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Anyone suggest some trails in the central belt that won't be too killer on the climbs(not the fittest guy)?
Any ideas appreciated.
central belt of? assuming Scotland there are a few around Stirling (not flat) and Falkirk (flatter)
chris - I posted this on the other thread too....
have you ridden anything in the Pentlands? They are pretty dry at the moment (although we'll see what this weekend brings). There's nowhere you "need" full-sus but lots of folk take one anyway (especially if it's their only bike, eh?). There are a couple of hard climbs but you can make a decent loop by avoiding these and still have a good ride out.
I can send you some ideas or would be happy to meet up and show you around a bit if you want.
Some ideas would be great scotroutes. Pentlands quite handy as my dad lives in bonaly.
How are you at grid references or would you prefer a map? 🙂
Bonaly is good. I can come up with something with a few wee hills that would start and end there.
If you're heading up from Bonaly, going straight up hill from the car park is a bit of a killer, hence it being nicknamed Puke Hill. Take a right there, and you can follow the trail around the two reservoirs and towards Kirkgate (the road that goes up from Currie Kirk). Left there, and then up towards Maiden's Cleugh. You can then drop down the back there to Glencorse, and then take a right once you hit the road to follow a loop towards Threipmuir, and then eventually Harlaw. From Harlaw it's road back to Kirkgate and just return the way you came.
Probably about 12 miles all in, but a good loop on varied terrain with no real killer climbs.
@dickbarton do you live in Falkirk area. Rode a few times with a Richard Barton about 18 years ago. He lived between stenhousemuir and carronshore. Weird if its you.
@scotroutes whatever is easiest for you thanks for your help
you stayed in Torwood? if so, yes it is me...how you doing?
&DickBarton yeah that's me, that's mental meeting on here just getting back into riding after a spell as a petrol head. Hills are a lot steeper than they were back then lol. No longer in torwood, living just outside Glasgow now. How's things with you.
drop me an email...have a few suggsstions...;-)
@DickBarton, will do. Might head over to plean country park for nostalgias sake.