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Pipe Dream
Grade: Difficult
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216m
220m
River Carron
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Trail start Pipedream
Follow the forest
road to Freeride
or left to Car Park
Glimpse the waterfall on your left as you
dance through the tight switchbacks of
the Birling Bogills and fire round to the
start of the Cannonball Run.
260m
Recoil
m
Quarry
(dis)
Waterfall
270m
Spur
The Cannonball Run
Grade: Difficult
280m
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Full Bore
Slachristo
320m
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250m
Quarry
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310m
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Stoney Broke
300m
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Catch your breath at the top and admire
the stunning views before descending
the Kelpie Staircase – a steep stonepitched section that’s not for the fainthearted!
250
FB
Eas Dubh – or “Black Waterfall” – will test
the skills of an intermediate rider.
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Carron Valley
Reservoir
Eas Dubh
Grade: Difficult
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The Breech
Trail start Cannonball Run
The Runway
Grade: Extreme
310
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300
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340m
360m
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When it’s time to land, head for The
Runway. This is a fast-flowing orangegraded free ride descent, packed with
features and designed so beginners can
roll the jumps while experienced riders
can enjoy some serious air!
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Forest road/track
Birling Bogills
Secondary road
Experience Turbulence as you drop in,
feel the speed through the Corkscrew
and explode out of The Bombhole before
lining up for the Final Approach.
Car park (charge)
Kelpies Staircase
Waterfall
Viewpoint
Picnic place
Start of mtb trails
Start of walks
MTB trails (purpose built single track)
340m
Waterfall
MTB freeride
Trail start Eas Dubh
360m
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With berms, jumps, stone drop-off and
tabletops, the Fun Park is guaranteed to
satisfy those who prefer airtime!
The trails include crosslinks to provide
either a short, fun route for less
experienced riders, or something
longer and more challenging on single
track and forest road.
Riding direction
Multi-user route
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Shoot down the fast-flowing, sweeping
singletrack of the Cannonball Run: enter
The Breech, then the Full Bore, and keep
your sights on the exit as you gun it
round Recoil – a huge, bermed corner
guaranteed to raise smiles all round!
At the trail junction bear right along the
trail to meet the forest road and follow
it to the top of The Runway. Or bear left
and around Recoil to ascend Pipedream
again.
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Cock
Hill
Waterfall
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The Pipe Dream provides an ideal warm
up before ascending to Eas Dubh (Ee-as
Doo). Moderate, sweeping singletrack
trail enhances the gentle climb with
superb views across the valley from
several viewpoints. The fast exit into the
quarry through Stoney Broke sets you up
for the climb up to Eas Dubh.
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There are four
exhilarating forest
trails to enjoy at
Carron Valley. They
are fast, fun and
feature-packed,
attracting fans
back again and
again.
Follow us on:
Forestry Commission Scotland
Scottish Lowlands Forest District
Five Sisters House
Five Sisters Business Park
West Calder EH55 8PN
Tel: 01555 660190
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland
Carron Valley
location:
In case of
Emergency:
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& Fife
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And if you want to catch your
breath, there are also plenty of
other activities to keep you
entertained. Check out the local
wildlife, including red deer, red
squirrels and birdlife, including ospreys.
You’ll find out more in the general
Carron Valley Forest leaflet.
Grid Reference: NS 721 838 Name of road:
Carron Valley Car Park off the B818 Nearest A&E
hospital facilities: Forth Valley Royal Hospital,
Stirling Road, Larbert, FK5 4WR. Tel: 01786 434000
In case of Emergency call 999 Inform Forestry
Commission Scotland: 01324 566000
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