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Glentress Forest


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About Glentress Forest

Glentress is the top visitor attraction in the Scottish Borders, with approximately 50 miles of mountain bike trails for all skill levels. There are 12 miles of walking trails and opportunities for horse riding and orienteering.

Glentress Peel

Glentress Peel, which opened in Summer 2011, is the gateway to Tweed Valley Forest Park and Glentress Forest. For full details of the facilities at the Peel, including cafe, bike hire and wildlife viewing, see the Glentress Peel pages.

Mountain biking

For information about the mountain biking trails at Glentress, see the 7stanes website.

Walking

For more information about walking trails see the walking at Glentress page.

How to get there:

Glentress Forest is part of Forests of the Scottish Borders. Peebles is the nearest town or village.

Take the A72 east from Peebles for approximately one and a half miles. The entrance is on the left.

Please follow the signs for Glentress Peel, Falla Brae or Buzzard’s Nest car parks. There are also two overflow car parks which are opened at peak times.

OS Grid Reference: NT283397
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Start your visit from:

Overflow (lower) car park
Buzzards Nest Car Park
Falla Brae car park
Overflow (upper) car park
Glentress Christmas Tree Sales Centre
Glentress Peel
Falla Brae car park
Overflow (upper) car park
Overflow (lower) car park

Other places to go in Forests of the Scottish Borders

Tweed valley from Glentress forest

Facilities:

ToiletsParking ChargeInformationEasy AccessRefreshmentsOther FacilitiesParkingVisitor Centre

Activities:

WalkingCyclingHorse RidingEducationalWildlife ActivitiesHeritagePicnicView PointArtsOrienteeringOther Activities

Contact:

Forestry Commission

01750 721120
e-mail: dumfries&borders@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

4 Stars 4 Stars

A BRILLIANT PLACE TO RIDE I DO THE RED ROUT AND LOVE IT .DONE IT ON A CANNONDALE LEFTY AND MY NEW SPICY 516 MAN LOVED IT BOTH WAYS. JUST DO IT YOU WILL LOVE IT

ALAN MCHALE, 9/Feb/2011
5 Stars 5 Stars

Pros: Fantastic, well irrigated bike trails, Great views for walkers, commission staff all helpful and friendly. (even took my flatmate down the fireroad when his shoulder popped out) Cons: The freeride park fills with inexperienced children in the summer which is dangerous for both the experienced and inexperienced. Perhaps larger signs of potential injuries could be used to advise lax parents? This would ultimately secure children's safety and secure the continued use of the freeride park

Anonymous, 11/Jan/2011
3 Stars 3 Stars

The 3 stars is from a dog walkers point of view. As a cyclist, I'm sure I'd have given it 5 stars. I used to walk in this forest regularly with my dogs, but it has become so popular for cycling now that I don't enjoy it as much - I'm always worried that I've strayed onto a cycle path and on the shared paths constantly have to call my dogs in to make sure they're out of the way of the cyclists. I don't begrudge the cycylists this forest at all, but for dog walkers, I'd say go to Cardrona Forest instead.

Fiona, 13/Mar/2010
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