please let us know. We will happily suggest accommodation along the route for non-corporate clients.  

Ecocabs Cycles offers a full package service – including accommodation booking – for corporate clients. We are experienced and reliable, with a proven track record on planning and supporting bike rides for organisations. 

If you would like to know more about Ecocabs Cycles’ corporate packages, please see here.