Difficulty: 9
Distance
Day 1: 13 miles
Day 2: 31 miles
Day 3: 15 Miles
Day 4: 9 Miles
Ride Type
Enduro
Ascent
Day one: 2,100 ft
Day two: 4,248 ft
Day three: 2,780 ft
Day four: 2,100 ft
Tweed Valley Enduro
£155.00 – £300.00 inc. VAT
No places available for May 2022!
Check out the next trip in August!
Back for 2022 is our locally crafted four day advanced enduro mountain biking trip that will open your door to the world class mountain biking of the Tweed Valley in the scintillating Scottish Borders.
Back for 2022 is our four day MTB trip in the awe-inspiring Tweed Valley! Join Sean and our local leader and coach, Liz Peacock who lives in the stunning Scottish Borders and knows the plethora of mountain biking gold like no other. This hugely experienced and highly qualified Marmalade MTB Level 3 team, will host you for four jaw dropping and diverse day’s of the very best this area has to offer. Decades of local knowledge and passion have come together to create this simply unique Scottish mountain biking experience for the advanced rider.
Not an Advanced Rider? We have an Intermediate version of this awesome trip as well!
Day 1 – Glentress Warm Up & Coaching
Glentress is probably the most famous Trail centre in Scotland and is the main stay of the 7-Stanes which are among the best in the world. Day 1 is all about shaking off the journey and giving you the best warm up ahead of this trips epic days. The day will be super relaxed and chilled as we explore the serpentine singletrack and use our knowledge of the off-piste trails to cherry pick the best sections.
Upskill & Be Prepared!
During the day we will provide focussed coaching to provide you with the perfect refresher and or skill set to maximise your enjoyment from the following days on the natural, steep, raw and remote trails across the amazing Tweed Valley.
Day 2 – The Big ‘Perfect MTB’ Day Out
Wow, wow, wow! What we have planned here is potentially the greatest 50km you are likely to ride on your bike. Liz’s local expertise and years of fine tuning this monster loop starts with a climb through Traquair Forest to Minch Moor and then across to the Three Brethren. All this before we visit Yair Forest and inject some simply awesome natural singletrack, ahead of the return to Innerleithen. Up next and on our way to wrap up this mega loop, is nothing short of mountain biking gold as you will be shredding on the rocky and raw flow of Innerleithen’s plethora of trail goodness.
Day 3 – Golfie Goodness
Once again our local expert Liz will be unleashing another day jammed packed with classic Tweed Valley mountain biking. The focus of this day will be the steep trails of Caberston Forest (a.k.a ‘The Golfie’). Just look at the eye-popping view below you will see numerous times before shredding some of the finest enduro trails in the world!
Day 4 – Thornielee Thread & Shred
Just when you thought you had ridden it all, we will head to Thornielee Forest to sample the tree lined singletrack gold that hides on the hill. Steep, twisty,
tight – these trails require focus with the reward being smiles for miles. A truly unique day that will have you discovering what the ‘locals’ ride away from the little red arrows and what makes the Tweed Valley a venue of choice for events like the Enduro World Series
Details for your Tweed Valley MTB weekend trip
We have carefully crafted this four day trip to provide you with the very best format and team to experience the awesome Tweed Valley. Mix this all together with the usual fun and social elements that we are famous for and you have the perfect recipe for an unbeatable experience and lifelong memories.
Here are the details below, along with the additional information on the other tabs, for our 2022 Tweed Valley MTB weekend trips: If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact us.
- Dates:
- 22-26 May 2022 (Advanced Only)
- 28 August – 1 September 2022 (Intermediate)
- Places available: 10 (max.)
- 1:5 ratio of riders to fully qualified British Cycling Level 3 MTB Leaders
- Total price:
- Single room = £755 per person
- Standard twin room (shared) = £695 per person
- Standard twin/double room (single occupancy) = £795 per person
- Standard double (couples only) = £695 per person
- Deluxe double room (single occupancy) = £875 per person
- Deluxe double room (couples only) = £735 per person
- 20% Deposit:
- From £140 per person (non-refundable)
- This is payable by credit/debit card above
- Subject to you our standard Terms and Conditions
- From £140 per person (non-refundable)
- Balance payment:
- Due 60 days before the first day of the trip
- This is payable via BACS or by credit/debit card above
- Subject to you our standard Terms and Conditions
- Due 60 days before the first day of the trip
Reassurance
We comply with the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 by paying money received for package holidays into a trust administered by independent trustees, Serenity Travel Trusts. This means that in respect of all arrangements requiring protection, in the event of our insolvency, funds will be available to ensure that you will receive a refund of the money you have paid to us. If the holiday or weekend is not filled then we hold the right to cancel or postpone.
To read the full terms and conditions please visit them here. Thank you.
What’s included:
- 4 nights bed and breakfast at the amazing Traquair Arms Hotel
- B&B: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Single occupancy en-suite rooms only (see above)
- Double occupancy (couples only) available (see above)
- Additional pre and post trips nights available by booking direct with Traquair Arms Hotel
- B&B: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- 4 fully guided days by Liz Peacock and Sean Howell our British Cycling qualified Level 3 MTB leaders and Level 2 coaches
What’s not included:
- Evening meals and drinks
- Travel to (day 1) and from (final day) the accommodation
- Personal health, activity and holiday insurance
- The above is a requirement for your participation on this trip
- Bike hire (options available – please contact us)
- Bike spares
- Ride day lunches, snacks and drinks
Day One: Glentress Warm Up & Coaching
- Duration: 3-5 hours *
- Distance: 22 kilometers | 13 miles *
- Elevation gain: 650 meters | 2,100 feet *
- Technical Grade: Strong experienced intermediate (minimum)
- Minimum of 3-5 years mountain biking experience with regular experience on steep, technical and natural trails
- See ‘Is this for me tab’
- Any questions, please contact us
- Group size: 10 maximum **
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
- This is the highest level of MTB leadership in the UK
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
Day Two: The Big ‘Perfect MTB’ Day Out
- Duration: 5-7 hours ride time *
- Distance: 50 kilometers | 31 miles *
- Elevation gain: 1,295 meters | 4,248 feet *
- Technical Grade: Strong experienced intermediate (minimum)
- Minimum of 3-5 years mountain biking experience with regular experience on steep, technical and natural trails
- See ‘Is this for me tab’
- Any questions, please contact us
- Group size: 10 maximum **
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
- This is the highest level of MTB leadership in the UK
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
Day Three: Golfie Goodness
- Duration: 3-5 hours ride time *
- Distance: 25 kilometers | 15 miles *
- Elevation gain: 850 meters | 2,780 feet *
- Technical Grade: Strong experienced intermediate (minimum)
- Minimum of 3-5 years mountain biking experience with regular experience on steep, technical and natural trails
- See ‘Is this for me tab’
- Any questions, please contact us
- Group size: 10 maximum **
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
- This is the highest level of MTB leadership in the UK
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
Day Four: Thornielee Thread & Shred
- Duration: 3-5 hours ride time *
- Distance: 15 kilometers | 9 miles *
- Elevation gain: 650 meters | 2,100 feet *
- Technical Grade: Strong experienced intermediate (minimum)
- Minimum of 3-5 years mountain biking experience with regular experience on steep, technical and natural trails
- See ‘Is this for me tab’
- Any questions, please contact us
- Group size: 10 maximum **
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
- This is the highest level of MTB leadership in the UK
- plus 2 qualified Level 3 MTB Leader and Level 2 coaches
* for each day the distances and elevation gain will depend on weather and the overall riding level of the group. As ever our rides will be sociable and relaxed which will dictate how much climbing and different trails we fit in, especially on Day 1, 3 and 4. This is big country and we appreciate we need to look after our legs, therefore to maximise the smiles we will take all day if required to pace ourselves
** the luxury of having two Level 3 MTB leaders means we can manage the group/s on each day whilst maximising your experience!
- You will be at least a strong and experienced intermediate rider with a minimum of 3-5 years regular mountain biking experience looking to progress to an advance level
- The above experience would include example routes and locations that you have successfully ridden such as:
(see video below for a sample of the Tweed Valley Trails we will ride on this trip)- Jacobs ladder in the Peak District
- The Rangers path from the summit of Snowdon
- Achnashellach descent near Torridon in the Scottish Highlands
- Advanced alpine riding in overseas locations suchs as Morzine, Whistler, Finale Ligure
- Technical black trails in places like Bike Park Wales, Afan and Coed-y-Brenin
- You will be confident in advanced mountain bike handling skills and not be phased by steep, technical and long trails that would be graded predominantly black
- The trails will include features such as roots, small to long committing roll-able drop-offs and loose rocks of varying sizes. The drop-offs in some places would not be considered roll-able and along with some features may require you to walk around or down with your bike
- Your professional Level 3 MTB leaders will dynamically manage the group and individuals during each day. There will not be any pressure to ride features or sections above your riding ability on the day
- You have your own suitable full suspension modern ‘all mountain’ / ‘enduro’ mountain bike
- 120 mm of suspension travel with modern and aggressive geometry is the bare minimal for this trip
- 140-160 mm of suspension travel on an ‘all-mountain’ / ‘enduro’ bike would be perfect
- Hybrid and budget bicycles are not suitable for this intense 4 day trip
- The ride does contain many undulating and moderately steep, technical and long climbs
- You have the personal fitness to ride for at least 6-8 hours on consecutive days at a social and comfortable pace
- You are aged 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult also participating on this ride
- If this sounds a little beyond your current skill and fitness level, then please do check out our ‘Intermediate’ version of this trip or contact us for further discussion
Equipment, kit, clothing and anything else
- You have your own suitable full suspension modern ‘all mountain’ / ‘enduro’ mountain bike *
- 120 mm of suspension travel with modern and aggressive geometry is the bare minimal for this trip
- 140-160 mm of suspension travel on an ‘all-mountain’ / ‘enduro’ bike would be perfect
- Helmet *
- Personal health, activity and holiday insurance *
- Gloves and glasses
- Knee and elbow pads if this is what you usually ride with
- Hydration backpack (min. 2 liters) *
- x2 spare inner tubes
- Spare rear mech hanger specific for your bike
- x2 spokes specific to your bike wheels
- Puncture repair kit and bicycle pump
- Clothing & shoes appropriate for cycling and weather conditions on the ride days
- Padded cycling shorts for comfort
- Personal choice of drink and ride snacks *
* without these you will not be able to take part in the guided ride. Our guides carry an extensive kit to assist with trail-side repairs
(IMPORTANT: your helmet must be within the warranty period from the date of manufacture to take part in any of our guided rides. See the warranties table tab. You will be asked to submit this information via our riders consent form).
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