Ride Galloway

“Get out and do stuff”

Two types of riding for all abilities.

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Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway is located in the South West of Scotland, at the Border with England. There are hundreds of miles of quiet roads to explore stretching from the coast up into the Galloway Highlands. The perfect place for all abilities to ride bikes both on and off road..

Galloway Forest Park at 300sq miles is the biggest forest in the UK. A perfect playground for Gravel cycling and exploring the wilder parts of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere. You are going to LOVE it here!

Sustainable Tourism

The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere, a UNESCO Biosphere designated area, has been named in the top 10 list of must-see places in 2020 compiled by a collective of travel writers and bloggers.

It has been named by National Geographic as one of the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024;  The Cool List 2024

We are proud supporters of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere,  and were awarded the Certification Mark  in 2019 - a recognition of high-quality standards in delivering environmental and sustainable development that benefits the Biosphere.

Our Environmental Policy is here.

Half an hour earlier into the hills and we would have had rainbows and golden shafts of light. You don't know this, but we do. Climbing out of Gatehouse as fast as we could and still the light was gone. Mist rolled over the hills as we got towards Lo
The section of rough track as you get near to Loch Grannoch is where we test bikes. Rough and steep in places, we can still remember being shaken by our lack of skill. The Reilly Ti gradients prove to be the fastest gravel bikes we have ever owned -
If you are thinking it is not the best day for going a bike ride. Remember, there will be dozens of days much worse before spring. Always fit lights and take a camera. You will be slow - you are wearing 8Kg of clothing and have a flask and cake in yo
One of those winter days when it fails to get light. Out on the bikes delivering Christmas cards. Snowing higher up I am sure. We get around with cold nipped feet but without a puncture - a good day on the bike.. #winterride #scotlandstartshere #adv
A bit of wrinkly tin action in a slightly urban setting - which is unusual. Still had to stop though... #wrinklytin #somesun #urbancycling #sheds #shadows #reillybikes
Gravel bikes let you explore old tracks and forgotten places. You can see from the surface of rough cobbles that this was once an important track down to the coast. All those hours of work still show through the mud.