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Two riders with mountain bikes outside the timber shed of Progression Bikes in Dunkeld.
Perthshire

Progression Bikes

A bike shop in Dunkeld that hires e-bikes, mountain bikes and children's bikes, with guiding, coaching and trails from the door.

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Welcome

Dunkeld is a brilliant place to ride, with forest tracks, riverside paths and hill trails all around, and Progression Bikes is where to start.

The shop is in a big timber shed on St Ninian's Wynd, and it hires bikes for the whole family: electric and pedal mountain bikes, gravel bikes and children's bikes, with trailers, seats and tag-alongs for little ones from nine months. The routes leave right from the door. Families can follow the riverside trails and waterfall loops, a gentle half day takes you up into the hills to Loch Ordie, and confident riders head for the red-grade trails on Birnam Hill. If you'd like company, add a guide or book a coaching session, from first rides on blue trails to steep, technical lines, and there are picnics and whisky tastings on a hilltop for something special. Hire starts from £15, and it's best to book ahead through its own site. The shop is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.

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Before you go

Book ahead through its own site; hire runs from a short ride to a week.

Where
The Industrial Shed, St Ninian's Wynd, Dunkeld, PH8 0AT.
Open
Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Hire
Electric and pedal mountain bikes, hardtails, gravel bikes and children's bikes, from a short ride to a week; from £15.
Little ones
Trailers, seats and tag-alongs from 9 months.
Routes
From the door: the riverside trails and waterfall loops, the Loch Ordie loop and the red-grade trails on Birnam Hill.
Guides
A guide or an instructor can be added to any hire, and coaching runs from blue trails to black.
Phone
01350 727629

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm

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Where it is

On St Ninian's Wynd in Dunkeld, PH8 0AT.

Close byDunkeld, Birnam and the hills.
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Directions
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