I might find myself in lovely Shotts for a day this week. i'm looking on Bing for riding, and I'm not seeing a lot. Does anyone know of owt? Or shall I just take an orange OS map and explore the lanes around about?
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Shotts mountain biking. Delusional?
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Posted 3 months ago #
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Shotts as in Shotts Scotland ?
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Oooof Shotts what a shyte hole , Still your right bang in the middle of Glasgow and Edinburgh and an hour and a half from the Trossachs and the Borders. As from your door there will be the some total of nowt.
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"As from your door there will be the some total of nowt. "
Not true. Local highlights include neds torching cars, roaming gangs, murdering druggies...
Posted 3 months ago # -
Col du Climpy, or the Pentlands might be close enough.
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Oh dear.... Shotts is a horrible place, it's like, well.... Scotlands' version of Birmingham.
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Get yourself down the line to Carfin and don a Rangers top for a time trial being chased by young Neds.
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Heatherhead plantation is to the south. Nice big open cast quarry looks like it could be fun...
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well i used to live in birmingham so that's just fine! i'll be getting the train there if i go.
thought about that big hill near carstairs with the nice looking zigzag tracks that i see from the train when i go south but it seems that it's tinto hill and it ain't much cop...
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Aye - that'll be Tinto but it's some way from Shotts?
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was thinking train to carstairs, then after carstairs train to shotts, as i'll be waiting on someone there.
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The only thing I'd suggest Is get the train to Curriehill and go and explore the Pentlands or head Into Glasgow and find mugdock . Other possibility If you are reliant on the choo choo Is train to Bridge Of Allan and do Dumiyat.
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Strange, thought a bing would be about the only thing you'd find out that way to ride on..
Ps, a bing is made up of the leftovers from old mine works.. Also called a slag heap.
Suprisingly popular with mx'rs.. Found a couple at Kirky and Cambuslang that had jumps, doubles and bomb holes around them..Posted 3 months ago # -
Look up lanarkshire mtb club they cycle out of Strathclyde park during the week about 15-20 mins from Shotts know all the local trails great bunch of lads
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well, thanks everyone. i was hoping someone would tell me about some hidden gem, but alas no. so instead, i think i'm just gonna head to the hills tuesday and camp overnight, for my 'big' trip of the week...
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