Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Glentress Trail Conditions - Tue 30th Nov

Yep, there's a decent amount of snow here in the Tweed Valley - about 8-10 inches or so currently at the Glentress trailhead....


Hub cafe

This much at valley floor level will mean it'll be really deep higher up in the forest, making all of the trails unrideable at present both here and just down the road at Innerleithen.... (sorry, stating the obvious there!). Newcastleton has also been affected by a similar amount of snow.


Road up past new Peel Visitor centre site

Currently, the only car park reasonably clear at Glentress is the Osprey carpark, the road upto the Red Squirrel and Buzzards Nest's carparks are closed. The Hub Cafe and Bikeshop are closed today.


Buzzards Nest car park

With the low, freezing temperatures forecast through to early next week atleast, the conditions are unlikely to improve for several days to come.

The 7stanes centres further west (Kirroughtree, Glentrool, Dalbeattie, Mabie) have been less affected by snow and will be more rideable (with care!).





McMoab at Kirroughtree on Mon 29th Nov. Around 1 inch of snow in the open, less under the trees.

Ae currently has a lot of snow on the trails and if the temperature drops they are likely to become unrideable quite quickly. Check with the local office on 01387 860247 for the latest information.

Check out the 7stanes trail conditions page and 7stanes twitter for the latest. We'll aim to keep the blog updated with pics and extra trail conditions info over the winter.

cheers,

andy (mtb ranger)

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Ae Downhill and Shredder temporary closure

Sorry for the short notice folks but the Downhill Trail and Shredder at Ae will be closed from Monday 29 November 2010 for up to 6 weeks. This is to allow for tree thinning work on Knockespen Hill.

We've only just had notice of this so apologies for any spanners in the works this causes.

The closure is estimated at up to 6 weeks but could well be less. Keep an eye on the trail conditions page on the main website for updates. We'll also be posting updates via Twitter.

7stanes trail conditions

www.twitter.com/7stanes