There are dozens of great trails in Innerleithen and asking people what are there favorites is so subjective it's hard to establish what the best ones to try for a first visit are. It comes down to rider experience, type of bike and whether you favour steeps, tech or flow and jumps, drops etc,
After a lot of research and speaking to some very experienced riders that know Inners inside out I have been I narrowed it down to 3. These 3 I think would be ideal for a new rider here visiting with a trail bike and intermediate skills
1: Angry sheep. quite steep but with a bit of flow and nothing major to catch you out. Although a black trail maybe not as full on as the Lower Gold, 2nd Date etc.
2: IXS the iconic trail that is on the tip of most peoples tongues when talking about Inners. I attempted it from the road gap start. Steep loose and quite rutted with small drops into some corners but would be fun once you get to know it better. I'll definitely be back for this one. Let me know if I stayed on the route for this one as it crossed a few trails on the way
3: Lower Matador. Fast and feature filled with some big doubles and if you stay on the high line options using the bus stop options of the main access route you'll find tricky roots, tight tress and a 4 foot drop.
I know there are plenty more to explore but I felt I was near my limit with my skills and trail bike. I'd love to try these again with an longer lower slacker enduro style bike and see what the difference would be.
Let me know in the comments what you think of these trails and what your top 3 would be for the same criteria. Thanks TFS👊🏻
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16 июл 2020
