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  • Riding near edinburgh
  • the_chosen_llama
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    I am heading away to edinburgh with parents and girlfriend so have a days riding to fill. Are there any good places for singletrack style riding closer than inners?
    Thanks
    Paul

    yourguitarhero
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    Glentress is *slightly* closer.
    The Pentland Hills are much closer. Natural riding as opposed to trail centre stuff

    woody2000
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    From a thread earlier today…..
    http://www.highlandeguide.co.uk/

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    stevenmenmuir
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    Lots of good riding in East and Mid-Lothian. Have a look on Strava or find a friendly local to guide you.

    scotroutes
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    jimmy
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    Steven Menmuir (of above) showed me a route in Midlothian from my door which has some nice little singletrack sections. Ends up at the Pentlands (and / or pub) for more miles or hills if so inclined. Its NOT Inners… but its nice.

    when you going / coming and staying where? Happy to chum you round if I’m free.

    doh
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    Stirling would be your best bet, it has proper hills and a lot more single track than you could do in a day.

    kcal
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    If you can find the singletrack, then Peatlands as above would occupy you for as long as you want really. Could certainly take a day to do a lovely figure of eight loop round the good / hard bits.

    the_chosen_llama
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    Thanks for the offer jimmy but ill be riding with my dad who, although a keen cyclist, i cant see wanting to ride with other people
    The highland eguide looks good but maybe a bit too far north.
    Pentlants looks like it could be worth a go.
    As for stirling are there any websites worth a look at?
    Cheers

    Northwind
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    If you’ve got transport… I love riding in the pentlands, and I can be on singletrack in about 2 minutes from my house but if I was you, I’d be going to glentress or innerleithen. (not inners this weekend, there’s likely to be disruption from the race)

    13thfloormonk
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    Here’s a route

    This is equal parts quiet tarmac, singletrack and double track.

    Admittedly not the most ‘all weather’ in places, and you’ll probably want to compare it to a proper map to navigate (all the trails should be shown on a 1:25,000 OS map, they’re not signposted though!).

    My favourite place the Pentlands, with the right bike and a bit of imagination you can have some brilliant rides.

    the_chosen_llama
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    Thanks using that route/parts of could be a winner. Saves the hassle of driving to something we’ve both ridden lots ( inners or glentress).

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