Mabie & Ae Update!!

Hey All,

Just a quick note to say that the Mabie harvesting and thinning work is progressing well after a few mechanical and weather related hitches!!

The diversion on the Red Pheonix Trail has changed and is now in place at post 34 (where Descender Bender crosses the road) and simply takes you along to just after post 50 (near the top of the elevator climb). This should change later in the week but we'll keep you posted as and when it changes!

Unfortunately, the Green, Blue and Purple trails are all closed due to where the harvesting machines are currently working. The Green should hopefully be re-opened by next week, the blue and purple will need to stay closed for the forseable future, until the harvesting operation is suitably far enough away from the trail to deem it safe to do so!!

Dalbeattie is still fully open and riding well. Ae will have closures on the green and blue trails tomorrow (1st Feb) while repairs are being made to the forest road in the Ae Valley. The Shredder and Downhill courses should both also be re-opened at the weekend as well.

Cheers

Mabie Harvesting works

Hey all,

Just to let you all know that harvesting has at long last started at Marthrown hill at Mabie. Unfortunately, this means that the green and blue mountain bike trails are currently closed whilst this takes place. The red also has a diversion on the Elevator just after post 50, re-joining the trail at post 17.

Dalbeattie currently remains diversion free, Ae Downhill and Shredder are still currently closed while harvesting takes place on Knockespen hill.

Cheers

Trail Conditions Glentrool 5/1/2011

Despite the thaw over the last week snow and ice is still persisting in the area from Glentrool Village through to the Loch Dee and Clatteringshaws Loch. The going here is still very difficult.

With night frosts and more snow forecast for the high ground, winter conditions look like continuing.

Kirroughtree trails are still clear, though if the forecast is right we may have fresh snow for the coming weekend

Trail Conditions Kirroughtree 3 Jan 2011

We have no one to update the trail conditions page on the main site until 10 Jan but if you are thinking of heading to the southwest to ride the trails all the snow and ice has long gone.

The trails have been damaged in a few places by the frost though.

Most of the damage is confined to some of the sections in Kirroughtree that the blue and red routes share. It shouldn't spoil your ride but if you see brown earth exposed on the trail surface be prepared for soft going.

We will aim to get the worst areas repaired as soon as we can.

The top half of Heartbreak Hill on the black route will be extra challenging for the rest of the winter (nice and sticky) unless it's refrozen.