Electric Blue Trail, Glentress – Glentress Mountain Bike Centre loop from Sawmill

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Electric Blue Trail, Glentress – Glentress Mountain Bike Centre loop from Sawmill

Hard

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103

riders

Electric Blue Trail, Glentress – Glentress Mountain Bike Centre loop from Sawmill

02:24

29.4km

490m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 21.0 km for 197 m

After 27.6 km for 26 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

7.74 km

No1 Peebles Road Café

Highlight • Cafe

A quite spectacularly good cafe in the heart of Innerleithen, which caters to all stripes of locals and tourists alike. Locally sourced food (try the breakfasts - they're excellent), really, …

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21.5 km

Mossy Forest Climb to Dunslair Heights

Highlight • Viewpoint

This part of Glentress Forest at the top of the climb is just enchanting! The trees drip with lichen, a sign of great, clean air quality. Enjoy this last bit …

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22.0 km

Spookywood Descent – 7stanes Glentress

Highlight • MTB Park

You'll be glad to have made it up here, after the gravel road and techy singletrack climb to the top of Glentress. It's all fun now on the way down! …

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24.4 km

Electric Blue Trail, Glentress

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Stunning part of the Glentress loops.

A great way to warm up with a group of lower confidence riders.

A couple of laps of the descent into the Buzzard's Nest …

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25.5 km

Trail Direction Signpost

Highlight • Trail

Good signage is in place. Multiple graded trails exist on the same track.

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26.3 km

Wooden Bridge in Forest

Highlight • Forest

There are a few different routes around this bridge. You can ride underneath it at a decent pace

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27.9 km

Trail Marker 7, Glentress

Highlight • Trail

There are plenty signs all around Glentress, indicating what technical level trail is ahead

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28.7 km

Glentress Mountain Bike Centre

Highlight • MTB Park

Amazing facilities for mountain biking, with hire available from Alpine Bikes shop (you can book online at tweedvalleybikehire.com), bike washing and showers, lockers and changing rooms as well as a …

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29.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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