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Another environmental factor is the impact of forestry management on trails. Forestry plantations are a bit of a double-edged sword for mountain bikers in the region. On the one hand many forestry roads and tracks can make for great riding and they can also open areas up that might otherwise be inaccessible by bike. Mature forestry plantation also provides great trail-building terrain. The downside is that forestry clearance work often destroys trails and turns the landscape into an un-rideable morass. Where there is a significant likelihood of forestry work impacting trails, these have either been avoided or flagged up in the relevant route introduction boxes.

Wind farms are another factor. The Southern Uplands bristle with them and the building of new arrays continues apace. Where routes in this guidebook may be affected by forestry work or wind farm development, notifications will be made in this guidebook’s ‘updates’ tab (www.cicerone.co.uk/747/updates) as and when they come to our attention. If you are aware of any such developments affecting these routes, please let us know at updates@cicerone.co.uk