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30/10/2026

A new initiative tag and share please

27/10/2026

As you can see below we have trail maintenance sessions with FLS over the next two weekends and continuing through to the new year
Our website blog sets out our reasoning and ambitions behind this, if you can, join us and be part of Forest of Ae and it’s future

https://www.aebikeassociation.co.uk/building-the-future-of-riding-at-ae-together/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAVNwG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUREFAnkshbg_gtETAksi_W5a_OHz3HNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4DZ-4XTId0uYUCJR5LKqwAtqlzUG9RxtCDJeFV4594Gj9qGAL0SabujXa0dA_aem_y6Q9Zun24gcmkwywE-dOYQ

What if Ae’s best riding is still ahead of us? We want to protect the trails we love while creating opportunities for more challenging, hand-built trails. But we can’t do it alone. The route forward is a strong partnership with Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), backed by an organised riding comm...

09/10/2026

https://www.aebikeassociation.co.uk/building-the-future-of-riding-at-ae-together/

03/10/2026

Great effort from our ABA team this morning helping Katy and Neill from FLS to dismantle a rotten section of boardwalk on Shredder and carry the waste back to the top. We bench cut the new trail and removed some problem stumps.

Katy’s doughnuts and cookies fueled us for a bit of tree trimming and vegetation management from the start of Shredder down through the first few corners.

Send us a message if you’d like to be involved in our next session at the end of the month.

Neil Copeland Joinery

24/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that the next FLS volunteer trail maintenance days are coming up soon

Saturday 3rd Oct

Saturday 31st October

Saturday 7th November

Saturday 28th November
And
Saturday 12th December

We hope to attract as many as possible to help these sessions which will have a lasting impact on the safety and ride ability of the red or blue routes
Our first session was a great success with around 12 volunteers and FLS staff working on a section of the Red route
Cake and snacks were provided

17/07/2026

Practice is under way for the British XC short course and course is set up and ready to go for the full XCO championships tomorrow

16/07/2026

The British XC champs are taking over at Ae this weekend starting from Friday lunchtime ( see info elsewhere)

The trails closed will be :-
Omega Man
Downhill all of it
Shredder
As the racers will be on the fireroad between omega man and the downhill ( the middle road) we cannot use the trails above
As the racers will be climbing the omega man climb and some berms the Red route will have to divert down the wild trail “Alan Potts” it will be taped off after that
The only natural trails that will be rideable from the top of the downhill will be “Stumpy” which leads nicely to IVO upper and TTT upper and Rainbow Road
Craigshields and Rollingstone are unaffected as is anything rideable on Green Hill.
As the racers will be using BlueRum, red rum, lower IVO exit, Fraser’s and lower TTT then all these trails will be closed

Apologies for any inconvenience and if you are not sure please just ask 👍

15/07/2026

Forest of Ae - Event Notification

The SXC - Lloyd National MTB Cross Country Championships are taking place in Ae this weekend. A Section 11 is in place from Friday noon until Sunday 6pm and covers Ae Naze car park, Omega Man, Shredder and the Ae Downhill.

There will be no vehicle access to Ae Naze car park during the event and the above trail sections will be closed to the public. All other MTB trails and our walking trails remain open. Please park at the Cafe car park and follow all event marshal instructions when visiting Ae this weekend.

We wish all competitors a great time and best of luck.

09/07/2026

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Do you know an Under 12 rider? This one's for them!

If you are coming along to the Lloyds British MTB XC Championships at Ae Forest, this is how you can get your kids involved too.

📅 Saturday 18 July
🕚 11:00am

Our 'Young Gunz' Under 12 Go Ride Skills Session is all about having fun on bikes. There'll be skills coaching, mini races, fun challenges and even some prizes up for grabs!

It's a brilliant way to build confidence, make new friends and soak up the atmosphere of the British Championships.

👉 Register here:
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/332205

Remember National Championships entries close this Sunday 12th.

28/06/2026

Address

Forest Of Ae
Dumfries
DG11QB

Website

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile/9718/ae-bike-association

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