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I've driven past Comrie Croft loads of times, but it's usually in the dark on the way to/from Glencoe on winter weekends. Today, during what is struggling to pass for summer, I headed up to try out the trails.
The trailhead is at Comrie Croft, funnily enough which is just over a mile East of Comrie on the A85. There's ample free parking and the trails are free to ride. At the moment there's a little over 6km of trails built, on what is basically a stacked-loop system. The further up you ride, the more you get to come down. You can pick up a trailmap from the campsite at the bottom.
The initial climb is a little steep, but is on a well surfaced and well drained estate track, and quickly you climb up and away from the campsite and buildings of the Croft. Climbing continues on the track through a gate and up the hill. It is all well signposted.
Near the top of the climb you find yourself on singletrack. This is, in places tight and technical, and in others open and flowy. The trails are billed as a mixture of blue, red and black grade, but in reality, once on the trail they are not distinguished.
The trailbuilders have linked together some exposed rock and some neat woodland sections, as well as including some pastoral fields where the sheep seemed to totally ignore bikers.
The trail surface is all locally sourced, with no imported material at the moment, which is a pleasant change from FC centres. As a result, some sections are muddier than might be encountered elsewhere, but other sections are perfect pine-needle singletrack.
I forgot my camera, but managed to fire off a few shots on my phone.
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Overall I found the riding good. The trail might intimidate novices on the steeper sections, as it is narrow and loose in some places. There is a new 'Blue' decent being worked on at the moment. I wouldn't recommend a visit after prolonged rain or in the winter months, as the trail surface will suffer, and a significant increase in traffic may have the same effect.
If the trails were closer to my home, I'd certainly ride them more - they'd make great night-biking - but at the moment they're to far away for me to indulge in a casual visit. More trails are planned for the future, and an expansion of the number and variety of trails would be a big plus, but at the moment, if you're passing, or need to break a longer trip, Comrie Croft is well worth a visit.
Nice review. I rode them last year and thought they were excellent. Very short, but as a stop-off they were good for their size and there are some great sections. I especially liked the exposed rock and the tight windy chutes.
I did them the same day as Carron Valley and thought I'd like that and not like Comrie. On the contrary, I thought Carron Valley was pretty pish.