7stanes Ae Forest
- 7stanes Ae Forest
- 7stanes Dalbeattie
- 7stanes Kirroughtree
- 7stanes Mabie
- Carrick Forest
- Clatteringshaws Loch
- Drumlanrig
- Drumlanrig Castle to St Johns Town of Dalry
- Glentrool and Clatteringshaws Loch
- Lochinvar Circular
- Lowther Hills and the River Clyde
- Lowther Hills Circular
- Newton Stewart to the Isle of Whithorn
- Stranraer to Dunbar
- Stranraer to Newton Stewart
- The Merrick Circle
With a fantastic variety of green, red and blue graded trails, a well-established downhill centre, bike shop and café, 7stanes Ae has everything you could ask for.
Routes
Green – Ae Valley Trail, 9 km
Blue – Larchview Trail, 13.5 km
Red – The Ae Line, 24 km
Orange – Downhill Course, 1.6 km, 'The Shredder', 1 km
The Forest of Ae, named after the tiny village, has been a popular downhill venue for many years. With the construction of the 24 km red-graded Ae Line and more recently some easier green and blue-graded routes, it's now a great spot for cross country riders too.
The Ae Line is notably different to the other red routes in the area. The influence of downhill mountain biking in the design is obvious: there is a huge emphasis on fun, with numerous jumps and drop offs, none of which are as dramatic or as thrilling as the final section of single-track descent known as the Omega Man.
The green and blue routes are gentler in nature and keep close to the valley bottom on wider, less challenging trails.
Ae is also a well-established downhill centre, with a competition downhill course some 1.6 km in length and featuring the infamous 22 ft Coffin Jump. During events it finishes with the 20 ft Field Drop, with top downhillers taking only around three minutes to complete the course.
Now with a bike shop, bike hire and café, Ae is developing into the complete mountain bike trails centre.
Getting There
Ae Forest mountain biking trails are located 10 miles north of Dumfries on the A701, minor road signposted Forest of Ae, follow for 2 miles.
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