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Mountain Biking Routes

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Easy [16 routes]

Easy route

(1) Round Edinburgh off-road (4 sections) ››

Explore a canal towpath, four old railway lines and the Pentland Hills, some urban sections but great scenery too. This is the first easy part.
Easy route Family route

(3) Round Edinburgh off-road ››

This section mostly on an old railway line. Can be muddy in wet weather
Easy route

(4) Round Edinburgh off-road ››

This section is on the National Cycle Network Route 1.
Easy route Family route

Edinburgh to Falkirk Wheel ››

Canal towpaths are suitable for everyone but please cycle considerately!
Easy route Family route

Glasgow to Falkirk Wheel ››

Canal towpaths are suitable for everyone but please cycle considerately!
Easy route Family route

Glasgow to Loch Lomond ››

A great day out but also the start of the national Lochs and Glens Route.
Easy route Family route

Glasgow: Art and the Park ››

Three parks, two art galleries, a swimming pool, a ski centre - and you get to ride your bike.
Easy route

(1) The Speyside Way ››

Runs from peacefull Spey Bay to Fochabers, option of cycling over Spey viaduct to Garmouth.
Easy route Family route

(3) The Speyside Way ››

Easy gradients on the Speyside Line.
Easy route

(5) The Speyside Way ››

A flat section on the Speyside Line.
Easy route Family route

Clatteringshaws Loch (2 routes) ››

This is the easier of the two routes. Fine views of the lochs and hills.
Easy route

Kirroughtree Forest ››

A small forest near Newton Stewart, easy cycling, good views.
Easy route

Kirroughtree Forest ››

A small forest near Newton Stewart, easy cycling, good views.
Easy route

Mabie Forest Green Route ››

Easy circular forest route
Easy route

(1) Great Glen Cycle Route ››

This first section is quite easy - first part is on canal towpath.
Easy route Family route

Varied [4 routes]

Varied route

Pentland Hill Reservoirs ››

An easy off-road bike route with great scenery. Dirt tracks and canal towpath.
Varied route

Bridge of Weir & Lochwinnoch ››

A half-day circular ride very near to Glasgow.
Varied route

Glen Tanar and Black Moss ››

A moderately difficult mountain bike route with some great scenery (circular).
Varied route

Great Glen Route (5 Sections) - Route Overview ››

Read this overview before going to the 5 other route sections.

Hilly [9 routes]

Hilly route

(2) The Speyside Way ››

Mixture of back roads and forest trails, hilly at times
Hilly route

(4) The Speyside Way ››

It's a bit hillier returning to Craigellachie by the public road.
Hilly route

(3) The Merrick Circle ››

Between Witches Bridge and the forest entry the route is on a back road.
Hilly route Family route

Carrick Forest ››

A long mountain bike route in Galloway Forest Park, between Barr in Ayrshire and Loch Doon.
Hilly route

(3) Great Glen Cycle Route ››

Extremely hilly at times, but very easy on the canal towpath; good views
Hilly route

(4) Great Glen Cycle Route ››

Extremely hilly, the final part is on public roads, see also alternative route (5)
Hilly route

(5) Great Glen Cycle Route ››

Quiet road alternative. A big hill to start with but after that can be fairly easy with good views of the loch.
Hilly route Family route

Highland Wildcat Trail (Blue) ››

This trail is for novices or families who want some relatively easy, sociable cycling on gentle slopes.
Hilly route

Kyle of Durness to Cape Wrath ››

An eleven mile journey to the north-west tip of Scotland.

Moderate [13 routes]

Moderate route

(2) Round Edinburgh off-road ››

This section contains the major hills and some interesting mountain biking.
Moderate route

(1) The Merrick Circle (in 3 sections) ››

A long circular route in Galloway Forest Park, this section is hilly; NOT RECOMMENDED IN WINTER OR IN PROLONGED WET WEATHER.
Moderate route

(2) The Merrick Circle ››

Most of this section is at high level.
Moderate route

Clatteringshaws Loch (2 routes) ››

Some steep climbs and fast descents.
Moderate route

Glentress Blue Route ››

The easiest of the three mountain bike routes at Glentress - doesn't mean it's flat!
Moderate route

Mabie Forest Blue Route ››

A circular forest route with some steeper sections.
Moderate route

(2) Great Glen Cycle Route ››

A fairly gentle forest road by Loch Lochy.
Moderate route

Around Rothiemurchus ››

Interesting mountain biking in native pine forests.
Moderate route

Pass of Ryvoan ››

A long circular mountain bike route with great views.
Moderate route

Rothiemurchus and Glen Feshie ››

A fun route with great variety and beautiful scenery - 12 or 24 miles.
Moderate route Family route

Knapdale: Ardnoe ››

A signed off-road bike route in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Moderate route

Knapdale: Lochan Buic ››

A varied off-road bike route in mixed woodland - good views of the lochs and hills.
Moderate route

Loch Glashan and Kilmory ››

An interesting off-road bike route with good views of the loch. Can be approached from a minor road to the west or the A83.

Difficult [10 routes]

Difficult route

The Greenock Cut & other tracks ››

An interesting day out, some steep hills, good views, about 50% off-road.
Difficult route

Blair Atholl and Glen Bruar ››

A circular mountain bike route starting from Blair Castle.
Difficult route Family route

Glen Isla to Glen Prosen ››

A demanding mountain bike route in the Angus Glens, some road sections.
Difficult route

The Gaick Pass ››

A remote high level route between Perthshire and the Spey Valley.
Difficult route

Brown Knowe and The Three Brethren ››

A long ridge route with great views (return by road).
Difficult route

Glentress Red Route ››

Zoom down narrow descents through the trees!
Difficult route

The Minch Moor Trail ››

A circular forest route with big hills.
Difficult route

Around Rothiemurchus ››

Interesting mountain biking in native pine forests.
Difficult route

Highland Wildcat Trail (Red) ››

The trail includes a wide range of challenging, steeper climbs and descents.
Difficult route Family route

Loch Ard Forest Mountain Biking ››

Something a little more difficult.

Very difficult [6 routes]

Very difficult route

Beinn a' Ghlo Circuit ››

A long remote mountain bike tour in the Grampian Mountains
Very difficult route

Beinn a' Ghlo Circuit (Glen Tilt & Gleann Mor) ››

The northern part of a possible circular route, you may need to walk some sections
Very difficult route

Glen Tanar and Mount Keen ››

Probably the highest place you can ride a bike in Scotland. Not a circular route.
Very difficult route

Glentress Black Route ››

Probably the most interesting mountain bike route in Scotland
Very difficult route

Corrieyairack Pass ››

A high difficult route joining the Great Glen to Speyside.
Very difficult route

Highland Wildcat Trail (Black) ››

This is a physically demanding route for expert mountain bikers.

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