EL MTB #7; Plantains...

Marked as a Core Path I hope this trail does not get dug out and all weather surfaced as it is a great natural surface trail descending through trees along side the road and is fun!, take care in Summer when overgrown as you cannot see far enough ahead through the trees for other users coming up the hill,  The trail has some jumps built by kids best avoided as real bad transitions to hit at speed, and in the past someone irresponsibly put rope and logs across the trail, best ride it early spring before the leaves are out and cycle up it first to check it, that way it will also be clear of anyone walking up,

Wee film, Song is `Buckie High (Alex Lynch Toheark Remix) by Boards of Canada

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EL MTB #6; Garletons

There are many trails to record on the local Garleton Hills, here is the joining trail between the modern A and B class roads, once part of the Garleton ridge road this old green lane was once a busy thoroughfare and as signed at it's west end is named Blackmains Toll, as there was a Toll house when here was a crossroads, the Tollhouse was demolished in the 1980`s after a car crashed into it,

Hawthorn hedges line some of the old road and nearby at it's western end was the sight of the old Sanitarium Hospital as marked on old maps. It is a handy joining route  from the Garleton to then descend down to Longniddry on the old Haddington Railway line track...

Wee film, Song is `#20` by Apex Twin,

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EL MTB #5; Seaton Dean

Another trail that was near unrideable a few years ago and is now a lovely swooping trail descending through lovely Woodland scented with garlic and flowers in Summer and Bird song drowns out the approaching main road it exits onto...

Wee film, Song is `#18` by Apex Twin

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EL MTB #4 Liberty Hall to Letham Mains...

The old Right of Way west of Haddington to Letham mains is a short flat route and has always been little used and never the easiest to cycle as often overgrown. It's start is being engulfed by new housing before it cuts through trees onto a defined track where it is still easy to cycle

A short section through woods was until recently really tight to cycle but better now, the last section alongside the field still the same and overgrown in summer and wet in winter...

At it's west end extensive drainage and clearance work has been carried out at time of writing, maybe a new surface track will appear?...

Wee film of the trail, Song is `Corsair` by Boards of Canada 

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EL MTB #3; John Muir Park Woods

Can (and will) post several films of trails in John Muir Park (JMP) here at Dunbar, a favourite is a diagonal sandy single track directly through the centre of the Scots Pine Woods, sheltered on a windy or wet day it is nearly always dry and a fun trail,

Wee film, Song is `Lonely Planet (Mixed)` by Aurtas

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EL MTB #2. Hedderwick

Midweek Cycle after work - The John Muir Way (JMW) section of trail above Hedderwick Sands at John Muir Park is a nice section of Sandy Singletrack, passing remains of former WW2 Coastal defences above and below on the beach it winds  along through Ferns with views across Hedderwick Bay, close to the eroding edge it detours here and there and makes for a fun section of trail,

Wee film, Song is ` The Glass Bead Game` by Thievery Corperation

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EL MTB (East Lothian Mountainbike) Trails; New Playlist starting... # 1

Started a new Playlist on YouTube to record off-road routes in East Lothian on film,

As you properly know I do not do Strava or any other GPS stuff and share places that way online etc, 

You will need to get the map out and do some detective work to work out where some of the real gems are....

But happy to show you on film the trails here in East Lothian, 

Most I have already filmed, but doing this gives a full collection on one playlist to watch, 

Doing this to keep me busy and make the most of having a new PC that is real  fast at editing and uploading films, 

The films will also all be 3 minutes long max and long, and longer routes will be split if need be onto multiple films,

Here is the first film, Estate tracks,

Song is `Blue Clax` by Apex Twin,

Make sure you click on the cog icon to select 1080 HD to view,

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