Trails in Ayrshire?

GPierotti
GPierotti Posts: 104
edited May 2011 in Routes
In the past year i've taken up mountain biking which is great!! Only issue is i live in ayrshire in Scotland and all the trail centres are at least an hours drive away.
so essentially im looking for anyone who knows of anywhere closer to me?

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  • woodywmb
    woodywmb Posts: 669
    FROM PREVIOUS POST:
    There are tracks either side of Darvel, Whitelee Forest to the north (now windfarm but with some tracks at the lower levels away from the turbines) and Lanfine Estate woods to the south. Carrick Forest around Dalmellington has a full range of trails from singletrack to tarred C roads running alongside Loch Doon. Above Largs there's Gogo Glen and up towards Greenock there is Loch Thom with the Greenock Cut and Kelly Cut tracks, also Leapmoor Forest at Wemyss Bay. Fairlie has tracks at the castle and Fairlie Glen. In Irvine, the Beach Park has some easy but enjoyable tracks and there are trails all over the old Bogside racecourse and disued explosives site next to the river off Sandy Road. Kilwinning boasts Eglinton Park while Dundonald offers the Smugglers Trail to Loans with swooping singletrack and various offshoot paths. Kilmarnock has limited trails at Caprington Estate and at a dedicated area within Craufurdland fishery. The River Ayr at Auchincruive has a tiny skills area. Muirshiel Park above Lochwinnoch has some desolate cross country paths on the route of the old Duchal Moor railway. Muirkirk has Dungavel Hill and Kype Muir paths going towards Strathaven or Black Loch Moss forest opposite Dungavel detention centre. Cumnock has tracks at Glenmuir Water heading up to Wardlaw Hill. New Cumnock has a few tracks near Afton Reservoir and more between Corsencon Hill and Glespin. There is also the River Ayr Way from Glenbuck to Ayr through Muirkirk, Sorn, Catrine, Mauchline and Failford. Sanquhar has paths along the Euchan Water to Polskeoch Bothy (Southern Upland Way) and beyond. Barr, Straiton and Dailly all have paths, eventually leading into the Galloway Forest. Sclenteuch Moor tracks between Straiton and Patna are good but difficult at Spallander Loch. Try Drumlanrig for dedicated MTB trails or Ae forest for downhilling. Glentrool , just south of South Ayrshire, has an easy MTB route through the trees and an all-day CTC created route on fire trails and farm lanes. That's BEFORE you start looking.

    Check out the relevant OS maps or www.walkerscyclingclub.co.uk
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1296598/
  • GPierotti
    GPierotti Posts: 104
    EXCELLENT!!!!!
    Never expected anyone to get back to me as quickly let alone with all this info!!
    Thanks!! :D
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Not sure where you are in Ayrshire, but we have a few guys joining up with us from Ayrshire, see link below. We cycle all over Central Scotland and beyond.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • GPierotti
    GPierotti Posts: 104
    I live near Kilmarnock, going out exploring today, check out some of that massive list of spots!!
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    GPierotti wrote:
    I live near Kilmarnock, going out exploring today, check out some of that massive list of spots!!

    We have some people that come to some of our meeting from Kilmarnock, they enjoy it!!
    Have alook at out site and you may see some runs posted you like and would be happy to travel to. It's all free, just like mided people finding nice routes.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • grantti469
    grantti469 Posts: 54
    I live in kilmarnock not sure where you are in ayrehire but there are tails at new milns 3 to be precise and also at crawfurland estate and caprington estate as well happy to show you around
  • woodywmb
    woodywmb Posts: 669
    The owner of Capringston Estate has banned mountain biking from his land. Craufurdland is open but it's the home base of Walkers Cycling Club who built the trails.
    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1296598/

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