Scolty | Gnarly Squamish style MTB trails you won't believe are in the UK!
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Riding Canadian Squamish style MTB trails in the UK! Scolty is all about big slabs, gnarly roots and long MTB trails littered with features. These trails at Banchory really look like they are in Canada but they are actually in the Aberdeenshire area of Scotland (home to many enduro races!)
We rode 3 MTB trails at Scolty Hill in this vlog... typical enduro style trails but with a total unique feel to them. I've never ridden anywhere like this in the UK before that has so many features and slabs while having such long natural trails. Riding here is a proper treat.
Riding with Tam and my brother Gav, this vlog has a mixture of POV footage and clips from looking at features and sessioning them. Granted Remi Metallier and Yoann Barelli's vids probably make these rock slabs look easy but if you don't ride stuff like this everyday it's pretty intimidating! The trails we rode here are a mixture of red and black, with the rock slab features and long rock gardens being on the black options. There were also some really cool wooden bridges and fallen tree features we enjoyed riding. Hard to ride a lot of features blind so on some we stop and have a look at lines before hitting them.
There are loads more trails than we have shown and it's a cracking place to ride and experience. A bit further north in Scotland than the central places however there is loads of riding in the area with Aboyne, Ballater, Drumtochty, Pitfichie and more. All with their own unique style of trails and plenty gnar!
Bikes: Saracen Ariel LT, Nukeproof Mega 275
Cameras: Go Pro Hero 8 and 9 Black
Location: Scolty Woods, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
These trails look super fun, I realy enjoy that kind of riding.
It’s nice to have so many good slabs and features on the trails!
That looks amazing. 🔥
Will be heading there in May. Fingers crossed for no rain or midges!
It’s a great place but unfortunately I think this spot may have been totally destroyed in the recent storms :( aberdeenshire was one of the worst hit and locals were saying there’s not much left at scolty. Wherever you end up riding though I hope you don’t get midges as savage as the ones we had here 🤣
Tough trails at one of my local spots but you made it look easy! Awesome work guys👏
They are really tricky aren’t they! Thanks, was a great day although pretty intense!! 😁
Crazy trails!!!
Haha they are intense! Nothing relaxed here!
They look like great trails, slabs are pretty intimidating though, especially when you see them from the bottom looking back up. Great riding from you both!
They really are. Love how they are totally different to everything else. Definitely an intense place haha, lots of committed stuff! Cheers!
Fantastic ridin guys. Fantastic vid Laura n Tam x. Trails we're awesome 👏
Thanks! Really enjoyed sharing this place! 👊
Trails in Deeside are quality, Aboyne, Scolty, Ballater, Drumtochty etc. The trail at the bottom of Squamish is a belter...
we rode similar stuff and Drumtochty was our 1st day,went down what we thought was a black trail which turned out to be ORANGE.....with big gap jump over the burn.
@@hainman1 classic Aberdeenshire, great trails, questionable grading! I know the very trail…
They really are. So much amazing riding in one area! Really enjoyed Aboyne, first time there on this trip and it was just brilliant!
Another great VLOG thanks guys. Hope you had a good weekend 👊
Cheers! It’s a pleasure! We did, hope you had a good one too 👍👊
Absolutely love watching your videos, they always make me want to get out and motivate me to keep pushing myself and try new trails! I now have a very long list of places I want to go as soon as I can drive!
That’s lovely to hear!! Thanks for that 😁. One of the main reasons I started the channel was to share all the amazing trails and good times on the bike. Hehe I know that feeling! Our trail hit list gets longer by the day and new places keep popping up 😁
Oooh somewhere far enough North to be ‘local’. This has to go on the list ☑️
It’s a great spot to ride. There was storm damage since we rode but also lots of work so might look a bit different to the vid!
Great riding you two 👌🏻 Tam saying just roll it and your reaction were funny
Cheers! Haha I had to laugh after it too. I’m not a fan of rolling stuff blind as you can tell 🤣
Glad you enjoyed my home trails and it isn't just me that finds some of those features intimidating!
Yeah they’re really good trails! Haha they are intense! Very different style to our home trails in tweed valley so enjoyed a good challenge with the slabs!
3:50 Wee Tam trying to claim Laura's life insurance....hahahahaaha
Hahaha spot on 🤣 he’s been caught eh! I properly freaked out on that thing 😂
@@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB there was loads to catch ye out,those slabs looked crazy from down below,but rode fine
@@hainman1 yeah definitely mind over matter at this place!
Those trails looked pretty ‘cheeky’ 😀, nice job from both of you 🤘
Yeah lots of features on them that can catch you out! Thanks!
Amazing riding, always love seeing the Scottish trails ☺
Thanks! This place is one of the most unique in Scotland too with all these slabs 😁
nice video , off to squamish next week for six weeks , love slabs and big tech roots , will have to check this area out when home
Thanks! Not jealous at all… sounds amazing! You’d definitely like this place then. Have a great time, sure you will!
Looks a great place conditions looked good to great edit 👍
It is, quite a unique wee place! It’s a different beast in the wet haha. Cheers!
Unreal I did the deeside way 2 days ago and cycled passed that rock slab , will definately return with the mtb.
Ah nice one! Yeah would recommend it! Lots of great slabs and features to hit 👍
Great video guys!
Thanks!
Those slabs looked scary 😳
I can confirm they definitely were 😬😂
Wee Tam, you deserve to be Scottish the way you roll your RRR's.
😂 it’s a Czech thing too so helps a bit 😆
@@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB Or it could be the high heels he's wearing?
👍🤘💪🥇 need i say more? 😛
🙌 thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 👊