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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, Go Ape! 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 Peel

Other places to go in Forests of the Scottish Borders

Tweed valley from Glentress forest

Facilities:

ToiletsParking ChargeInformationEasy AccessRefreshmentsOther FacilitiesVisitor Centre

Activities:

WalkingCyclingHorse RidingEducationalWildlife ActivitiesHeritagePicnicView PointArtsOther Activities

Contact:

Forestry Commission

01750 721120
e-mail: dumfries&borders

User Comments

5 Stars 5 Stars

The 2013 "Tweed Valley Forest Park" maps are in the Gateway building and are bang up to date.Cheers FC!

Wee Shug, 21/Feb/2013
3 Stars 3 Stars

If you go walking etc. in Glentress, make sure you have an up to date issue of the Forestry Commission leaflet "Tweed Valley Forest Park". The 2011 issue is OK, but the 2009 one has all the Glentress waymarking post numbers wrong. Confused me during a 10 mile run there today!

Shuggy., 21/Mar/2012
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
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