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Royal Burgh Of Peebles And District

Trail Marker 7, Glentress – Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb loop from Red Squirrel Car Park

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Royal Burgh Of Peebles And District

Trail Marker 7, Glentress – Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb loop from Red Squirrel Car Park

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Trail Marker 7, Glentress – Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb loop from Red Squirrel Car Park

01:18

10.1km

320m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 3.47 km for 1.13 km

After 7.24 km for 232 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

29 m

Trail Marker 7, Glentress

Highlight • Trail

There are plenty signs all around Glentress, indicating what technical level trail is ahead

Tip by

365 m

Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb

Highlight • Climb

A fairly non-technical singletrack climb from the lower Osprey car park and Go Ape up the hill towards the higher Buzzard's Nest car park.

Zig-zag your way up the bank …

Tip by

1.13 km

Little Christmas Tree Climb

Highlight • Forest

1.15 km

Wooden Bridge in Forest

Highlight • Forest

There are a few different routes around this bridge. You can ride underneath it at a decent pace

Tip by

1.16 km

Trail Direction Signpost

Highlight • Trail

Good signage is in place. Multiple graded trails exist on the same track.

Tip by

1.20 km

Trail Split in the Forest

Highlight • Trail

Combining blue, red and black technical levels is achieved on one track by having more than one route that has higher and lower technical levels

Tip by

1.41 km

View of Peebles and the Surrounding Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a viewing point, in the day a good view of Peebles and surrounding valley areas can be seen.

Tip by

9.86 km

Forest Path Entry Point

Highlight • Trail

Initial entry point onto the hill 50yards back. This is quite a steep climb to start with. There are different trails crossing over the same point, be careful and follow the direction signs

Tip by

10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.43 km

3.84 km

1.73 km

Surfaces

4.30 km

2.67 km

2.12 km

912 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

16°C

12°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Trail Marker 7, Glentress – Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb loop from Red Squirrel Car Park

Trail Marker 7, Glentress

Dougie Bank Singletrack Climb

Little Christmas Tree Climb

Wooden Bridge in Forest

Trail Direction Signpost

Trail Split in the Forest

View of Peebles and the Surrounding Valley

Forest Path Entry Point

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