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Glentress Forest


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About Glentress Forest

Please note, due to construction of the new Go Ape adventure course, weekday diversions will be in place on trails throughout Glentress from Tuesday 29th May 2012. The following trail sections will be diverted Mon-Fri until 13th June 2012 but will remain open at weekends. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Mountain biking
The Dougie Bank Climb - affects Blue/red/black
Good Game Descent - Blue route

Walking
Partial sections of Buzzard's Nest Trail
Glen Trail - partial closures of Dougie Bank.

Diversions will be in place to direct walkers and bikers.

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 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 FacilitiesVisitor Centre

Activities:

WalkingCyclingHorse RidingEducationalWildlife ActivitiesHeritagePicnicView PointArtsOther Activities

Contact:

Forestry Commission

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

User Comments

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
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
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