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Whitelee Mountain Bike Trails
Avg 2.42
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  • Information:
  • Type: Purpose Built Centre
  • Grades: Green,Blue,Red
  • Riding: Cross Country,Pump Track
  • Facilities: Toilets,Visitors Centre,Cafe,Showers,Car Park
  • Distance(s): Under 5km
  • Country: Scotland
  • County: East Renfrewshire
  • Website: Whitelee
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Description

The Whitelee mountain bike trails are located at Whitelee Windfarm, the UK’s largest on-shore windfarm just ten miles from Glasgow. The short trails and facilities are provided free of charge to use.

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Whitelee Mountain Bike Trails

  • The site offers over 4km of off-road trails in a compact area, appealing to a range of abilities with different trail grades, which are explained below.
  • There is also a skills area and pump track, which is ideal for testing and honing bike handling skills required on the wider trail network and beyond.
  • Whether you are an absolute beginner or an avid mountain bike enthusiast this is the perfect place to hone your bike handling skills in a safe environment.

Outer Loop – blue with red sections

  • The Outer Loop trail has fast, flowing singletrack full of berms, rollers, and other features. This trail has eleven optional red sections including drop-offs, log rides and rock causeways.

Inner Loop – blue with red sections

  • The Inner Loop trail gives an alternative option and can be linked with the Outer Trail. This trail also has fast-flowing singletrack, featuring berms rollers and an optional section of North Shore.

Skills Area

  • The skills loop is located at the western end of the facility incorporating a number of technical trail features such as those found on the red grade sections of the main track but within a short, condensed trail aimed at promoting bike handling skills and rider technique.

Pump Track

  • The pump track is located at the eastern end of the site, intended to develop skills in 'pumping speed' from the track. This highly condensed track is composed of numerous rollers and berms that riders attempt to progress along without the need to peddle

Other Stuff

  • Please also note that the visitor centre closes over the winter period, from mid-December until the start of February.
  • The windfarm and MTB trails are open throughout the year and are not tied to Visitor Centre opening times.

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me:
Avg 3.06
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white lee wind farm mtb trail

this place is great if you live close and have ano hour or two to spare

What do you like?

I feel that the trails helped me progress with my bike handling skills but the trails dont have much variety despite this I still had fun riding round the different loops i also like how there is a place to sit down before and after your ride

What could be improved?

there isn't much veriaty in the trail an its all quite compact

Would you recommend?

*Yes*

Date written:

26/07/2019 - over 6 years ago

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Gaz:
Avg 1.78
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don't bother for mtb

Thankfully I didn't expect much as the mtb trail was just a few bonus runs as part of a family days cycling around the wind farm, my first thoughts were, what a shame someone wasted money building this.......mtb trails are too short and compressed, there's really nothing to them and even a complete novice would find nothing there to hold their interest for any more than a couple of laps, if it's on your doorstep it's maybe worth a blast if only to keep fitness levels up but then Cathkin Braes will also be on your doorstep and is way better but still lacks any feel, flow or day in the wilderness feeling that we all love.

What do you like?

there's a cafe, toilet and bike wash but I can't imagine your bike is going to get very dirty It's good for family rides, especially if you have kids in a tag along or trailer but don't expect any excitement

What could be improved?

short trails lacking in features everything feels compressed doesn't have the feeling it was designed by a mountain biker

Would you recommend?

*No*

Date written:

14/11/2016 - about 9 years ago

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