The sample below gives a flavour of the range of mountain bike routes available but remember – your session will be tailored to what you want to do, and we’ll organise it wherever you want:
Lochan Spling Sculpture Trail – an easy wander through the forest and a breathtaking and quirky series of sculptures in a natural setting. Optional singletrack for the more adventurous.(2 hrs)
Lochan Drunkie Adventure – quite a workout climbing over the Dukes Pass on National Cycle Route 7, then having a blast down to the lovely Lochan Drunkie (option of a testing wee bit of singletrack just after the Lochan), along the shore of Loch Achray then working back up through the forest back to the high point and a zoom down the road back to Aberfoyle. (4 hrs)
Introduction to Singletrack – some rocks and routes and downhill to give you the basic mountain biking skills to survive the surprises that trails can throw up! (2 hrs)
The Aberfoyle Singletracks – whatever you have the appetite for! Bear in mind these are not groomed trail centre trails, these are natural trails that require an alert mind and a range of bike-handling skills. Mostly red grade but with a few that are very definitely black and with new lines being developed all the time by regular visitors to the forest. Examples – one little tester whose roots and rocks approach a black grade, one new super-technical cross-country style requiring excellent bike handling and also one steep downhill gravelly track that you really don’t want to lock your front wheel on! (2-4 hrs)
Loch Katrine View – A pleasant wander along the banks of Loch Katrine then a wee bit of hard work up the hill (well, quite a bit of hard work to be honest!) and along to gain a fabulous viewpoint looking West along the loch towards Ben Lomond and the Arrochar mountains. Magical! Followed by, if you want, a swift singletrack descent back to the loch-side. (2 hrs)
Tour de Loch Katrine – Starting from Aberfoyle the route goes by forestry road to a new section of trail at Loch Chon then down to Stronachlachar and down the North side of Loch Katrine before the trek back to Aberfoyle over the Dukes Pass. Can be done with only about half a mile on public road. (35 miles or thereabouts)