Tarland Trails can be found in Drummy Woods to the SW of the village. They are a set of mountain bike trails that opened to the public in 2015. They consist of a family Trail (blue), a technical run (red), big jump run (orange) and a large pump track.
The trails are short but altogether total around 3km.
The Blue is known as the The Spikey Hedgehog, the Red trail as The Red Squirrel and the Orange as The Slinky Fox. The pump track is called The Puddock Pump Track.
The project was developed by Tarland Development Group working alongside the MacRobert Trust. Chris Redmond, the project coordinator has spent two and a half years developing the project. It was inspired and supported by the Aboyne Bike Park Association who also helped with the funding, signage and planning permission.
This project could have not have been completed without funding from a variety of sources. The major funders were the Macrobert Trust, Legacy 2014: Active Places Fund, Marr Area Partnership, the Robertson Trust and Cyclehighlands. The MacRobert Trust in particular were instrumental in helping the project come to fruition. They not only leased the land to Tarland Development Group (TDG) but also helped to fund the project and they continue to support TDG in many other ways.
Funded by Foundation Scotland (Flood Recovery Fund)
Tarland Trails is located in Drummy Woods at the edge of Tarland Village in Aberdeenshire.
Address: Drummy Woods
Burnside Road,
Tarland
AB34 4ZQ
Coming from Aboyne: Turn left before the humpback bridge. Follow Burnside Road and turn left after you pass Mill Road.
Coming from Aberdeen: Turn right through The Square. Turn left onto Mill Road. Turn right onto Burnside Road then left shortly afterwards.
Coming from Logie Coldstone direction: After the 30 speed limit and Caravan Park take the next right. That is where the car park is with the trails and pump track just beyond.
All distances from Tarland:
Tarland Trails has been developed by Tarland Development Group. Tarland Development Group (TDG) acquired charitable status in 2010 and became a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) in 2014 (Registered Charity SC041598).
Report problems to Tarland Development Group via tarlandtrails@gmail.com or Facebook.
