Date
Sat, 4 Sept 2027
Venue
Kirroughtree Visitor Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 7BE
Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
Countdown
September
Seven hours of mountain biking at Kirroughtree, where you just keep lapping a short loop. Ride it solo or with a team, and bank as many laps as you can.
Key facts
01Last lap must start by 16:40 and finish by 17:20 to count
02Timed laps: most laps in seven hours wins
03Results split by sex, age group, team size and bike type
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Newton Stewart · one lap
Duration7hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate11.4 km
Weather
Early-September, Newton Stewart
16°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
59%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 59% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserGalloway Hillbillies Bike Club
Websitegallowayhillbillies.org
Instagram@gallowayhillbillies
Running since2026
Training
Training for the Galloway Hillbillies - The Se7en
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Galloway Hillbillies - The Se7en plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 7hr effort
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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