Events

A wet, muddy and now infamous romp through the Borders countryside, starting and finishing at lovely Traquair House. Runners can choose from the 5km route (actually quite a bit longer), or the full-on 10km route (actually A LOT longer, much of it in darkness). Dressing up is crucial – expect plenty of tweed, fake antlers and deerstalker hats – while the routes feature a range of fiendish obstacles. For those with any juice left in the tank, the after party (The Mighty Beerstalker) is pretty good too.

We express the course length in expected time taken as actual distances are meaningless off-road. Climb, surfaces, technical difficulty, weather, snow (!) and mud are all more important. So, please don’t ask for the course distances (though for reference, the Long is approx 12km MTB plus 9km Trail Run).

Back again for its 16th year, this is a very popular series of low-key, back-to-basics off-road Duathlons at Bowhill in the Scottish Borders. Originally held at Glentress Forest, the series moved, with great success, to a new home at the fantastic Bowhill Estate near Selkirk in 2012.

The Easter Eggextravaganza returns for a fabulous day of egg hunting, egg painting and lots of other activities. With the largest hedged maze in Scotland, there could be no better place for an Easter Egg Hunt. Now in its 18th year, there will be 6,000 mini eggs to be found during a series of egg hunts throughout the day and we guarantee no child will leave empty handed. But the event is not all about a mad rush for chocolate! There are lots of other fun, hands on activities for families including Scavenger Hunts with Big Egg prizes, Spot the Egg in the House Competition, Easter Bonnet making, musical instrument making, storytelling and face painting. There are also lots of opportunities to decorate your own egg with eggs kindly donated by Glenrath and you can also join in with the communal decorating of the gigantic 6ft egg which definitely is not one to be cracked! Also delicious home-cooked lunches and teas in our Garden Café with home-brewed Traquair Ales for the grown ups.

A classic mountain bike marathon on a course (designed by local trail building star, Pete Laing) that has regularly been voted the best in the country. Come and test yourself on a fantastic mix of natural singletrack, twin-track forest roads, ancient drove roads, hand-made singletrack, and trail centre. Two distances available (plus Enduro race and trail run on same weekend). Organised by Durty Events.

The biggest, friendliest bike festival in the UK with a stack of exhilarating events around the Tweed Valley, including something for every age and ability of rider. Look out for the Whyte British Enduro Championships over the weekend of 8-10 June. Oh, and there's a trail run too on 25 May.