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Selkirk Mtn Marathon Pre-ride

March 22, 2014 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

We’ll start from the car park at Innerleithen before climbing up into the hills to take in some moorland tracks before descending into Selkirk on some amazing singletrack.  After a lunch stop in Selkirk we’ll climb back up to take in some more singletrack descending before heading back to Innerleithen via the cycle route & the Caddon Bank descent at Innerleithen.

What to expect:

  • A BIG day out.  Probably about 40miles with over 5000ft of climbing but riding is amazing – there are options to reduce this depending on the conditions/those present.
  • There are some techy bits on the singletrack descents which are about a black grade but overall I’d say the ride is red.  This is one of my favourite areas to ride and it wipes the floor with any trail centre in the area!
  • An early start; to allow us to enjoy the day plus a lunch stop so it’s ready-to-ride 09:30 at Innerleithen.  I’m mulling over finding somewhere to stay locally (hostel) on the Friday night so if you’re interested then let me know in the next day or so and I’ll keep you in mind when booking accommodation.
  • If the forecast firms up for Saturdayand is mince then I’ll postpone the ride as it’s an exposed area and with the great views it would be best with a sunny(ish) day.

Details

Date:
March 22, 2014
Time:
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Event Category:

Organiser

Graham

Venue

Innerleithen Trail Centre
Innerleithen, EH44 6PW United Kingdom + Google Map

One Comment

  1. Hi – given it’s still early in the season I’m going to go for a shorter loop for this ride, probably more like 25-30miles and one huge climb less! If anyone is going to the Selkirk MTB Marathon or even thinking about it then this would be a good ride to come along to. If the weather is poor then I’ll postpone this ride until the weather is better.

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