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Green Routes


(Average user rating: 4 Stars 3.8/5)

Cyclist riding on the Glentrool Green Route.

Glentrool has two waymarked green routes: at 6km The Glen is the shorter but has more singletrack, while the Palgowan route is 14km and mostly on forest roads.

The trails start out together, sharing the same singletrack as the blue route.  Soon the trail crosses the Black Linn (bridge) and meanders along its banks, through tall larch trees, before joining a minor forest track.

Continue climbing out of the trees and onto a section of contouring singletrack, following it to a road crossing. 

Choose your route

At the crossing, the short Glen route crosses the road and continues on singletrack, while the long Palgowan route turns left onto the forest road.

The Glen

If you take the Glen route, continue on the same gentle singletrack as the blue route around the Pulnagashel Glen before dropping back down on forest tracks which lead back to the visitor centre.

Palgowan

If you choose to ride the Palgowan route, turn left on to the forest road and head north towards Palgowan and more open countryside. After crossing through a field along a muddy farm track, you'll reach a minor public road which you can follow all the way back to the visitor centre.

If, however, you have energy to spare, take the climb around Glencaird Hill, with fine views behind you, before entering the trees for a long descent to Glentrool village, joining up with the public road of the shortcut described above.

Grade: Green (see trail grades for details of this grade)

The Glen:

  • Distance: 6km
  • 35% singletrack
  • Estimated time to ride the route: 1 hr

Palgowan Route:

  • Distance: 14km
  • 10% singletrack
  • Estimated time to ride the route: 2 hrs

Your Comments

Name: Stacey (5 Stars)
15/Aug/2010
Luckily living only an hour away makes Glentrool very accessible for me, as I begin my mountain biking career anew after a gap of ten years. Have ridden both green routes and the blue route over the last week or so, and loved every minute of it, even the climbs. Today was great - beautiful warm sunshine as we tackled The Palgowan and Green Tor. The Green Tor (blue route) scared the living daylights out of me but was still a huge amount of fun. Highly recommended, and I know how lucky I am to have this practically on my doorstep!
Name: Jim Stevenson (3 Stars)
24/May/2010
Went with my partner and 7 yr old daughter on Palgowan route. Was a great route apart from when you get to Palgowan farm itself where you have to go through the farmers field where cows are kept. Farmer had been feeding cows down at the bike trail and trail had turned into a quagmire which my partner and daughter got stuck in up to their ankles in muck and cow dung. I had to rescue them from sinking further by lifting them and bikes across the sea of mud. Also, cows wouldn't get out of the way which scared the bejesus out of my daughter. Trail was ok from there to the end. In hindsight was maybe a bit far for my daughter as we did the Glencaird Hill loop near the end.
Name: Bungo Boy (2 Stars)
16/Oct/2009
Only obstacles are 2 gates to open and close behind you!
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