Review Date
May 25, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: mikiluv ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Ace route, good challenging ride for the more experienced riders and a full days riding for the slower weekend warrior like myself. You can ride this at whatever pace you like because it's that long you rarely see other riders, and it lends itself to being a fantastic ride whether you go at a reasonable pace or tear it up and jump at every opportunity of which there is many.

Does contain a large chunk of fireroad but very nicely interspersed with fantastic sections of singletrack, some sections can get a little muddy and tricky in the wet but on a dry day this is a quick course, and in winter belive me it can get chilly up there as it is very exposed in parts unlike some other 7 stanes routes.

Would be nice to see some facilities there like other centres, although perhaps this would take away an element of isolation which is another feature of this route compared to such as glentress.

Recommended Route:
Red Route

Review Date
March 26, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a year

Reviewed by: TrekFox ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This is one of the 7 Stanes, about 20 Minutes from Dumfries by car. Not as crowded as Mabie or Dalbeattie because there is only one single route (dates back to April 2006; the final Downhill is for the more experienced rider, easier green- and blue-graded trails are due to open in August 07). The red route which is somewhat challenging, has some steep climbs and nice technical Singletrack. Beautiful scenery all the way!

This route has an aggressive freeride style to it with some large and sometimes intimidating trail features. If you ride fast (and carefully), you'll get the most of it. Things get very exciting fast.

The highlight of the route is definitely the final descent of Omega Man, with consists of many jumps and some Northshore Track.

Nearby you'll find the 1.6km Ae Downhill route. It provides a bigger challenge with its seriously gnarly rocky sections, slippery roots and some huge drops will satisfy the most demanding of (free)riders.

Take your camera with you. Ae can be ridden on a rainy day, no bike wash or Café.

Recommended Route:
Red route with the Omega man.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Combine it with Mabie (5 miles south of Dumfries) for a nice bike day!

Review Date
October 9, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Ross Mac ,  Downhiller

Summary:
excellent trail very well maintained barely a puddle on the entire track. for xc people this is an ideal trail. me on my nitrous twenty not too good but still when goin dh throughly enjoyable. 4 dh lads i wud do the dh track its ace big jumps and gaps. also the end of the xc trail has a wide smooth section well worth a quick push for its red black and double diamond jumps! all good and not too technical

Recommended Route:
use official website for route

Other recommended trails in the same area:
dalbeattie not too bad on the dh bike worth a quick ride to he slab