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The Witch’s World Champs trail: Start

Skills loops

10 under the Ben: Start

Broomstick Blue: Start

Broomstick Blue finish

Off Beat Downhill finish

Tunnel under downhill

The Nevis Red finish

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2. For your own safety;• always wear the right

safety clothing, at least acycle helmet and gloves;

• only cycle within your abilities;

• only tackle jumps and other challenges if youare sure you can do them, have a look first!

• train properly especially for difficult andtechnical routes.

3. On and off road;• expect the

unexpected – watchout for other visitors;

• for your own and others’ safety always followwarning signs and any advice you are given;

• if a vehicle is loading timberStop and wait for the driver tolet you pass safely.

4. Cycle carefully andplease come back soon!

1. Don’t rely on others;• can you get home safely?

• carry the right equipmentand know how to use it.

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Suitable for:Beginners ingood healthwith basicbike skills.Most typesof bike.

Trail:Relativelyflat & wide.

Is this for you? Find the rightsingle track grade for your abilities

Is this for you? Find the rightnon-single track grade for you

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Trail: Challenging.Climbs, trickydescents &technical featuressuch as drop-offs &large rocks.

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Trail: Greaterchallenge &difficulty. Expectlarge &unavoidablefeatures.

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Trail: Extreme levelsof exposure & risk,large features.

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Mountain biking is a potentially hazardousactivity carrying a significant risk.

Key to facilities and trail symbols for all maps

Car park

Restaurant

Bike hire Bike wash

Cafe/refreshments

Toilets Broomstick Blue Trail

10 under the Ben Trail

The Witch’s World Champs Trail

Offbeat Downhill Trail

The Nevis Red Trail

Long distance routesRide direction

Forest roads and bike parks

Map of the Nevis Range & Witch’s car parksshowing start points for all MTB trails Where do I start?

MTB TrailsFort William

The main start point is near the Nevis Rangebuilding. Nevis Range is located 7 miles north of Fort William off the A82 to Inverness.

Keep going, past Nevis Range to the Witch’s Carpark. Warm up on the skills loop area. Test your skills,suss out the trail grades and find which one is for you!

The Nevis Range building has toilets, café, bike hireand bike wash (at the back of the building). Want touse the gondola? – buy your ticket here too.

You can explore more of Leanachan forest by bike onits network of forest roads, two of the long distanceroutes aremarked onthe mapbelow.

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If you need this leaflet in an alternativeformat, for example, large print oranother language, please contact: The Diversity Team Tel: 0131 314 6575E-mail: diversity@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

ContactForestry Commission Scotland, Torlundy, Fort William, Inverness-shire, PH33 6SW

Tel: 01397 702184. E-mail: lochaber@forestry.gsi.gov.ukWeb: www.forestry.gov.uk/mtbscotlandPublic enquiry line 0845 FORESTS (367 3787)

MTB trails nearby:Laggan Wolftrax, Tel: 01463 791575 (ForestryCommission Scotland) or 01528 544786 (BaseCamp)E-mail: invernessross&skye@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Welcome to the

and a spellbinding brewof world class biking.From adrenaline pumpingdownhills to magicalforest trails, there issomething for everyone.The legend of the realLeanachan Witch lives on!

Tasty potions for you all…Forestry Commission Scotlandand Nevis Range serve up a caldron full of fun:

Broomstick Blue - anenchanting starter, The Witch’sWorld Champs - pure magic.The legendary 10 under the Ben - fall under its spell.

Fly with the witch... A NevisRange gondola ticket lifts youto full-on descents, theExtreme Off Beat Downhilland the XC Nevis Red.

Legend has it that theLeanachan Witch sworevengeance against herenemies before dying by her own hand. Scary stuff –you have been wand!

Ride the magic!

Fly along the Broomstick Blue, discover the legendary 10 under the Ben and ride the magic of the Witch’s World Champs...

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Broomstick BlueTrail grade: BlueTrail length: 7km / 4.3 milesTrail symbol on the maps:

Bubbling around the River Lundy – a great trail to start. Plenty of flowingsingle track. This is the witch’sfriendly side!

10 under the BenTrail grade: RedTrail length: 10km / 6.2 milesTrail symbol on the maps:

Based on the popular ‘10 under theBen’ event, this route is a mix ofdedicated single track and forestroad not forgetting Nessie, a realblack monster of a descent!

The Witch’s World ChampsTrail grade: RedTrail length: 8.5km / 5.2 milesTrail symbol on the maps:

World Class single track speciallydevised for the 2007 WorldChampionships held in LeanachanForest. The loop includes 270m ofclimb and descent. Watch out forsome technical features and hardclimbs as well as exhilaratingdescents on fast single track.

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Stolen BridgeStolen Bridge

The Lazy KThe Lazy K

The High RoadThe High Road

The Low RoadThe Low Road

The Cats BackThe Cats Back

Hole in the WallHole in the Wall

Mackenzies RoadMackenzies Road

Witch’s BrewWitch’s Brew

Big BenBig Ben

Haggis TrapHaggis Trap

Haggis TrapHaggis Trap

Puggy LinePuggy Line

The WiggleThe Wiggle

Sandy BraeSandy Brae

Great GlenGreat GlenHelter SkelterHelter Skelter

The Witch’s World Champs route: Inset map

Gondola accessed Trail information

Trail information

Riders of both these trails must have a gondola bike ticket, have read and understood the Nevis Range Code of Conduct and signed a ‘Participation Statement’, all available from the Nevis Range ticket office. They aresuitable for active people used to prolonged effort. It is essential that you wear a helmet and full protection.

The Nevis Red routeTrail grade: RedTrail length: 5.5km / 3.4 milesTrail shown on the map:Start altitude: 655m. Finish altitude: 100m. Vertical drop: 555m

The only red cross country trail with gondola access, remote withexposed open hill sections and stunning mountain views. This is aclassic single track mountain bike route with boardwalk, bedrockand gravel trail. It’s a challenging descent with plenty of technicalsections, expect berms, large rocks, medium steps, drop-offs,steep sections and technical rock sections.

Off Beat downhillTrail grade: Orange - ExtremeTrail length: 2.82km / 1.75 milesTrail shown on the map:Start altitude: 643m. Finish altitude: 100m. Vertical drop: 543m

This is Britains only official UCI World Cup downhill bike track,steep, rugged and tough. It’s mostly wide single track with timberboardwalk, bedrock, gravel trail and rock gardens. With largecommitting and unavoidable technical trail features, expect berms,rock steps, drops, jumps and gap jumps. If it can be ridden, youwill find it here. It is essential that you wear a full face helmet.

Gondola Opening Times

Mid-May to mid-September, 10.15am – 3.45pm for bike uplift.

This excludes some event and race days,and when it is very wet or windy.

Nevis Bike School

The Bike School will offer both guided rideson the Downhill Track, Red Route and CrossCountry trails as well as coaching sessionsat all levels.

Contact:

Nevis Range, Fort William, PH33 6SQ.

Tel: 01397 705825 Email: info@nevisrange.co.uk Web: www.nevisrange.co.uk

Bike Hire

Bike hire is available during the summermonths. For further information on localbike hire, including full kit & ride packagesplease contact Nevis Range.

Map showing all the main MTBtrails in Leanachan Forest

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Cycle link - Torlundy to Fort William

10 under the Ben

Start of Off Beat Downhill

Broomstick Blue

The Witch’s World Champs

Start of Nevis Red route

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Emergency info

Nevis Range basegondola station gridreference: NN 171 772

Nearest A&EHospital: The Belford, Fort William,Tel: 01397 702 481

In case of anemergency, call Nevis Rangeon 01397 705825or dial 999

Nearestpublicphone: Nevis Range

Nearest mobilephone reception:Nevis Rangecar park