Our Story
After racing enduros across Scotland as a teenager, founder Alexander (AJ) was astounded that there weren't any events in his home patch of Aberdeenshire, This area has some of the best trails in Scotland, so he decided to do something about it and DoonThaBrae Events ran its first race in 2017. Since then we've run many events at eight different locations. Here’s our story….
24 Sep 2023 - Tarland
AES 2023 Race # 4
Huge excitement to close out AES23 at the brand new, fabulous Tarland Trails centre, only opened earlier in 2023. Our biggest ever entry of 350 riders had a fantastic day out, with a memorable finish, down one of the longest single tracks descents in the UK. Phew!
11 Sep 2022 - Glenlivet
AES 2022 Race #3
Our return to Bike Glenlivet saw fabulous weather and a total 300 riders sell out, with everyone having great fun on some new trails mixed in with the old. Good riding and the cafe outdoor extension and excellent catering made for a brilliant atmosphere and fun end to the season, when we crowned our third Aberdeen Enduro Series champions.
31 Jul 2022 - Deeside
AES 2022 Race #2
Lack of engagement by a private landowner prevented progress of possible solutions to reduce conflict between estate activities and mountain bikers in Birse. This meant being unable to run an Aboyne only event, but other supportive landowners enabled us to run our longest race yet, from Ballater to Aboyne. Excellent feedback made it all worthwhile.
26 Jun 2022 - Pitfichie
AES 2022 Race #1
The huge storms of the previous winter had devastated swathes of forest across Scotland and closed many trails in the NE. Some great work by Forestry Land Scotland and ATA cleared enough trails at Pitfichie for us to make our fourth visit. Even with an increased capacity of 300 riders, we rapidly sold out and those who came had a great day.
7 Nov 2021 - Glenlivet
Leaving the Shire
We partnered with Bike Glenlivet, Moray for our latest ever event in the year. Blue skies but a howling wind meant dropping the most exposed, unrideable, stage. A memorable day and the trail centre's support, fab cafe and trail network development plans made us sure we'd want to return (but earlier in the year)!
10 Oct 2021 - Scolty
AES 2021 Race #3
Five years after first asking for permission, we had built enough confidence with the landowner for our 10th enduro to be run at Scolty, our most popularly requested location. It sold out in an hour(!) and didn't disappoint. Some fantastic trails and close racing to crown our AES champions and finish the 2021 season with a bang.
29 Aug 2021 - Drumtochty
AES 2021 Race #2
Returning to the fairytale glen and loamy forests of Drumtochty for the third time saw another 250 rider sell out, and a great day of racing. A highlight was the final immense Stag Antlers descent down to the road and, for some, a wee bonus stop at the Clatterin' Brig Tearoom, before heading back to the event village.