Cathkin Braes and Area 69 Mountain Bike Trails

Big Neil:

Good trail close to Glasgow. There should be more!

Nice, fast course. Som real fun it's.

Anthony Burns:

Great get fit XC track. Tough and fun!

Great for fitness, mixed terrain for a short track. Nice scenery

paul scott:

great views and a cracking variety to this trail- its a red with blue and black sections with some real technical climbing, fast swooping downhills, gnarly roots, rising and falling fast trails through forest, exposed rock sections, drop offs of varying difficulty the actual trail is excellent though short. the shortness actually helps you since you get to repeat and polish up your line again soon enough. parking is plentiful and free although there are no other facilities so pack well. some of the trails aren't well marked out and at times its hard to work out which way is next until you are familiar with the course. that said, once i learnt the course i have found it very rewarding. an excellent facility to leave after the games, i wonder though how much priority is going into maintaining it. I'm going to mention the dog poo again. I'm sick of having s**t splashes up my back, in my linkage and on my water bottle! I've come home from here stinking and with a stinking bike this is one area where a real effort could be made

this would be a great track were you able to get a uninterrupted run. get up right early otherwise dogs and walkers all over the bike runs especially on a good day. cracking views, some great technical sections and plenty variety to the bike runs good parking free

Alibobness:

Good all round trail lots of exciting bits on the trail, slalom section in particular! There is a lot of variety from roots to rocks to forest to open hill side all in such a short area! The hills are hard work but the downhill makes up for it! The different grades for some sections keeps is interesting, and allows a good place and gauge to advance your skills!

Lots of trail variety, Close to glasgow Short trail so you'll do a few laps and can section bits

F:

I enjoyed this course apart from two things. 1.There are more dog walkers on the trial than cyclists despite having miles of existing footpaths to use. 2. A group of neds were hitting golf balls from the radio mast down on to the tracks below adding a unique Glaswegian flavour. It could also probably do with some signposting from the surrounding towns.

Bit of everything thrown in a short course Close to the city

Brycii:

We live close to this track and have used it quite often but not the full run. On Saturday we did the full blue run and we all agreed it was great fun. I decided to take it on with a racing bike with cyclocross tyres which was great. The blue run has some great tests if you are starting out and the red run including the double dare will definitely test your skill and ability. There are no facilities so you will need to provide your own refreshments. Also take a camera there is some fantastic views of goat fell, the cobbler and ben lomond. All in all worth a visit.

Fun for All the family