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Ae Downhill (orange grade)


(Average user rating: 4 Stars 4/5)

Downhill riding at Ae 7stanes trails. Image by Johnny Grossick.

The Downhill route will be closed from 22nd February for 2 weeks for essential maintenance. Please do not use the trail during this time as this will prolong the repair work.

Complete with a lift to the top from ‘Ae-Up’ uplift service, the downhill course at Ae is part of the National Points series and will keep the full-bounce brigade satisfied all day long.

A testing start

The course starts off steep and rocky, leading to an off-camber contouring descent where even the most competent riders will struggle to find grip.  You’re then thrown into a ball-bearing gully that spits you out into some tight, twisty, well-rutted singletrack, followed by a big rock garden and a sublime jump over a burn (Scottish for 'stream').

A right-hand, then a left-hand berm hurl you over the tabletop and into the stump garden that will ricochet you about like a pinball. Next come the triples, then the log drop with several lines to land you back onto the fire road.  And that’s just the first section!

Left or right?

From the fire road there are two lines to choose from: on the right you can tackle the giant rock garden or to the left you can fly down some sweet traditional singletrack. Both lines will take you to a set of doubles before the route splits again. You can take the fast left-hand line and attempt to clear the 22ft Coffin jump, or you can choose to go right following some tight, technical singletrack.

20-foot finish!

The routes then converge onto a double log drop and the course finishes spectacularly with a series of tight berms, jumps and step-downs and culminates with the infamous 20ft field drop. Possibly the most thrilling three minutes of your life!

Uplift details

For details of the uplift service, contact Tally on 07709 144 299, or see www.upliftscotland.com.  Pre-booking is essential.

  • Grade: Orange bike park (see trail grades for details of this grade)
  • Distance: 1.6km
  • 100% singletrack

Your Comments

Name: Anonymous (3 Stars)
17/Mar/2010
good, but needs bigger jumps!!!
Name: Muckypup (5 Stars)
2/Aug/2009
1st time DH'ing and shredder soon found the limits of my bike (and me). Uplifts all day and all the rocks you can eat! Quality grin factor in the rain :0D Cheers Tally
Name: bigbikerboy
7/Jun/2009
Ae DH track is really good as there is a bit of every thing from techy,rooty bits to big drops and doubles. Theres also a relly good rock garden as well but it eats your rear mechs for breakfast

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