Dunkeld, Pitlochry and Glassie with one of the days using e-bike hire?

Innerleithen obviously

This year I’ve done a couple of ~3 day trips with some uplift. One based in Inners and using the uplift at Glentress the first day, Inners the second, and just riding up the Golfie on the third. The other was stopping off at the Forest of Dean on the drive down to Bike Park Wales, 2 days uplift there, and a ride at Nant Yr Arian on the way back north.

The best place in the country for uplift imo is south wales and adjacent. BPW obviously but also Dirt Farm and forest of dean, flyup 417 for a more trailcentry uplift. For me it’s harder to figure out non-uplift around there (there’s lots of great riding but it’s become increasingly secret) but that’s OK,we end up on full on uplift holidays anyway.

tweed valley’s an obvious alternative- only the one uplift (*) but all the pedalled riding you can eat. Can be downright overwhelming with choice. TBH innerleithen dh is a bit of weird, oldschool experience at this point, little useful waymarking and it’s super confusing to ride until you’ve spent a bunch of time there. But as long as you’re going “I will ride a random trail” and not stressing out if you’re on the exact right line that’s fine. It’s definitely possible to accidentally end up on something much harder than you expected though.

(*well there is the glentress uplift but it’s not for you)

In answer to Northwind.

I’ve seen the uplift bus up at the bottom of spooky wood climb recently.

@Johnhe

If you end up in the tweed valley give us a shout and I’ll show you round.

I’d also say Inners (enough to go at for more than one day on the uplift) or the FoD and BPW (heard good things about Dirt Farm too).

There’s also an occasional uplift at Ae, which has some cracking enduro trails now. Could be combined with Inners uplift?