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Ae is only 20 minutes from the M74 motorway, but ride its trails and you’ll think you’re in another world. The trailsAe's green- and blue-graded trails are ideal for entry level riders and families, while its red-graded and downhill routes are for the more experienced rider. An entry level mountain bike trail, the green-graded Ae Valley Route is aimed mainly at families with young children. It’s a 9km loop which runs up the Ae valley to a lovely viewpoint overlooking the Water of Ae. A beautiful place to stop and picnic with lots of rocks around the river. The Larch View Route, blue-graded, shares much of its route with the Green trail - the difference is a 4.5km section on forest road, giving a trail length of 13.5km in all. It's suitable for those families looking to take in a little bit more of the forest than just the short green-graded valley route. The red-graded Ae Line – Scottish Power Renewables Trail is a challenging, high quality ride through quiet coniferous forest. This route has an aggressive freeride style to it with some large and sometimes intimidating trail features in addition to very steep climbs and descents. Ridden at speed, things get very exciting, but if you are more cautious you can keep your wheels on the ground all the way round. For many, the highlight of the route is the final descent of Omega Man, with its multiplicity of jumps. If Downhill is more your thing, The Shredder, graded 'orange bike park', is an entry level Downhill track giving you a taste of everything DH. Starting beside The Shredder and also orange bike park-graded, the 1.6km Ae Downhill route provides a bigger challenge. Its seriously gnarly rocky sections, slippery roots and huge drops will satisfy the most demanding of riders. An uplift service is sometimes available (pre-booking required) See facilities details, below. Trail profilesThe Ae trail profiles (PDF 377k) show where climbs and descents occur on the red, green and blue routes at Ae. FacilitiesParking Toilets and showers Ae Bike Shop and Café Uplift service Bike hire Other facilities The Ae staneSee what are the 7stanes? for details of the Ae sculpted stane. The trailsNuts and boltsBits and pieces |
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