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The 7stanes are seven mountain biking centres spanning the south of Scotland, from the heart of the Scottish Borders to Dumfries and Galloway. They are on Forestry Commission land and along with schemes in Wales are regarded as the benchmark by which further trails in the UK should be developed. They are known as the 7stanes because each venue features a 'stane' (Scots for stone), created by artist Gordon Young,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The 7stanes / Scotland, 2008 )〕 somewhere along the forest trails. The 7stanes: *Glentrool *Kirroughtree, near Newton Stewart *Dalbeattie *Mabie *Forest of Ae *Tweed Valley - Glentress and Innerleithen *Newcastleton ==Trail Grades== The trails use the Cyclists' Touring Club off-road trail grades with two additional categories, one called ''Bike Park'' and the other ''Forest Road and similar''. *Green - Easy (relatively flat; suitable for beginners) *Blue - Moderate (may be singletrack and include minor obstacles; suitable for cyclists with basic off-road skills) *Red - Difficult (mostly singletrack, many obstacles; suitable for proficient mountain bikers) *Black - Severe (similar to red routes, with more obstacles and large challenging area; suitable for expert riders only) *Bike Park (Orange)- Extreme (highly challenging, includes downhill sections and unavoidable jumps; suitable for expert riders only) *Forest road and similar - these routes can be waymarked or not. The difficulty of forest roads can vary widely and this grade indicates these trails not part of a progression on to green and blue level singletrack trails. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「7stanes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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