Buzzards Nest Car Park

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About Buzzards Nest Car Park

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.

The Buzzards Nest car park is the highest vehicle access point in Glentress forest, and is the best place to park for family access on to the cycle trails. The Freeride area can be accessed from this car park.

For more information on the mountain bike trails here, please visit the 7stanes website.

Walking

The Buzzards Nest provides an excellent start base for the Tower Trail, University Trail and the Time Trail walks.

Car park charges

All Glentress car parks have a daily charge of £3.

How to get there:

Buzzards Nest Car Park is in Glentress Forest which is part of Forests of the Scottish Borders.

The car park is one and a half miles east of Peebles on the A72.

Once on forest road go past the Peel car parks and follow road uphill beyond Falla Brae car park. After about one mile, the road splits to the left uphill from the forest drive. The car park is well signposted.

Please keep to the 15mph speed limit.

Peebles is the nearest town or village.

OS Grid Reference: NT277411
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Other places to go in Glentress Forest

Family of cyclists looking at a map of the forest at the Buzzards Nest car park, Glentress

Facilities:

Activities

	Tower Trail Time Trail
	Glentress Freeride Park Blue Route Red Route Green Route The Glentress Black Route Skills Loop
	Historical trail starts from this car park, leading to a fully constructed Iron Age Roundhouse.
	Buzzards can be seen soaring in the sky from this car park and access road.

Contact:

Forestry Commission

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

User Comments

3 Stars
Disappointed by the lack of segregation of traffic heading up to the Buzzards Nest from both bicycles and walkers - cars definately not being courteous or sticking to slow speeds

Anonymous, 10/Apr/2011