7stanes.com
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Glentrool Trail Information
http://www.7stanes.com
05:00 08-Sep-2010
The trails
- Glentrool Green Routes (green grade)
- Green Torr Blue Route (blue grade)
- Glentrool Big Country CTC ride (ungraded)
Highlight... View over Loch Trool by Bruce’s monument.
Glentrool
is a 7stanes mountain biking venue like no other. True to the 7stanes
project’s goal of having a different feel at each 7stanes site, the
Glentrool ‘Big Country Ride’ really is a challenge of its own. It is a
challenge that defied the grading system and is beyond black grade! But
not for skills needed, it is the sheer energy required to complete the
58km route that is the challenge. During this 58km, you can experience
some of the finest views and most remote tracks of Galloway.
It is a day to get lost in the scenery, but be sure to take a trail map
or O.S. map with you because this is not an area to ride ill-prepared.
Your reward is an experience that has shaped Mountain Biking: a true
cross-mountain journey. 
An 8km 7stanes blue-graded mountain bike route runs from the visitor
centre in Glentrool. This gives the Glentrool bite-size experience. The
7stanes blue route is a great wilderness experience for the family, all
within easy reach of a café! The site has distractions for those not wishing to
experience the area by bike. Long and short distance walks leave from
the café and there is plenty to learn of the area’s connection with
Robert the Bruce.
This is an often-forgotten part of Scotland with a real, rugged, west coast feel. There are few places in Scotland steeped in as much history, landforms or fresh air as at Glentrool. This is the first 7stane reached from Stranraer, so perfect for fitting in on a trip to or from Ireland.
The 7stanes mountain bike route skirts past Newton Stewart, a good base
for taking on Glentrool and indeed Kirroughtree, which also joins on to
the 7stanes route. Choose how epic you want your Glentrool experience,
but choose carefully!
The new blue trail at
Glentrool is
great fun and we know you are all desperate to give it a bash - so come soon!