Talk:Glencoe Ski area
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editH folks. I'm trying to update this page to include information on mountain biking. Challenge is that I'm new to Wikipedia as an editor (only done small edits here and there', so I keep getting killed by the technicalities.
Perhaps someone more experienced could edit this to be Wikipedia friendly:
Mountain Biking
Glencoe Mountain Resort has 5 mountain bike trails accessed via the Access Chair; a 2 person chair that you hook your bike onto via the seatpost. The chairlift takes about 15 minutes to bring you from 1200 feet at the car park to 2200 feet at the top of the chair. The minimum age for lift accessed mountain biking is 10, and children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
The end of the black downhill mountain bike trail
Downhill Trails
The access road is available to ride down.
Red downhill
This trail is over 1km long with over 200m vertical descent, and is built up of four sections of downhill trails, so you can pick and choose your way down. It includes a mix of fast flowy berms and sections of rock gardens, but all features are roll-able.
Black downhill
This 900m long, 250m vertical descent trail was originally made in 2006 For the Scottish Downhill association, it snakes its way down Meall a' Bhuiridh hillside alongside a waterfall. This track now has a dedicated drop in and is designed around experienced downhill riders with technical terrain from top to bottom. You will encounter rock gardens, drops, exposed rock faces and jumps.
XC / Enduro Trails
Once at the top of our chairlift, you can use the access road to take a pedal to the cross country routes.
Nae Danger (blue)
Starts from the top of the chairlift. Then pedal your way up the land rover track towards our scenic Plateau Cafe (closed in summer). Ride your way over a mix of single track towards Craig Dhubh to then loop back towards the land rover track to finish this 1.5km circuit.
Epic Glades (red)
Slightly further up the mountain lies the red cross country trail Epic Glades. The route requires a climb up past the Plateau Cafe (closed in summer) up past our the Rannoch chair. The road then ends and the track begins; a steep climb gets you to the top of Cliffhanger chairlift before levelling out as you go past the base of the top lifts, the ski patrol shed and the top of the wall T bar. The track then follows the ridgeline with views out to Glen Etive and Buachaille Etive Mor before dropping back down and joining the blue cross country, then re-joining the access road. On the way down, expect loose rocks, drops, catchy berm corners and singletrack.
Loop de Dhubh (black)
Continues on where Epic Glades leaves off; riding along the ridgeline until you loosely reach the summit of Creag Dhubh, where it’s worth stopping to take in the views. Then a short, steep, rocky section with several drops takes you back to the walkers track and back to the access road. Do look out for walkers.
Google map of cross country routes: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=11j4KQmT8aXUpLqSb45XcXvFzusydQe8&ll=56.67678340326546%2C-4.741140667004668&z=16
SnowsportsJames (talk) 16:31, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- SnowsportsJames, that content is highly promotional, non-neutral and has no place in the encyclopedia. We never address readers directly in the style of an instructional manual. This material will never be accepted into the encyclopedia in this form. What is your personal connection, if any, with this ski resort? Cullen328 (talk) 16:42, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- For future reference, they have disclosed that they are an employee of the ski area. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 17:18, 19 May 2023 (UTC)