Firetower trail An exciting, single-track mountain bike trail, all-year-round. Forestry Commission Scotland West Argyll Forest District, Whitegates, Lochgilphead PA31 8RS Tel: 0300 067 6650 Email: [email protected] Web: www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Public enquiry line: 0300 067 6156 Contact Written and designed by Design & Interpretive Services, Forestry Commission Scotland - D&IS/10K/21Col/Dec 2016/Edition 1. Photographs © Forestry Commission Picture Library. © Crown Copyright 2016 For information on public transport services contact: Traveline Scotland, 0871 2002233 or www.travelinescotland.com Follow us on: If you require this publication in an alternative format, for example in large print, please contact us on: Tel: 0300 067 5000 E-mail: [email protected] © Crown copyright and database right [2016]. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number [100021242]. Loch Fyne Ford Minard Crinan Furnace Ardfern Strachur Kilmartin INVERARAY Ardrishaig Auchindrain LOCHGILPHEAD Firetower Trail 1 A 8 1 6 t o O b a n How to get there Achnabreac is about 2½ miles (4km) north of Lochgilphead on the A816. Look for a turning onto a forest road, with a green sign to ‘Achnabreac’. Follow this for about ½ mile (800 metres) then turn right into the car park NR 851 909. West Argyll This trail is on fire! Feel the burn! Enjoy Scotland’s outdoors responsibly • take responsibility for your own actions • respect the interests of other people • care for the environment.
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Firetower trail An exciting, single-track mountain bike trail, all-year-round.
Forestry Commission ScotlandWest Argyll Forest District,Whitegates, Lochgilphead PA31 8RS
Tel: 0300 067 6650Email: [email protected]: www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland
Public enquiry line: 0300 067 6156
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Tel: 0300 067 5000E-mail: [email protected]
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How to get thereAchnabreac is about 2½ miles (4km) north of Lochgilphead on the A816. Look for a turning onto a forest road, with a green sign to ‘Achnabreac’. Follow this for about ½ mile (800 metres) then turn right into the car park NR 851 909.
West Argyll
This trail is on fire!
Feel the burn!
Enjoy Scotland’s outdoors responsibly • take responsibility for your own actions• respect the interests of other people• care for the environment.
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Non-singletrack grades
Singletrack grades
Green: EasySuitable for: Beginners in good health with basic bike skills. Most types of bike.
Trail: Relatively flat & wide.
Blue: ModerateSuitable for: Riders in good health with basic off-road riding skills. Basic mountain bikes.
Trail: Some “single-track” sections & small obstacles of root & rock.
Black: SevereSuitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high level of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes.
Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Expect large & unavoidable features.
Suitable for: Extreme level riders with expert technical skills & good fitness. Technical bike skills important. Jumping ability obligatory.
Trail: Extreme levels of exposure & risk, large features.
Extreme
Red: DifficultSuitable for: Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills & fitness. Good mountain bikes.
Trail: Challenging. Climbs, tricky descents & technical features such as drop-offs & large rocks.
From the site of an old fire tower, this trail has it all: flowing single track, technical features, stunning views and all within minutes of Lochgilphead.
Jink through the trees,
burn rubber on the Twisted Fire Starter,
bust a lung on Murder Hill,
cool off in the Water Splash,
then Rock and Roll
back to the
car park.
Difficult grade mountain biking not for you? Mid Argyll has some brilliant cycling: quiet country roads, canal towpath and miles of forest track, here and beyond.
Nearby Services
Lochgilphead has a cycle shop, cafes, pubs, swimming pool and other local services.
Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading useful (routes not always marked). Most bikes.
Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven or potholed in places. Look out for vehicles & other users.
Forest road & similar
MTB grading information Red: Difficult
14km / 8¾ miles Allow 1-2 hours
(with black optional sections)
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