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Colvend And Southwick

Barean Loch – Dalbeattie Forest loop from Colvend

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

Scotland

South Scotland

Colvend And Southwick

Barean Loch – Dalbeattie Forest loop from Colvend

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Barean Loch – Dalbeattie Forest loop from Colvend

01:46

15.3km

160m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.28 km

Barean Loch

Highlight • Forest

Following the well made trail from Dalbeattie forest to Colvend you pass right by the shores of this beautiful wooded loch. There's a bench to stop and sit to appreciate

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5.17 km

Dalbeattie Forest

Highlight • Forest

Dalbeattie is a beautiful forest made up of a mix of deciduous woodland and conifer forest.

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5.76 km

Spooky Wood Trail

Highlight • Trail

The red trail here follows the top of an old dry wall. Its not as rough as it sounds!

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6.70 km

Jacob's Ladder Stone Staircase

Highlight • Trail

The top bit is the steepest and roughest, but now that the forest around has been clear felled, the stone paving dries much more easily, so its less of a challenge than it previously was

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8.08 km

The Hyperlink Singletrack

Highlight • MTB Park

This section of singletrack is shared between the blue and the red trails. For Dalbeattie it's relatively smooth and flowing, with a slight downhill gradient (and optional jumps), making this one of the fastest parts of the ride

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8.45 km

Dalbeattie Forest

Forest

9.81 km

Rock Don't Roll Slab Bridge

Highlight • Trail

This section of trail varies from woodland singletrack to full on rocks, but the stone slab causeway is the most challenging part. Keep your momentum and you should be able to roll it fairly easily

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12.7 km

Granite Jumble on Road to Nowhere

Highlight • Trail

The Road to Nowhere section of trail starts smooth and fast, then soon reverts to type for Dalbeattie and hits the granite rocks. Take the middle like with confidence on …

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13.0 km

Shake, Rattle and Roll Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A relatively flat singletrack section here typical of Dalbeattie - smoothish for a short section then into more natural feeling rock gardens. There's also a really nice rock drop here …

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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

855 m

759 m

Surfaces

9.69 km

4.81 km

726 m

130 m

Elevation

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Friday 29 May

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Barean Loch – Dalbeattie Forest loop from Colvend

Barean Loch

Dalbeattie Forest

Spooky Wood Trail

Jacob's Ladder Stone Staircase

The Hyperlink Singletrack

Rock Don't Roll Slab Bridge

Granite Jumble on Road to Nowhere

Shake, Rattle and Roll Singletrack

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