newcastleton trail center!!

[flying start]

hi looking at going to the newcastleton trail center (7 [font="'Lucida Grande"]stanes) any one done it?? [/font]

 

[zizou]

Yeah a couple of times. It is quite small compared to the likes of Glentress and usually pretty quiet. If you are wanting somewhere with lots of jumps and drop offs (etc) then i'd look elsewhere but there is some really nice singletrack and a section of north shore which is a good test of skills.

There is also the cross border trail linking Newcastleton to Kielder - that is a decent ride too.

 

[flying start]

I was thinking of going after wok as I'm only 30 mins away

Will I have to get a map of the area or is it pritty straight forwould ??

 

[Cubist]

Have a browse here. All the 7 Stanes routes I've ridden so far have been very well waymarked. You can usually get a map from the trailhead, cafe or bike shop.

Have fun!

 

[zizou]

There isnt a cafe or bike shop at the trailhead but i think there is a map board.

It is fairly straight forward and well signed even without a map - although in saying that i did take a wrong turn the first time i was there and ended up back at the car park after only 20 minutes, that says more about me not being attention than poor signing though

 

[flying start]

Thanx for all the help lads I'm planing on going next Thursday arter work I'd say it's the closesed to me (Carlisle)
As I've just been getting the the bike so im trying to get out out as much as I can.
I've done some googling and all that's there is a toilet!! Thanx again

 

[GilesM]

I've only been to Newcastleton once, it was good fun, some interesting north shore and a fair bit of fun twisty single track, from Carlisle you could also try Kielder, which now has some very good stuff, and the 7 stanes (and Drumlanrig) in the Dumfries area are very much worth the drive, the drive should be enjoyable aswell, great roads in that area.

 

[flying start]

Thanx for the advice fella

I did the Newcastleton trail center today it was fun but theres alot of climbing and not so much down hill sections for all that climbing and there was a section that was closesd on the red rought from 24-to-26 but its well worth going back the skills sections are mad!!

 

[hotmetal]

it was fun but theres alot of climbing and not so much down hill sections for all that climbing

Maybe go the other way round?

Don't take me seriously I've never been there…

 

[flying start]

Ha didn't think of that lol I liked the last part of the blue as it was fast and flowing